List of locations in Pirates of the Caribbean
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This is a list of islands and other locations in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
Davy Jones' Locker
Davy Jones' Locker is a fictional place first mentioned in
When Bootstrap Bill Turner was talked of in The Curse of the Black Pearl,
The arid plain where the Black Pearl is beached was filmed at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The shore where the Pearl re-enters the ocean was filmed at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California.[1]
Isla Cruces
Isla Cruces is a fictional
The island appears to have been abandoned; the previous occupants are unknown, but there are crumbling buildings indicating that it was once inhabited. On the island,
It is not revealed in the film why Davy Jones buried the Chest on Isla Cruces. However, the film's writers, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, imply in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest DVD audio commentary, that Jones chose it because it is a plague island that remains deserted.[citation needed]
The ruined church, graveyard, and mill were filmed in Vieille Case, Dominica. The beach where Norrington, Sparrow, and Turner duel was filmed near Little Exuma in The Bahamas.[2]
Isla de Muerta
Isla de Muerta ('Island of Dead' [
According to Jack Sparrow, Isla de Muerta is an island that cannot be found, except by those who already know where it is hidden. From the air, the island resembles a human skull. Mysteriously shrouded in fog, the isle is surrounded by a graveyard of sunken ships; its waters swarm with hammerhead sharks and shoaling fish. The island contains a series of connected caves, which contain the crew's loot and the Chest of Cortes.
Before the events of the film, Barbossa leads a mutiny against Jack Sparrow and becomes the captain of the Black Pearl. Later, the crew finds cursed Aztec treasure on Isla de Muerta. By removing the golden medallions from their chest, the crew become undead and lose the ability to feel physical pleasure. In order to remove the curse, the crew collect the medallions and return them.
Barbossa, believing that
In Dead Man's Chest, it's learned that the island was reclaimed by the sea, taking with it both the cursed Aztec treasure and the mountains of gold that Barbossa's crew had hoarded while they were cursed. It was with this gold that Jack Sparrow had agreed to pay his new crew.
Isla de Pelegostos
Isla de Pelegostos, also known as Cannibal Island, is a fictional
In
The island may be near Cuba, Tia Dalma, an obeah woman and mystic, lives in a shack in the Pantano River located in Cuba. Jack seeks out Tia Dalma for help, trading Barbossa's undead monkey for a jar of dirt, which Dalma claims will protect Sparrow from Davy Jones. After Jack's death at the hands of the Kraken, his crew return to Dalma's shack. Dalma reveals that she has resurrected Barbossa, and they will lead a mission to rescue Jack from Davy Jones's Locker.
Scenes set on the island were filmed on Dominica. The Pelegosto tribe's main village was built south of the island's capital, Roseau. Other scenes were filmed in Morne Trois Pitons National Park and Indian River.[2]
London, England
London, sometimes referred to as London Town, is the capital city of England in Great Britain that was mentioned in the first three films and first appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
The Curse of the Black Pearl opens with Governor Weatherby Swann, his daughter Elizabeth, James Norrington, and Joshamee Gibbs sailing from the crossing of England to the Caribbean, with the Swanns having previously been living in London. Will Turner also lived in England until his mother died, after which he came looking for his father. Elizabeth was given a dress from London, which included a corset that caused her not to breathe, which led to the circumstances in which she is kidnapped by Captain Barbossa's crew aboard the Black Pearl. In Dead Man's Chest, Lord Cutler Beckett has Letters of Marque, with which he attempts to employ Jack Sparrow as a privateer of England. After Governor Swann attempts to help Elizabeth escape through a passage to England, Beckett also blackmails Swann for his authority and influence in London, as well as his authority to the East India Trading Company. In At World's End, Norrington thought Governor Swann returned to England, only for Elizabeth to reveal it was a lie that Beckett told to cover up his involvement in the governor's murder.
In On Stranger Tides, London makes a physical appearance within the first part of the film. Jack Sparrow rescues his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, from execution in the
Port Royal
Port Royal is a major harbor in the Caribbean. It is based on the historical Port Royal, a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica.
In
Scenes set in the harbor of Port Royal were filmed at Wallilabou Bay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Today, those sets are still standing for tourist to come and visit. A replica of Fort Charles was built on the Palos Verdes Peninsula near Los Angeles, as was Governor Swann's mansion. The scenes set inside the mansion were filmed in Manhattan Beach, California.[3]
Rumrunner's Isle
Rumrunner's Isle, also known as Black Sam's Spit or Rum Island, is a small
While the island was never named onscreen, it was given several names behind the scenes or in other media. According to a post on
Before the events of The Curse of the Black Pearl,
The scenes on Rum-runner's Isle were filmed in Petit Tabac, one of five islands known as the Tobago Cays, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[3][5]
Shipwreck Cove
Shipwreck Cove is an
The Fourth Brethren Court meet to discuss the threat of the
The
Scenes set on Shipwreck Island were filmed in Dominica.[1]
Singapore
The fictionalised Singapore is filled with bridge-covered waterways and crude wooden buildings, and differs markedly from the actual historical
In
Tortuga
Tortuga is an
In the first film, Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner moor their stolen ship, the Interceptor, in Tortuga to recruit a crew. Their crew included Joshamee Gibbs, Anamaria, Cotton, and Marty. Here, Jack also encounters Giselle and Scarlett, with whom he has had past romantic relationships.
In
At the conclusion of At World's End, Barbossa leaves Jack and Gibbs in Tortuga by once again hijacking the Black Pearl. Gibbs remains in Tortuga with Giselle and Scarlett.
At the end of
Scenes set in Tortuga were filmed in Wallilabou Bay, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Film locations for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved 31 Mar 2017.
- ^ a b "Film locations for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved 31 Mar 2017.
- ^ a b "Film locations for Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. 2 Aug 2015. Retrieved 25 Mar 2017.
- ^ http://www.wordplayer.com/archives/rossio08.Nine.Pieces.html
- ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean". St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority. Retrieved 25 Mar 2017.