Cutthroat Island
Cutthroat Island is a 1995 adventure swashbuckler film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert King and Marc Norman from a story by Michael Frost Beckner, James Gorman, Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. It stars Geena Davis, Matthew Modine and Frank Langella. It is a co-production between the United States, France, Germany and Italy.
Plot
In 1668 Jamaica, having escaped a failed honey trap sting operation Morgan Adams hunts down her uncle and fellow pirate Dawg Brown, who has captured her father, Black Harry. Black Harry has one of three pieces of a map to a huge stash of gold on the remote Cutthroat Island. Dawg has another piece, having stolen it from the corpse of a third brother, Richard, while a fourth brother, Mordechai, has the last piece. Harry refuses to give Dawg his piece and escapes with Morgan's help, but not before being mortally wounded. A dying Harry reveals to his daughter the location of the map piece: on his scalp.
Cast
- Angus Wright
- Christopher Adamson
- Christopher Masterson
- Daragh O'Malley
- David Bailie
- Frank Langella
- Geena Davis
- George Murcell
- Harris Yulin
- Jimmie F. Skaggs
- Ken Bones
- Kwame Kwei-Armah
- Mary Peach
- Matthew Modine
- Maury Chaykin
- Patrick Malahide
- Paul Dillon
- Ramon Tikaram
- Renny Harlin
- Rex Linn
- Richard Leaf
- Rupert Vansittart
- Stan Shaw
- Tam White
More details
author | Bruce A. Evans Marc Norman Michael Frost Beckner Raynold Gideon Robert King |
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contentLocation | Caribbean |
director | Renny Harlin |
editor | Frank J. Urioste Ralph E. Winters |
events | sea piracy |
genre | action adventure comedy historical |
keywords | capture carrier pigeon con man coral reef corrupt governor dead father force honey trap honey trapping jamaica kill morning newly rich port royal scalp sinking ship sting operation their way trap wanted poster wound |
musicBy | John Debney |
nomination | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
producer | Joel B. Michaels Laurence Mark |
productionCompany | Carolco Pictures |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
recordedAt | Malta Pinewood Studios Thailand |
theme | action comedy independent romantic comedy swashbuckler |