Pyrates
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| Directed by | Noah Stern |
| Produced by | Jonathan Furie |
| Written by | Noah Stern |
| Starring | Kevin Bacon Kyra Sedgwick Bruce Martyn Payne Kristin Dattilo |
| Music by | Peter Himmelman |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Editing by | Gib Jaffe |
| Distributed by | Act III Communications Vestron Video |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 1991 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pyrates is an 1991 comedy film, starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick about a couple who experience pyrokinesis after having sex. Directed and written by Noah Stern, the film was released on VHS on December 18, 1991.
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[edit] Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Ari
- Kyra Sedgwick as Sam
- Bruce Martyn Payne as Liam
- Kristin Dattilo as Pia
- Buckley Harris as Dr. Weiss
- Deborah Falconer as Rivkah
- David Pressman as Carlton
- Raymond O'Connor as Fireman
- Byrne Piven as Rabbi Lichtenstein
- Ernie Lee Banks as Wee Willie
- Mickey Jones as Wisconsin Del
- Petra Verkaik as Basia
- Clifford David as Advisor
- Tom Adams as Calico Jack (uncredited)
[edit] Reception
Reviews for Pyrates were generally negative. Derek Adams of Time Out criticized the film for containing few laughs, stating that "the first time a lava lamp explodes, the second time round though, and the joke's already gone too far".[1]
[edit] DVD release
Lionsgate has yet to announce any plans to release the film onto a Region 1 DVD. However, a DVD has been released in Australia.
[edit] References
- ^ TJ. "Pyrates (1991)". Time Out. http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/71613/pyrates.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
[edit] External links
- Pyrates at the Internet Movie Database
- Pyrates at AllRovi
- Pyrates at Rotten Tomatoes
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