True to its genre, Pirates is as much an action-adventure film as it is an adult one. Set in the Caribbean in 1763, the story follows Captain Edward Reynolds (Evan Stone), a bumbling but well-meaning pirate hunter who lacks the confidence of his crew. Alongside his loyal first officer, Jules (Jesse Jane), Reynolds rescues a woman named Isabella (Carmen Luvana) from drowning. She reveals that her husband’s ship was destroyed by the villainous Captain Victor Stagnetti (Tommy Gunn).
The effort to create a cinematic feel extended to every department. The film featured an original music score, which was later released on a separate soundtrack CD, and was mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Several key scenes were even shot on the Bounty II , a replica of the famous HMS Bounty , in St. Petersburg, Florida. In a telling anecdote, the owners of the ship were initially told they were renting it out for a "Disney-type pirate film for families"—a fiction that persisted long after the film’s X-rated content became clear. pirates 2005 internet archive