Thursday Thirteen.....

..."Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" Trivia.

1. Michael Keaton, Jim Carrey, and Christopher Walken were all considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
2. The words "pirate" and "piracy" are said 56 times.
3. The island Isla de Muerto is Spanish for "island of the dead". Tortuga is also Spanish, meaning "turtle".
4. The movie's world premiere was located at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California, home to the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, on June 28, 2003. This was the first ever movie premiere at Disneyland.
5. The "walking under the row boat" scene is a direct homage to The Crimson Pirate (1952).
6. Many of the crew got seasick while filming.
7. The final cannon shot during the Black Pearl's siege of the town, billows into a Mickey Mouse head shape against the night sky.
8. Clothing and smears of charcoal were used to conceal Johnny Depp's numerous tattoos. The "Jack Sparrow" tattoo on his arm in the movie is a fake, but he got a real replica after finishing the film, in honor of his son Jack.
9. In the cave at Isla de Muerte, one of Barboassa's pirates can be seen with what appears to be a smoking beard. According to the legends of Blackbeard (a famous pirate) he used to attach slow burning fuses to his beard before a raid.
10. The substance sprayed on William Turner after the sword fight between him and Captain Jack Sparrow is actually powdered chocolate.
11. The various "eunuch" lines were improvisations by Johnny Depp.
12. Jimmy Buffett was offered a role as a pirate, but had to decline due to previous engagements.
13. The film's last spoken line - "Bring me that horizon" - was conceived by Johnny Depp on the morning the scene was filmed.

~ "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" premieres tonight @ midnight