IMDb plot summary: On the Carolina coast, Godolphin College's new track coach lodges at Blackbeard's Inn, run by the Daughters of the Buccaneers, who claim to be descendants of the notorious pirate, and who risk losing their hotel to the local mobster.
Directed by Robert Stevenson. Starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, and Elsa Lanchester.
Well, this is is just goofy and charming and is absolutely something I would have loved as a kid. It feels very much in the vein of The Absent-Minded Professor, down to the failing college sports team and their magical wins. Dean Jones is my least favorite of Disney's recurring live action actors -- he never quite pulls off the character who has magical stuff happening to them, he just always comes across as kind of stupid -- but Peter Ustinov is a lot of fun and I did laugh out loud at a few of the visual antics, especially toward the end. Very well-trodden path for Disney but enjoyable nonetheless.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Blackbeard's Ghost > The Lion in Winter (2003)
Blackbeard's Ghost < Muriel's Wedding
Blackbeard's Ghost > Singles
Blackbeard's Ghost > Kagemusha
Blackbeard's Ghost < A League of Their Own
Blackbeard's Ghost < The Shoes of the Fisherman
Blackbeard's Ghost > How to Train Your Dragon
Blackbeard's Ghost < Carefree
Blackbeard's Ghost > Andhadhun
Blackbeard's Ghost < There Will Be Blood
Blackbeard's Ghost > Monsters Vs. Aliens
Final spot: #952 out of 3158.
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