Verbinski, GoreOverview
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Gore Verbinski
Most widely held works by
Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean. The curse of the Black Pearl
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15 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,451 libraries worldwide The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal. Captain Barbossa kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth. In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead.
Pirates of the Caribbean. Dead man's chest
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20 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,301 libraries worldwide Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, who captains the ghostly Flying Dutchman. Unless Jack can find a way out, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation.
Pirates of the Caribbean. At world's end
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7 editions published in 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,983 libraries worldwide After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her. The Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. All pirates will stand together and make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.
Mousehunt
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13 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 1,355 libraries worldwide Down-on-their luck brothers Lars and Ernie Smuntz don't think much of the crumbling old mansion they inherit until they discover that their dilapidated estate is actually worth millions. But before they can cash in, they've got to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant: a tiny and tenacious mouse. What might seem like child's play becomes an epic battle of hysterical proportions.
The ring
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7 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 1,328 libraries worldwide A strange videotape full of bizarre and haunting images is watched by a handful of teenagers. After the viewing the tape, they receive phone calls in which they are warned they will die in seven days. Rachel, the aunt of one of the ill-fated teens, is a journalist who has decided to investigate the matter. She manages to find the cabin in the woods and watches the video herself; afterward, she receives the same phone call, and realizes she must solve the puzzle of the video and who is behind.
The weather man
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17 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and German and held by 1,183 libraries worldwide Dave Spritz is a local weatherman in his home town of Chicago. His career is going well, but his personal life is spiraling downward. His relationship with his perfectionist writer father, his neurotic ex-wife, and his now-separated children have him feeling that his life is out of control. Despite being both loathed and loved by the local masses, Dave is a guy who just doesn't seem to have it all together. An attractive job offer from New York City presents Dave with a major question--to pursue his career or to remain with his family.
Rango
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3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,069 libraries worldwide Rango is a lizard who imagines himself an actor who literally breaks the fourth wall of his terrarium when the hatchback car in which he is riding swerves and sends him careening. Abandoned in the desert amid the shards of his former home, Rango makes his way to the nearby town of Dirt, which is experiencing a mysterious water shortage. The actor in Rango seizes the opportunity to invent a grandiloquent new image for himself, and as in many a Western, the stranger in town is suddenly promoted to the rank of sheriff. Along the way to solving the mystery of the vanishing water supply, he must survive highway crossings, giant hawks, an army of bat-riding prairie dogs, and a gun slinging rattlesnake.
The Mexican
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 742 libraries worldwide Jerry has to do one last errand for the mob before they let him find employment elsewhere--he has to go to Mexico and recover a rare and very valuable pistol "The Mexican", which is said to be cursed. While his girlfriend, Samantha, objects to Jerry taking the assignment, he isn't in much of a position to argue. Once in Mexico, Jerry finds the pistol easily enough, but making his way back to the States proves to be an unexpected challenge. Meanwhile, his mob connection hires Leroy, a hitman, to kidnap Samantha and hold her hostage until Jerry comes back.
The Mexican
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17 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 528 libraries worldwide Jerry has to do one last errand for the mob before they let him find employment elsewhere -- he has to go to Mexico and recover a rare and very valuable pistol "The Mexican", which is said to be cursed. While his girlfriend, Samantha, objects to Jerry taking the assignment, he isn't in much of a position to argue. Once in Mexico, Jerry finds the pistol easily enough, but making his way back to the States proves to be an unexpected challenge. Meanwhile, his mob connection hires Leroy, a hitman, to kidnap Samantha and hold her hostage until Jerry comes back.
Rango
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9 editions published in 2011 in 3 languages and held by 207 libraries worldwide Rango, a kooky pet chameleon, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt, until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.
Pirates of the Caribbean the curse of the Black Pearl
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33 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 134 libraries worldwide A sweeping story set in an era when pirates scavenged the Caribbean seas. Includes a third disc with never-before-seen bonus features.
Rango : the movie storybook
by Justine Fontes
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 128 libraries worldwide When Rango, a lost pet chameleon, stumbles into the town of Dirt, the townspeople make him their new sheriff, but he finds more than he bargained for when bandits steal all of the town's water.
Rango : the new sheriff in town
by Annie Auerbach
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide When Rango, a lost pet chameleon, stumbles into the town of Dirt, the townspeople make him their new sheriff, but he finds more than he bargained for when bandits steal all of the town's water.
Rango : the novel
by Justine Fontes
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2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 114 libraries worldwide When Rango, a lost pet chameleon, stumbles into the town of Dirt, the townspeople make him their new sheriff, but he finds more than he bargained for when bandits steal all of the town's water.
Pirates of the Caribbean the curse of the Black Pearl
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2 editions published in 2004 in German and English and held by 108 libraries worldwide A sweeping high-seas adventure story of pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, set in an era when pirates scavenged the Caribbean seas.
Pirates of the Caribbean. At world's end
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18 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and French and held by 105 libraries worldwide After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her. The Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. All pirates will stand together and make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.
Rango : a hero at last
by Annie Auerbach
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide When Rango, a lost pet chameleon, stumbles into the town of Dirt, Bad Bill the gila monster and his gang threaten him, and Rango must face a showdown with Bill and a dangerous hawk.
Mousehunt (La caceriá del ratón)
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9 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 86 libraries worldwide Down-on-their luck brothers Lars and Ernie Smuntz don't think much of the crumbling old mansion they inherit until they discover that their dilapidated estate is actually worth millions. But before they can cash in, they've got to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant: a tiny and tenacious mouse. What might seem like child's play becomes an epic battle of hysterical proportions.
The art of Pirates of the Caribbean
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 84 libraries worldwide Working drawings and sketches by Disney artists for the movies in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The curse of the Black Pearl, Dead man's chest, and At world's end.
The ring
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27 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 78 libraries worldwide It begins as just another urban legend - the whispered tale of a nightmarish videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die seven days later. But when four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape, investigative reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) tracks down the video and watches it. Now, the legend is coming true, the clock is ticking and Rachel has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the ring. more
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Action and adventure films Action and adventure films Adventure and adventurers Animals Caribbean Area Caribbean Sea Chameleons Comedy films Comedy films Death Debt Deserts Drama Fantasy films Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film sequels Films for the hearing impaired Firearms Gangster films Homicide investigation Illinois Illinois--Chicago Incantations Inheritance and succession Interpersonal relations Juvenile works Kidnapping Mansions Man-woman relationships Mexico Mice Motion pictures Nevada Pacific Ocean Pirate films Pirates Ritual Sailing ships Ship captains Television weathercasters Treasure troves Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Video tapes Weather forecasting West (U.S.)
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Alternative Names
Verbinski, Gregor, 1964-
Languages
English
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German (38) French (30) Undetermined (28) Multiple languages (21) Spanish (11) No Linguistic content (10) Italian (5) Turkish (4) Russian (2) Chinese (2) Czech (2) Catalan (1) Dutch (1) Covers
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