Jimmy Buffett

"It's not a bad look, really. Eh?"

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James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known for his tropical rock music, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapism".

There are two tributes to Jimmy Buffet in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The intended name of Anamaria's boat that Jack Sparrow stole, the Jolly Mon, is an homage to Buffett's song and children's book of the same name. Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio named the Jolly Mon in their first draft of the film's screenplay,^[2] as well as including the name when they were helping to edit Pirates of the Caribbean: The Visual Guide. The second tribute is Jack's triple slap in the course of the film, "Not sure I deserved that" (by Scarlett), "I may have deserved that" (by Giselle), and "That one I deserved" (by Anamaria). Jack's responses are an homage to the progression in "Margaritaville": first "It's nobody's fault," then "It could be my fault," and finally "It's my own damn fault." On one of his Wordplay posts, Terry Rossio noted the two tributes along with the "FLASHBACK - PIRATES FUN FACT" that Jimmy Buffett came by to visit one of the film's sets.^[3]

Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, 2023, at age 76. Following his death, Terry Rossio posted lyrics to Buffett's Lovely Cruise as tribute.^[4]

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Jimmy Buffet also made a cameo in the 1991 film Hook as one of Captain James Hook's pirates trying to steal Peter Banning's shoes.^[5]^[6] The film also starred Robin Williams, who also made an appearance in "Back to Never Land" film (which also features Corey Burton voicing Captain Hook) made for the The Magic of Disney Animation show and tour at Disney's MGM Studios.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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[Death-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Jimmy Buffett, musical 'Mayor of Margaritaville,' dies at 76 - The Washington Post (Archived)

[2] Wordplayer.com: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio

[3] Wordplayer.com: WORDPLAY/Archives/"Ends of the Earth" By Terry Rossio

[4] Wordplayer.com: SCRIPTS Message Board: Jimmy Buffett, posted by Terry Rossio (September 20, 2023)

[5] In Hook (1991) Jimmy Buffett makes a cameo as one of the pirates that tries to steal Peter’s shoes.

[6] The Jimmy Buffett Cameo You Probably Missed In Hook - Looper

[7] Magic of Disney Animation, The - D23

[8] Back to Neverland - D23

[9] Animation Tour - D23

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