The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

On the day of his 21st birthday, young Rex Smith celebrates the end of his pirate apprenticeship, a situation that was caused due to a misunderstanding by his nurse Angela Lansbury, and vows to bring the end to the pirates as his sense of duty dictates. This sense of duty and the ineptitude of the pirate band (they are well known to be lenient on fellow orphans) are underlying themes through the entire story. The art direction is faithful to its theatre roots, offering the viewer the sense of being transported into the middle of a stage performance. The whole production is quite amusing and delightfully campy, most fully embraced by Kevin Kline as the Pirate King.