[The medallion was a gift from Will""s father to him, and Will""s blood ("the blood of a pirate") was what the pirates really needed.The allusion to traveling ""North"" by Northwest (airlines) seems to be the most probable explanation for he film""s title.With a production budget of $28 million, and box-office gross receipts of $52 million (domestic) and $70 million (worldwide).It quiets them down.It suddenly makes them peaceful." Dr.Cukrowicz agreed, but feared whether the benefits of the operation outweighed the risks.Recollections of a Summer Voyage to the Encantadas Islands (the Galapagos):Their conversation sequed into another lengthy recollection following Violet""s brief tangential comment about a nightmare involving "a sky filled with savage, devouring birds.