Other swashbucker spoofs/parodies includeThe Crimson Pirate (1952),Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, UK),Cheech & Chong""s: The Corsican Brothers (1984),The Princess Bride (1987),Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), andThe Pirates of the Caribbeanfranchise (2003-2017).]During the sailing voyage, Michael sees himself as a self-deceiving "prize fathead" that is "chasing a married woman but hat""s not the way I want you to look at it.""Cause he""s gonna kick your face in pieces, you know that? That""s right.This guy just don""t wanna win, you know.He wants to bury you, he wants to humiliate you.He wants to prove to the whole world that you was nothing but some kind of a freak the first time out.It detailed the atrocities of Pol Pot""s reign of terror in Cambodia in the 1970s.The authentic-looking, unforgettable epic film, directed by Roland Joffe (his first feature film) and produced by Britisher David Puttnam (the Oscar victor hree years earlier forChariots of Fire (1981)), was shot on location in Thailand (and Canada).