History Trivia / PiratesOfTheCaribbean

** [[HarryPotter Uncle Vernon]] (RichardGriffiths) shows up for some [[OneSceneWonder scene-stealing]] as King George.

** [[HarryPotter Uncle Vernon]] shows up for some [[OneSceneWonder scene-stealing]] as King George.

** [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures The third Valmont]] shows up as Lt. Theodore Groves. He also was once [[DragonAge a Templar.]]

** When did Barbossa gain the qualifications to become a [[TheKingsSpeech a therapist for the future king of England?]]

* PragmaticAdaptation: ''On Stranger Tides'' is actually based on a book that by itself has no connection with the ''PotC'' franchise whatsoever.

** [[HiroakiHirata Jack Sparrow is]] [[OnePiece Sanji]] and [[BlackLagoon Benny]]

** In the Japanese dub, [[HiroakiHirata Jack Sparrow]] [[OnePiece was already]] [[BlackLagoon a pirate]], except this time he's the ''Captain''.

* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Geoffery Rush [[HouseOnHauntedHill ended up cursed for eternity]].

** [[DaisukeHirakawa Will Turner is]] [[SchoolDays Makoto Itou]] (Making his role as Will extremely ''HilariousInHindsight'' if you know what happens with both Makoto and Will at the end of the respective stories: Resuming, Will [[spoiler:gets his girl and ends in a '''[[MemeticMutation nice ship]]''' as the captain]] Makoto [[spoiler:doesn't get the girl and he also ends in a '''[[MemeticMutation NICE BOAT]]'''... with only his head inside of it, and without being the captain of that boat]].)

** [[DaisukeHirakawa Will Turner is]] [[SchoolDays Makoto Itou]] (Making his role as Will extremely ''HilariousInHindsight'' if you know what happens with both Makoto and Will at the end of the respective stories)

** [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures The third Valmont]] shows up as Lt. Theodore Groves.

** In the Japanese dub, [[HiroakiHirata Jack Sparrow]] [[OnePiece was already]] [[BlackLagoon a pirate]], except this time he's the ''Captain'' this time.

** In the Japanese dub, [[HiroakiHirata JackSparrow]] [[OnePiece was already]] [[BlackLagoon a pirate]], except this time he's the ''Captain'' this time.

** Anamaria is played by [[Film/StarTrek Zoe]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} Saldana]].

* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Geoffery Rush [[HouseOnHauntedHill cursed for eternity]].

** [[{{Brazil}} Sam Lowry]] Elizabeth's father, Governor Swann.

** The third movie has [[MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] basically promoting the use of hanging (all the while people are shown getting executed via the process).

** [[TheRollingStones Keith Richards]] as Jack Sparrow's dad? It seems to have a bit to do with the fact that Johnny Depp drew his primary inspiration for Jack Sparrow from Richards. So it was only natural that Richards would appear as the father of the character himself.

** [[JackieChanAdventures The third Valmont]] shows up as Lt. Theodore Groves.

** [[HarryPotter Richard Griffiths]] shows up for some [[OneSceneWonder scene-stealing]] as King George.

** [[TheRollingStones Keith Richards]] as Jack's Sparrow's dad? It seems to have a bit to do with the fact that Johnny Depp drew his primary inspiration for Jack Sparrow from Richards. So it was only natural that Richards would appear as the father of the character himself.

** The musician from TheRollingStones as Jack's Sparrow's dad? It seems to have a bit to do with the fact that Johnny Depp drew his primary inspiration for Jack Sparrow from Keith Richards. So it was only natural that Richards would appear as the father of the character himself.