Mutiny on the Bounty could use to enforce their authority. "Bounty" had been acquired to transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti (then rendered "Otaheite"), a Polynesian island in the south Pacific, to the British colonies in the West Indies. The expedition was promoted by the Royal Society and organised by its president Sir Joseph Banks, who shared the view of Caribbean plantation owners that breadfruit might grow well there and provide cheap food for the slaves. "Bounty" was refitted under Banks' supervision at Deptford Dockyard on the River Thames. The great cabin, normally the ship's captain's quarters, was converted into a greenhouse for over a
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at Screen Novelties in Los Angeles. The film features live-action scenes directed by Mark Osborne in Santa Monica, California. The ship used during the 30-second opening featuring the pirates singing the theme song was the "Bounty", a -long, enlarged reconstruction of the 1787 Royal Navy sailing ship HMS "Bounty" built for 1962's "Mutiny on the Bounty". The ship has appeared in a number of other films, including "Treasure Island" (1999), "" (2006) and "" (2007). In film trailers, live-action scenes were taken from "Das Boot" (1981), "The Hunt for Red October" (1990) and "U-571" (2000). "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider" actor