Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) was announced Paramount would make a rival Bounty film to be written and directed by James Clavell called "The Mutineers", which would focus on the fate of the Muntineers on Pitcairn Island. However this project was not made. Brando eventually was signed, with Carol Reed to direct. It was decided to shoot the film in Tahiti itself to take advantage of color and widescreen, being shot in Cinema 65. Robert Surtees would be the cinematographer, The film was to start 15 October 1960 and the film was called "MGM's "Ben Hur" of 1961." A replica of the "Bounty" was built
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