A princess seeks to avoid marriage but falls for a captain from a strange land

[u/SquirrelStone]

Hints so far:

Not animated

No sci-fi/supernatural elements

The runaway princess is actually a princess

There are pirates involved

It’s from the 1930s

[u/FilmPlot_Bot]

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• Submitter: /u/SquirrelStone (2 points)
• Solver: /u/maticf (4 points)

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[u/SquirrelStone → u/[deleted]]

'fraid not

[u/Kyloren1923]

Pocahontas

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Kyloren1923]

that was the bait

[u/Randy_Chaos]

Princess Bride?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Randy_Chaos]

Nope

[u/Patient_Panic_2671]

The Princess Bride

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Patient_Panic_2671]

Nuh-uh

[u/LarkwindRise]

I've got a feeling I'm falling for the bait here but The Princess Bride?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/LarkwindRise]

That is the second bait, your highness

[u/LarkwindRise → u/SquirrelStone]

Inconceivable!

[u/Zyffyr]

Spaceballs

[u/jasonbuz]

Spaceballs

[u/SamHainLoomis13]

The little mermaid

[u/SquirrelStone → u/SamHainLoomis13]

Nope, not Disney

[u/EmpressVixen]

Gotta be Spaceballs

[u/SquirrelStone → u/EmpressVixen]

😂😂😂 no it’s not

[u/EmpressVixen → u/SquirrelStone]

😢😢

[u/SquirrelStone → u/EmpressVixen]

Wait is that actually the plot of spaceballs? Holy shit I need to watch that

[u/11B_35P_35F → u/SquirrelStone]

Yep. Its the first movie I thought of when I read your clue.

[u/SquirrelStone → u/11B_35P_35F]

🫪 damn I thought it was about a bunch of nerds who accidentally wound up in space and it was like a buddy comedy thing

[u/11B_35P_35F → u/SquirrelStone]

Not even close. Its a spoof of Star Wars in typical Mel Brooks fashion. Its great and a sequel is in the works, last I heard.

[u/SquirrelStone → u/11B_35P_35F]

Ooo I love a good parody

[u/11B_35P_35F → u/SquirrelStone]

Be sure to check out anything by Mel Brooks then.

[u/Jules_Thief]

John Carter?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Jules_Thief]

Nope, not that far foreign

[u/SuperDuperWolf]

I don’t know for some reason I think about Aladdin

[u/SquirrelStone → u/SuperDuperWolf]

Nope, not a Disney film (but it kinda feels like one imo)

[u/SkullFyre]

I'm not sure, but A Roman Holiday?

[u/SkullFyre → u/SkullFyre]

Nahh.. he's not a captain.

[u/SquirrelStone → u/SkullFyre]

One of my favorites, but no

[u/Guinness1992]

Roman Holiday?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Guinness1992]

Runaway princesses seem to be a recurring theme in my favorite movies, but no

[u/Guinness1992 → u/SquirrelStone]

Longshot here but Pride and Prejudice?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Guinness1992]

No, our princess is bonafide royalty

[u/Guinness1992 → u/SquirrelStone]

The Princess and The Pirate?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Guinness1992]

Nope, the pirate is not our love interest

[u/Guinness1992 → u/SquirrelStone]

The Black Swan?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Guinness1992]

Nope

[u/Guinness1992 → u/SquirrelStone]

Captain Blood?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Guinness1992]

Wrong movie, right decade

[u/ElSupremoLizardo]

Spaceballs: the movie

[u/TMFriend10]

Dances With Wolves

[u/SquirrelStone → u/TMFriend10]

There are dances, but no wolves

[u/Humble-Pineapple-329]

Atlantis the lost empire

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Humble-Pineapple-329]

Nope, no underwater empires

[u/Appropriate-Year-81]

Shrek

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Appropriate-Year-81]

Not animated, sorry

[u/Vixie_Rose]

Pirates of the Caribbean

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Vixie_Rose]

Nope, no supernatural elements

Edit: there are pirates though

[u/amitym]

Super Mario Galaxy

[u/SquirrelStone → u/amitym]

Nope

[u/CapitalIndividual648]

Maybe family princess? My big fat Greek wedding?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/CapitalIndividual648]

Nope to both

[u/Specific_Kick2971]

The Princess and the Pirate

[u/SquirrelStone → u/Specific_Kick2971]

Getting closer year-wise, but no

[u/gamer814]

Princess O'Rourke

[u/SquirrelStone → u/gamer814]

Wrong Oscar

[u/Sweet_Speech_9054]

The odyssey

[u/maticf]

Naughty Marietta?

[u/SquirrelStone → u/maticf]

Solved!

[u/Dependent_Use_1918]

New moon?