Ted Naifeh

The first 'Polly and the Pirates' is about a prim and proper girl who gets kidnapped out of her comfy boarding school by a bunch of pirates that think she's the daughter of their long lost queen. In the course of the adventure, she discovers she has a natural penchant for swashbuckling, despite her sheltered childhood.

American Writer

Russell Baker

It is fitting that yesteryear's swashbuckling newspaper reporter has turned into today's solemn young sobersides nursing a glass of watered white wine after a day of toiling over computer databases in a smoke-free, noise-free newsroom.

American Journalist

John Dickerson

The swashbuckling independence of my childhood was not all good, and as a father, I'm puzzling out how to be part of my children's lives rather than shoehorning them into mine. But there's a risk that I'll overcompensate, of course.

Matt Letscher

My first movie was 'The Mask Of Zorro,' and that was all swords and horses and swashbuckling, and I thought, 'This is what movies are.' Obviously, I never made another one like that again; those are very rare.

American Actor

Brian Helgeland

As much as I love period movies and especially more swashbuckling movies, I think that sometimes they tend to be, umm... it's hard for the audience to relate to them.

Nick Harkaway

I think lots of boys sat down with 'The Three Musketeers' and felt it was a really long book, but then discovered that it's a really gripping swashbuckling story.

English Novelist

David Thewlis

It wasn't the greatest script in the world, but not many people can say they've played a wicked king in a swashbuckling Arthurian special-effects monster movie.

English Actor

Helmut Sohmen

The old swashbuckling days of the playboy ship owner, of the fellow with no cares in the world who does multimillion dollar deals over coffee, are gone.

Austrian Lawyer

Roger Stone

Every man's closet must contain a trench coat. It's hard for any gentleman not to look dashing when clad in this swashbuckling style.

American Politician

David Harbour

I really like big swashbuckling superhero films, but I feel like that Marvel universe is not adult enough.

Often used in pirate or adventure stories.

Genre-linked

Implies excitement and positive qualities, despite recklessness.

Positive Connotation

May evoke old-fashioned, romantic ideals of heroism.

Retro Feel

Refers to dynamic, often physical brave actions.

Action-Oriented

Associated with historical or fictional adventures.

Historical Adventures

Can suggest irresponsible or thoughtless risk-taking.

Not Always Positive

 gig fight I think I said if lightsabers are made of white yeah then they could surely do damage by cutting things but they would not stop one another the way two swords would in a swashbuckling encounter this that's all I said there's

The Physics of...

 Once upon a time in the magical and very round Land of Pi, there lived six swashbuckling musketeers.

Swashbuckling