Captain Jack Sparrow has a visible scab on his jawline that gradually grows larger throughout the film.

Film/Series: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Category: Prop Costume

Timestamp: 00:42:15

Johnny Depp brought a lot of eccentric ideas to the character, including a running visual joke that the makeup department secretly maintained. Sparrow has a small sore on his right jaw that intentionally gets more infected and larger in every scene. Depp later stated it was meant to be a subtle symptom of syphilis, reflecting the gritty, unhygienic reality of an 18th-century pirate's life.

Captain Jack Sparrow has a visible scab on his jawline that gradually grows larger throughout the film. in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

View this finding on FrameHunt

FrameHunt is a collaborative archive of hidden details, Easter eggs, and visual secrets in movies and TV series.