[elcid1970]

Unlike the 1935 and 1962 MOTB’s, in the 1984 version Tahitian girls went bare breasted and guess what? The Earth did not implode at the sight of areolas & nipples. However, the true cause of the mutiny may not have been due to cruel treatment on the ship, but all those breasts ashore.

Still, parents in all the versions said, “Uh, Johnny, why don’t you go get Mom & Dad some popcorn? Take your time.”

[colorado tanker]

Seriously, I think you're on to something. Bounty endured a ten month voyage where they tried but failed to navigate Cape Horn, reversed course and sailed across the Indian Ocean to get to Tahiti. Then Bligh, hardly a dictator, allowed the men to live on shore for months while the breadfruit trees they were to take to the West Indies grew.

Apparently, many of the men formed romantic attachments and even married, including Fletcher Christian. They went native amongst all those beautiful women.