Popeye

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

Genre : ActionAdventureComedyFamily

Runtime : 114 mins

Release Date : 1980-12-12

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An under-rated classic. Yep. This is a hot mess. 3 songs dont work... at all. Its slow, as 1980 films were. And the plot is paper thin. But it is glorious. This movie feels like a cartoon! The casting is perfect. Williams did his own stunts in his debut, Duval is a whine-y beauty and hell...

Very poor. Safe to say, I didn't enjoy <em>'Popeye'</em> one bit - despite the presence of one Robin Williams. He is pretty alright in the role of Popeye, but I personally didn't like the uneven/whacky nature of the film. I see - and appreciate - what they were going for, it just doesn't come of...

Popeye (1980): A Nostalgic Cartoon Come to Life Robert Altman's Popeye isn't going to change anyone's weltanschauung. But good grief, is it delightful. A loving, slightly mad translation of the comic strip to screen, the film is a triumph of pure, unapologetic whimsy. Harry Nilsson's musical ...

Cast

Robin Williams

(Popeye)

Shelley Duvall

(Olive Oyl)

Ray Walston

(Poopdeck Pappy)

Paul Dooley

(Wimpy)

Paul L. Smith

(Bluto)

Richard Libertini

(Geezil)

Donald Moffat

(The Taxman)

MacIntyre Dixon

(Cole Oyl)

Roberta Maxwell

(Nana Oyl)

Donovan Scott

(Castor Oyl)

Allan F. Nicholls

(Rough House)

Wesley Ivan Hurt

(Swee'pea)

Bill Irwin

(Ham Gravy)

Robert Fortier

(Bill Barnacle)

David McCharen

(Harry Hotcash)

Sharon Kinney

(Cherry)

Peter Bray

(Oxblood Oxheart)

Linda Hunt

(Mrs. Oxheart)

Geoff Hoyle

(Scoop, the Reporter)

Wayne Robson

(Chizzelflint, the Pawnbroker)

Larry Pisoni

(Chico, the Dishwasher)

Carlo Pellegrini

(Swifty - The Cook)

Susan Kingsley

(La Verne, the Waitress)

Michael Christensen

(Splatz, the Janitor)

Ray Cooper

(The Preacher)

Noel Parenti

(Slick - The Milkman)

Karen McCormick

(Rosie - The Milkmaid)

John E. Bristol

(Bear)

Julie Janney

(Mena Walfleur - a Steinette)

Patty Katz

(Mina Walfleur - A Steinette)

Diane Shaffer

(Mona Walfleur - A Steinette)

Nathalie Blossom

(Blossom Walfleur - a Steinette)

Dennis Franz

(Spike, a Tough)

Alan Autry

(Slug, a Tough)

Ned Dowd

(Butch, a Tough)

Hovey Burgess

(Mort - A Tough)

Roberto Messina

(Gozo, a Tough)

Pietro Torrisi

(Bolo, a Tough)

Margery Bond

(Daisy - A Housewife)

Judy Burgess

(Petunia - A Housewife)

Saundra MacDonald

(Violet - A Housewife)

Eve Knoller

(Min - A Housewife)

Peggy Pisoni

(Pickelina - A Housewife)

Barbara Zegler

(Daphne - A Housewife)

Paul Zegler

(Mayor Stonefeller - The Official)

Pamela Burrell

(Mrs. Stonefeller)

David Arkin

(The Mailman / Policeman)

Klaus Voormann

(Von Schnitzel, the Conductor)

Doug Dillard

(Clem the Banjo Player)

Van Dyke Parks

(Hoagy the Piano Player)

Stan Wilson

(Oscar the Barber)

Roberto Dell'Acqua

(Chimneysweep)

Valerie Velardi

(Cindy the Drudge)

Jack Mercer

(Popeye - Animated Prologue (voice))