Rent Popeye (1980)
2.6 of 5 from 97 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Here's the real-life, almost animated story of the world's best-known sailor, Popeye (Robin Williams), and Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall), his celebrated lady friend. See all the famous characters - Swee'pea, Bluto, Wimpy and Castor, to name just a few - as we follow Popeye's trail to find his Pappy and the kidnappers of baby Swee'pea. Many adventures ensue, including "Me Big Fight" and a final confrontation wit Bluto, as the search continues for Pappy's Treasure.
- Actors:
- Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Richard Libertini, Donald Moffat, MacIntyre Dixon, Roberta Maxwell, Donovan Scott, Allan F. Nicholls, Wesley Ivan Hurt, Bill Irwin, Robert Fortier, David McCharen
- Directors:
- Robert Altman
- Producers:
- Robert Evans
- Writers:
- Jules Feiffer
- Studio:
- Walt Disney
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Comedy, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, The Film Highlights of 1980, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Robert Altman, Top 10 Films By Year
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Reviews (1) of Popeye
Dismal - Popeye review by RD
Of course it's difficult to turn a cartoon into an acted film, and this one illustrates why. The story is very weak (at least I think there was one anyway) and the soundtrack is a constant babble of voices with incoherent dialogue buried somewhere inside. The musical pieces are painfully poor and sound awful.
The lead characters however are well acted, look good and Robin Williams makes the most of it, but the overall effect is a right old mess of a film.
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