Popeye

1980

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 39% · 43 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 37237 37.2K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Robert Altman Photo
Robert Altman

Top cast

Julie Janney Photo
Julie Janney as Mena Walfleur - a Steinette
Richard Libertini Photo
Richard Libertini as Geezil
Paul Dooley Photo
Paul Dooley as Wimpy
Robin Williams Photo
Robin Williams as Popeye
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1.02 GB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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1.02 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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2.1 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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2.1 GB
1920*800
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by movifan 6 / 10

Fun, light, good-natured. A good vehicle for Williams' debut.

This movie marked the debut of Williams, in a role suited to his skills at the time as an actor. He looks the part and has fun with the silliness, making the title character likable. Shelley Duvall matches his ability to make her role as Olive Oil likable and she gets some well-deserved laughs in some scenes. It's just good, clean fun.
Reviewed by brchthethird 6 / 10

Robin Williams IS Popeye in his first feature film starring role

POPEYE was Robin Williams' first starring role in a feature film, and he inhabits the character perfectly. This movie, more than any other that I can remember, is the best example of a live action cartoon, in the best sense of the term. Watching it was like a cartoon come to life. It was truly wonderful and extremely funny to watch characters behaving as if they were in one, from their movement to the way they spoke. And none exemplify this better than Robin Williams in the title role, who channels his unbridled comic talent into a completely dedicated performance which is equally hilarious and touching. The story is fairly simple, though. Popeye rows into the town of Sweethaven looking for his 'Pap.' While there, he (and the audience) find out about how messed up that town really is. They have an absurd amount of taxes, and everyone is kept in fear of a mysterious Commodore and Captain Bluto, who run the town. He also meets Olive Oyl, played (at times screechingly) by Shelley Duvall (who also fits her role perfectly). This film is also a musical, and there several catchy numbers which have the capacity to stick in your head if you aren't careful. If I have any complaints, it's that Shelley Duvall isn't as good a singer as she is an actress, but nothing she does really ruins the picture. The biggest flaw in the film is direction the narrative takes about two thirds of the way through. I also thought that Bluto wasn't really given his due as a character. Still, for Robin Williams fans this will be essential viewing. It's a wacky, manic experience that demands to be seen.
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