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Popeye

  • 5.4 /10

  • 600

  • 58%

Plot

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.

Cast

Robin Williams as Popeye
Robin Williams

as Popeye

Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl
Shelley Duvall

as Olive Oyl

Ray Walston as Poopdeck Pappy
Ray Walston

as Poopdeck Pappy

Paul Dooley as Wimpy
Paul Dooley

as Wimpy

Paul L. Smith as Bluto
Paul L. Smith

as Bluto

Richard Libertini as Geezil
Donald Moffat as The Taxman
Donald Moffat

as The Taxman

MacIntyre Dixon as Cole Oyl
MacIntyre Dixon

as Cole Oyl

Roberta Maxwell as Nana Oyl
Roberta Maxwell

as Nana Oyl

Donovan Scott as Castor Oyl
Donovan Scott

as Castor Oyl

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 12, 1980

Production Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

  • Walt Disney Productions

  • Robert Evans Company

  • King Features Syndicate

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $20,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $49,823,037.00

Runtime

  • 1.90 hrs

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Reviews

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; you couldnt find a cuter baby for the role of Sweat Pea. The set design is incredible - it took 7…

Very poor. Safe to say, I didn't enjoy 'Popeye' 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 off in my opinion. It's all very pedestrian. The characters around Popeye are annoying, as are the …