movie

1980 · United States

Popeye

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Runtime: 114 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: United States
Violence: Mild

The story

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.

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The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

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

Directed: Robert Altman
Written: Jules Feiffer

Production

Rating: 5.6 / 10 · 730 ratings
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, Robert Evans Productions, King Features Syndicate

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