Popeye
“Haves a happy holiday with me an' Olive!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 58, rated by 1 admin.
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Popeye arrives in Sweethaven looking for his father and finds a town built from eccentric bodies, crooked architecture and overlapping conversations. Robert Altman's musical is often awkward but unmistakably committed to its cartoon world. Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall give the elaborate oddity a warm centre.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 2.5/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“A seaside musical where even the buildings appear to be doing character work.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 58
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1980
- Directed by
- Robert Altman
- Running time
- 114 min
Starring
- Robin Williams as Popeye
- Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl
- Ray Walston as Poopdeck Pappy
- Paul Dooley as Wimpy
- Paul L. Smith as Bluto
- Richard Libertini as Geezil
- Donald Moffat as The Taxman
- MacIntyre Dixon as Cole Oyl
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 11335.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the cartoon surrealism and Williams's embodiment of Popeye while acknowledging difficult passages.
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