Story Line
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.
“Haves a happy holiday with me an' Olive!”
Top Cast
Robin Williams
Popeye
Shelley Duvall
Olive Oyl
Ray Walston
Poopdeck Pappy
Paul Dooley
Wimpy
Paul L. Smith
Bluto
Richard Libertini
Geezil
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Rating
5.6/ 10
Release Date
1980-12-12
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
ActionAdventureComedyFamily
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User Reviews (3)
sykobanana
8/10
•7/6/2020An 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...
r96sk
4/10
•9/12/2020Very poor.
Safe to say, I didn't enjoy <em>'Popeye'</em> 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 - ...
badelf
8/10
•1/17/2025Popeye (1980): A Nostalgic Cartoon Come to Life
Robert Altman's Popeye isn't going to change anyone's weltanschauung. But good grief, is it delightful. A loving, slightly mad translation of the comic strip to screen, the film is a triumph of pure,...