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Popeye (1980)
Released By: Paramount Home Video   Rating: PG   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Paramount Home Video
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Altman
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Linda Hunt, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston, Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall
Published ID: 1710
UPC: 097360117141, 097361380445,
Plot: Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the role she was born to play), but Olive's hand has already been promised to the hulking Bluto (Paul Smith), of whom Olive can say little except, well, he's large. Eventually, Popeye and Olive are brought together by Swee' Pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt), an adorable foundling, and Popeye finally meets his dad, Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston). Director Robert Altman in no way tempered his trademark style for this big-budget family opus, crowding the screen with a variety of characters and allowing his cast to overlap as much dialogue as they want. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Returned Item
Added 8/12/2009
I returned the item because Amazon did a swirtch in my cart from a used DVD to a new one and I did not like the price difference.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
I guess I must be stupid
Added 8/6/2009
I guess I must be stupid. I really liked this movie, and continue to like it every time I see it. I never saw the cartoons in the movies, and never read the comic strip, so cannot compare them to this amusing, entertaining film. The actors are great for their parts, the scenery is chaotically funny, the songs are wonderful, and the feeling is sooooo light-hearted! And there ARE some really funny lines that I discover and re-discover every time I watch this!

I just do not understand what the critics are fussing about. Maybe because there is no gratuitous sex and the violence is slapstick.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Good watch!
Added 7/6/2009
This movie is a good make of Popeye. Robin Williams does a wonderful job and Shelly Duval is a very good Olive Oil. It's a good movie to watch if you want a feel good, comedy, musical movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Fiddler on the roof meets Popey?
Added 6/15/2009
Sweet Sweet Haven..God must love us! ...yup, that is the opening song the townsfolk come out and sing in a strangely rehearsed choreography. God must love 'em??? What?? Why?!?!

Aside from the overall wierdness, the main characters are very good as far as being true to the comics. The visuals and set designs are good too.

I just can't shake the overall wierdness of the townsfolk! What a freaky bunch!

Watch it for the wierd factor alone!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Don't care what "THEY" say
Added 4/15/2009
This film got SOOOOOO panned. Don't care, I luv it. most real person adeptations of cartoons R, wellllllllllll, not so great. This one is pretty coool. :o)
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Returned Item
Added 8/12/2009
I returned the item because Amazon did a swirtch in my cart from a used DVD to a new one and I did not like the price difference.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
I guess I must be stupid
Added 8/6/2009
I guess I must be stupid. I really liked this movie, and continue to like it every time I see it. I never saw the cartoons in the movies, and never read the comic strip, so cannot compare them to this amusing, entertaining film. The actors are great for their parts, the scenery is chaotically funny, the songs are wonderful, and the feeling is sooooo light-hearted! And there ARE some really funny lines that I discover and re-discover every time I watch this!

I just do not understand what the critics are fussing about. Maybe because there is no gratuitous sex and the violence is slapstick.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Good watch!
Added 7/6/2009
This movie is a good make of Popeye. Robin Williams does a wonderful job and Shelly Duval is a very good Olive Oil. It's a good movie to watch if you want a feel good, comedy, musical movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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