Popeye (1980)
Popeye (1980)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Robin Williams
Popeye
Shelley Duvall
Olive Oyl
Ray Walston
Poopdeck Pappy
Paul Dooley
Wimpy
Paul L. Smith
Bluto
Richard Libertini
Geezil
Donald Moffat
The Taxman
MacIntyre Dixon
Cole Oyl
Roberta Maxwell
Nana Oyl
Allan F. Nicholls
Rough House
Donovan Scott
Castor Oyl
Robert Altman
Director
Wesley Ivan Hurt
Swee'pea
Jules Feiffer
Writer
Bill Irwin
Ham Gravy
Robert Fortier
Bill Barnacle
E.C. Segar
Writer
Robert Evans
Producer
David McCharen
Harry Hotcash
Giuseppe Rotunno
Cinematographer
Sharon Kinney
Cherry / Choreographer
John W. Holmes
Editor
Peter Bray
Oxblood Oxheart
David A. Simmons
Editor
Linda Hunt
Mrs. Oxheart
Wolf Kroeger
ProductionDesigner
Geoff Hoyle
Scoop, the Reporter
Wayne Robson
Chizzelflint, the Pawnbroker
Larry Pisoni
Chico, the Dishwasher
Susan Kingsley
La Verne, the Waitress
Michael Christensen
Splatz, the Janitor
Ray Cooper
The Preacher
John E. Bristol
Bear - the Hermit (as John Bristol)
Julie Janney
Mena Walfleur - a Steinette
Nathalie Blossom
Blossom Walfleur - a Steinette
Dennis Franz
Spike, a Tough
Alan Autry
Slug, a Tough
Ned Dowd
Butch, a Tough
Roberto Messina
Gozo, a Tough / Stunt Coordinator
Pietro Torrisi
Bolo, a Tough
David Arkin
The Mailman / Policeman
Klaus Voormann
Von Schnitzel, the Conductor
Doug Dillard
Clem the Banjo Player
Van Dyke Parks
Hoagy the Piano Player / Conductor
Stan Wilson
Oscar the Barber
Roberto Dell'Acqua
Chimneysweep
Valerie Velardi
Cindy the Drudge
Jack Mercer
Popeye - Animated Prologue (voice)
C.O. Erickson
Executive Producer
Harry Nilsson
Original Music Composer / Songs
Robert Eggenweiler
Location Manager
Stephen Altman
Property Master
Alfredo Tiberi
Makeup Artist
Raja Gosnell
Additional Editing
John A. Larsen
Sound Editor
Scott Bushnell
Associate Producer / Costume Design
Michael H. Ford
Sound Editor
Robert Gravenor
Sound
Hal Sanders
Sound Editor
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Bill Phillips
Sound Editor
Tom Pierson
Additional Soundtrack
Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer
Sam F. Shaw
Sound Editor
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allen Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Key Hair Stylist
Yvonne Zarb Cousin
Wardrobe Master
Richard Whitfield
Music Editor
Suzanne Hines
Post Production Coordinator
Bob Dahlin
First Assistant Director
John Hay
Wardrobe Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 12, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingPG
Budget$20,000,000
Box Office$49,823,037
Filming LocationsAnchor Bay, Malta
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Popeye is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions. It is based on E. C. Segar's Popeye comics character. The script was written by Jules Feiffer, and stars Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. Its story follows Popeye's adventures as he arrives in the town of Sweethaven.
The film premiered December 6, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, and opened in the rest of the United States the following week, distributed by Paramount, with Disney handling international distribution through Buena Vista International. It grossed $6.3 million in its opening weekend, and $49.8 million worldwide, against a budget of $20 million. It received negative reviews from critics when it was first released, but has received improved reviews over time.