The 1980 film Popeye is a musical comedy based on the E.C. Segar comic strip character of the same name. It stars Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl.
The film is set in the fictional seaside town of Sweethaven, where Popeye arrives in search of his missing father. He soon meets Olive Oyl, a beautiful young woman who is engaged to the cruel and powerful Bluto (Paul L. Smith).
Popeye quickly falls in love with Olive, but Bluto is determined to keep them apart. He challenges Popeye to a series of contests, but Popeye always comes out on top.
In the end, Popeye defeats Bluto and saves Olive. He also finds his missing father, and the two of them are reunited.
Popeye is a fun and lighthearted film with a lot of heart. It is a film about love, friendship, and the importance of standing up for what is right. The film is also notable for its special effects, which were groundbreaking for the time.
Cast
- Robin Williams as Popeye
- Jack Mercer as the voice of Popeye in the opening
- Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl
- Paul L. Smith as Bluto
- John Wallace as Bluto's singing voice
- Paul Dooley as J. Wellington Wimpy
- Richard Libertini as George W. Geezil
- Ray Walston as Poopdeck Pappy
- Donald Moffat as The Taxman
- MacIntyre Dixon as Cole Oyl
- Roberta Maxwell as Nana Oyl
- Donovan Scott as Castor Oyl
- Allan F. Nicholls as Rough House
- Wesley Ivan Hurt as Swee'Pea
- Bill Irwin as Ham Gravy
- Sharon Kinney as Cherry
- Peter Bray as Oxblood Oxheart
- Linda Hunt as Mrs. Oxheart
- Geoff Hoyle as Scoop
- Wayne Robson as Chizzelflint
- Klaus Voormann as Von Schnitzel
- Van Dyke Parks as Hoagy the Piano Player
- Dennis Franz as Spike
- Carlos Brown as Slug
- Robert Fortier as Bill Barnacle
Director: Robert Altman
Writers: Jules Feiffer E.C. Segar
Box Office Gross: $49,823,037
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy Musical Romance
Release Date: December 12, 1980