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Popeye is a 1980 American live-action musical romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. The screenplay was written by Jules Feiffer and E. C. Segar, based on the comic strip of the same name. The cast includes Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, and Paul L. Smith. Harry Nilsson served as the composer and performer, while Robert Evans produced the film.
The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and Netflix. Filming took place in Malta, with principal photography preceding its release on December 12, 1980. The runtime is 114 minutes. It has received a vote average of 5.6 from 701 votes on TMDb and a rating of 5.4 from 37,688 votes on IMDb. The film generated $49,823,037 in revenue against a budget of $20,000,000.
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5.6Popeye 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- baby
- octopus
- blackmail
- musical
- based on comic
- tax collector
- based on cartoon
- super power
- sailor
- spinach
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Altman
- Screenplay by
- Jules Feiffer
- Based on
- Popeye , by E. C. Segar
- Produced by
- Robert Evans
- Starring
- Robin Williams Shelley Duvall Paul L. Smith Paul Dooley Richard Libertini Ray Walston
- Cinematography
- Giuseppe Rotunno
- Edited by
- John W. Holmes , David A. Simmons
- Music by
- Harry Nilsson
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures Walt Disney Productions Robert Evans Productions King Features
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) Buena Vista International (International)
- Release dates
- December 6, 1980 ( 1980-12-06 ) ( Los Angeles ) December 12, 1980 ( 1980-12-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $60 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- live action
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Popeye
- Main subject
- seamanship
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Screenwriter
- E. C. Segar
- Composer
- Harry Nilsson
- Producer
- Robert Evans
- Production company
- Hearst Communications
- Cinematographer
- Giuseppe Rotunno
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 949857
- Performer
- Harry Nilsson
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Significant event
- première
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- Commons category
- Popeye (1980 film)
- publication date
- 1981-12-17
- title
- Popeye
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 60%
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 60000000
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Popeye premiered December 6, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, and opened in the rest of the United States the following week, distributed by Paramount Pictures, with Disney handling international distribution through Buena Vista International. During opening weekend, the film grossed $6.3 million, ultimately taking in $60 million worldwide, against a budget of $20 million. When originally released, Popeye received negative reviews from critics, though its reception has improved over time.
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