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Popeye

Name: Popeye
Director: Robert Altman
Released: 1980-08-11
Duration: 1 hr 38 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston, Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall

1980 1 hr 38 min PG IDW Publishing

6/10 CMDB Rating

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Popeye Storyline

Popeye follows the sailor man himself as he arrives in the strange seaside town of Sweethaven searching for his long-lost father. Along the way he meets Olive Oyl, clashes with the brutal Bluto and discovers that spinach really is the ultimate power-up. Based on the legendary comic strip character created by E. C. Segar, the film became one of the most unusual live-action comic adaptations of its era.

Popeye Director Robert Altman

Popeye Release date December 12, 1980

Popeye Content rating PG

Popeye Duration 1 hr 38 min

Last Updated 27/04/2026

Cast

Paul Dooley Paul L. Smith Ray Walston Robin Williams Shelley Duvall

Cast of Popeye

Paul Dooley

Paul L. Smith

Ray Walston

Robin Williams

Shelley Duvall

Popeye Review - 6/10 Rating

Popeye is one of those films that feels like a fever dream and somehow that is exactly why people love it. Robin Williams fully disappears into the role, Shelley Duvall is basically born to play Olive Oyl, and Robert Altman directs it like he was dropped into a cartoon dimension and just accepted it. It is weird, musical, awkward and strangely charming. Not a conventional comic-book movie, but definitely unforgettable.