Popeye
Brief Synopsis
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Popeye the sailor man goes to the seaside village of Sweethaven to look for his long-lost father, Poopdeck Pappy. While there, he falls in love with Olive Oyl, who is engaged to the bullying Captain Bluto, who works for a mystery man called the Commodore, collecting taxes. Popeye and Olive find a foundling who can predict the future, and name him Swee'Pea. The baby is kidnapped and taken out to the Commodore's ship, and when Popeye goes to the rescue, he learns that his Pappy is the Commodore. Bluto has tied Pappy up and is using Swee'Pea to help him find the old man's treasure. After Popeye learns the secret of gaining super strength by eating spinach, he and Bluto fight to the finish, the treasure is found, and Bluto ends up swimming out to sea.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Altman
Director
Robin Williams
Shelley Duvall
Noel Parenti
Nathalie Blossom
Paul Dooley
Film Details
Also Known As
Karl-Alfred
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 54m
Synopsis
Popeye the sailor man goes to the seaside village of Sweethaven to look for his long-lost father, Poopdeck Pappy. While there, he falls in love with Olive Oyl, who is engaged to the bullying Captain Bluto, who works for a mystery man called the Commodore, collecting taxes. Popeye and Olive find a foundling who can predict the future, and name him Swee'Pea. The baby is kidnapped and taken out to the Commodore's ship, and when Popeye goes to the rescue, he learns that his Pappy is the Commodore. Bluto has tied Pappy up and is using Swee'Pea to help him find the old man's treasure. After Popeye learns the secret of gaining super strength by eating spinach, he and Bluto fight to the finish, the treasure is found, and Bluto ends up swimming out to sea.
Director
Robert Altman
Director
Cast
Robin Williams
Shelley Duvall
Noel Parenti
Nathalie Blossom
Paul Dooley
Paul L Smith
Wayne Robson
Margery Bond
Diane Shaffer
David Mccharen
Geoff Hoyle
Pietro Torrisi
Alan Autry
Valerie Velardi
Susan Kingsley
Sandra Macdonald
Roberto Dell'acqua
Klaus Voormann
Performer
Stan Wilson
Linda Hunt
Peggy Pisoni
Dennis Franz
Hovey Burgess
Van Dyke Parks
Performer
David Arkin
John Bristol
Julie Janney
Roberta Maxwell
Richard Libertini
Bill Irwin
Donovan Scott
Paul Zegler
Larry Pisoni
Karen Mccormick
Barbara Zegler
Peter Bray
Patty Katz
Sharon Kinney
Roberto Messina
Allan Nicholls
Ray Cooper
Performer
Wesley Ivan Hurt
Pamela Burrell
Robert Fortier
Michael Christensen
Judy Burgess
Ned Dowd
Macintyre Dixon
Eve Knoller
Donald Moffat
Doug Dillard
Performer
Douglas Dillard
Ray Walston
Carlo Pellegrini
Crew
Stephen Altman
Props
Gianlorenzo Battaglia
Camera Operator
John Benson
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Bray
Production Coordinator
Stephen Bream
Other
Steve Brimmer
Sound
Hovey Burgess
Choreographer
Ellis Burman
Visual Effects
Scott Bushnell
Associate Producer
Scott Bushnell
Costumes
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hair
Bob Dahlin
Assistant Director
Giancarlo Del Brocco
Makeup
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Eggenweiler
Location Manager
Alberto Emidi
Key Grip
C. O. Erickson
Executive Producer
Robert Evans
Producer
Jules Feiffer
Screenplay
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Camera Operator
Michael Ford
Sound Editor
Steven Foster
Technical Advisor
Sam Gemette
Sound Editor
Raja Gosnell
Editing
Robert Gravenor
Sound
Allen L Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
John M Hay
Wardrobe Supervisor
Suzanne Hines
Post-Production Coordinator
R J Hohman
Technical Advisor
Rodney Holland
Audio Consultant
John W. Holmes
Editor
Sharon Kinney
Choreographer
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Wolf Kroeger
Production Designer
John A Larson
Sound Editor
Samuel Lerner
Song
David Levy
Production Coordinator
Tony Lombardo
Executive Editor
Paolo Lucidi
Unit Manager
Angelo Marta
Art Department
Roberto Messina
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Minkler
Sound
Frederick Muller
Production Manager
Harry Nilsson
Song Performer
Harry Nilsson
Song
Van Dyke Parks
Music
Andrew G Patterson
Sound Effects Editor
Bill Phillips
Sound Editor
Tom Pierson
Music
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director Of Photography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Dp/Cinematographer
Patrice Ryan
Titles
Vladimiro Salvatore
Key Grip
Hal Sanders
Sound Editor
E.c. Segar
Characters As Source Material
Sam Shaw
Sound Editor
Doug Shulman
Sound
David A Simmons
Editor
Larry Singer
Sound Editor
Lester Smith
Other
Jack Stephens
Set Decorator
Michael Stroud
Art Department
The Williams Brothers
Visual Effects
Alfredo Tiberi
Other
Victor Tourjansky
Assistant Director
Gianfranco Trasunto
Camera Operator
Dan Wallin
Music
Ted Whitfield
Music
Lou Wills
Choreographer
Angelo Zaccaria
Art Department
Film Details
Also Known As
Karl-Alfred
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 54m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 12, 1980
First starring role for actor/comedian Robin Williams.
Released in United States Winter December 12, 1980
