Popeye (1980)

Movie Details

Original Title Popeye

Original Language EN

Budget $20,000,000

Revenue $49,823,037

Status Released

Popularity 2.5

Cast

Robin Williams

Popeye

Popularity: 3.5

Shelley Duvall

Olive Oyl

Popularity: 7.1

Ray Walston

Poopdeck Pappy

Popularity: 4.1

Paul Dooley

Wimpy

Popularity: 5.2

Paul L. Smith

Bluto

Popularity: 1.4

Richard Libertini

Geezil

Popularity: 2.3

Donald Moffat

The Taxman

Popularity: 1.6

MacIntyre Dixon

Cole Oyl

Popularity: 7.3

Roberta Maxwell

Nana Oyl

Popularity: 12.9

Donovan Scott

Castor Oyl

Popularity: 1.3

Allan F. Nicholls

Rough House

Popularity: 0.3

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Wesley Ivan Hurt

Swee'pea

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Jules Feiffer

Producer Robert Evans

Editor John W. Holmes, David A. Simmons

Executive Producer C.O. Erickson

Director Robert Altman

Production

Paramount Pictures

Walt Disney Productions

Robert Evans Productions

King Features Syndicate

Videos & Trailers

POPEYE | "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" Clip | Paramount Movies

Clip

Popeye - Trailer

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

sykobanana 8/10

Jul 6, 2020

An under-rated classic. Yep. This is a hot mess. 3 songs dont work... at all. Its slow, as 1980 films were. And the plot is paper thin. But it is glorious. This movie feels like a cartoon! The casting is perfect. Williams did his own stunts in his debut, Duval is a whine-y beauty and hell; ... Read more

r96sk 4/10

Sep 12, 2020

Very poor. Safe to say, I didn't enjoy <em>'Popeye'</em> one bit - despite the presence of one Robin Williams. He is pretty alright in the role of Popeye, but I personally didn't like the uneven/whacky nature of the film. I see - and appreciate - what they were going for, it just doesn't come off ... Read more

badelf 8/10

Jan 17, 2025

Popeye (1980): A Nostalgic Cartoon Come to Life Robert Altman's Popeye isn't going to change anyone's weltanschauung. But good grief, is it delightful. A loving, slightly mad translation of the comic strip to screen, the film is a triumph of pure, unapologetic whimsy. Harry Nilsson's musical n ... Read more