Popeye dvd based on the longrunning comic strip created by e. Smith, ray walston the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of 64 out of 100 on metacritic. As the attraction between olive oyl shelley duvall and popeye robin williams grows, they sing the lullaby stay with me to baby sweepea. Popeye is a good movie provided by working with a description of the movie is popeye is a superstrong, spinachscarfing sailor man whos searching for his father. It is very hard to bring a cartoon to live action, and the cast was great. Its story follows popeye s adventures as he arrives in the town of sweethaven. It stars robin williams his film debut as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. May 08, 2010 famous studios popeye the sailor cartoon directed by. Larz bourne, tom golden in this one, popeye plays the role of robin hood and bluto plays the role of the evil tax collector. Rent popeye 1980 starring robin williams and shelley duvall on dvd and bluray. Popeye is a 1980 musical comedy liveaction film adaptation directed by robert altman and adapted from e. Looking for the father ray walston who deserted him as a baby, a sailor named popeye robin williams journeys to the port town of sweethaven.
Popeye robin williams eats a can of spinach transforming himself into popeye the sailor man, and saving the day for. Smith, a huge, mean pirate whos out to make sweet haven pay for no good reason. The set of popeye built for production of the movie. Popeye original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. Segars thimble theatre strip was in its 10th year when. Popeye, the movie, has not been treated at all well over the years even williams and altman do not have kind words for it and has never gotten the proper treatment when it comes to home video. The character has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons. Popeye 1980 dvd robin williams shelley duvall region 4 aus. Robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston and paul dooley directed by.
After starring in less financially successful films he made his breakthrough. Popeye 1980 boxing scene with robin williams a scene from a movie popeye. Popeye the sailor is a fictional muscular american cartoon character created by elzie crisler segar. Released 1980, popeye stars robin williams, shelley duvall, paul l. While cartoon popeye fans may be a bit lost, the cast of characters is very faithful to the original thimble theatre comic strip, where popeye, and everyone else, originated. Popeye 88 movie clip im popeye the sailor man 1980 hd. It turned the very popular popeye comic strip from e. Popeye robin williams, with fascinating prosthetic arms to simulate the sailors muskies arrives in the little town of sweethaven to find the father ray walston who abandoned him long ago. In the town of sweetville, lovable sailor popeye seeks out his longlost father.
Filming popeye in malta was apparently one massive drug. Robin williams, and monty python legend eric idle reflected on the filming of popeye in malta. With robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston, paul dooley. Robert evans reveals how robin williams held up popeyes. The legends of comedy revealed how the now permanent, family friendly film set was once a dionysian ode to druginduced debauchery, and malta the production teams personal party island. There he meets wimpy paul dooley, a hamburger loving man, olive oyl shelley duvall, the soontobe love of his life, and bluto paul l. Aug 12, 2014 popeye is the best movie robin williams ever made. Popeye the sailorpedia is the editable online encyclopedia of all things popeye. Smith as bluto, ray walston as poopdeck pappy, and shelley duvall as olive oyl.
Shelley duvall is popeyes devoted longlimbed sweetie, olive oyl, one of the familiar and loveable characters who joins popeye in his adventures. The set of popeye built for production of the movie that. Popeye braccio di ferro film completo in italiano youtube. Nov 22, 2011 popeye robin williams eats a can of spinach transforming himself into popeye the sailor man, and saving the day for all. See stunning photos of popeye village, the abandoned movie. Robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston, paul dooley, paul l. It was written by jules feiffer and stars robin williams as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. This movie, more than any other that i can remember, is the best example of a live action cartoon, in the best sense of the term. Robin williams as popeye the producer of the 1980 movie on how the stars insistence on perfection led to a brilliant performance this story first appeared in the aug.
Popeye is a 1980 musical movie based on the characters and concepts created in e. Popeye robin williams shelley duvall 1980 movie youtube. Popeye is the best movie robin williams ever made vanity. Its story follows popeye s adventures as he arrives in.
I yam what i yam taken from the movie popeye made in 1980 starring. It was built as a film set for the production of the 1980 liveaction musical feature film popeye, produced by paramount pictures and walt disney productions and starring robin williams. Popeye i yam what i yam robin williams shelley duvall. Williams studied acting at the college of marin in california and later at the juilliard school in new york. American actor and comedian robin williams 19512014 starred in films, television and video games throughout his career williams studied acting at the college of marin in california and later at the juilliard school in new york. During a storm that wrecks his ship, popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the oyl household, where he meets olive.
Instead of having everything come to a halt for the musical set pieces, altman stitches them into the fabric. Segar and less on the animated cartoons created by max fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach, popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms played by robin williams in his first major film role as he arrives in the seaside community of sweethaven in search of his longlost father. Noodle, and star of bobby mcferrins dont worry, be happy, along with pal robin williams, had his film debut here, playing ham gravy. Popeye robin williams eats a can of spinach transforming himself into popeye the sailor man, and saving the day for all. Popeye was the first movie i ever saw in the movie theater. The movies songs, by harry nilsson, fit into all of this quite effortlessly. He is immediately feared by the townsfolk simply because he is a stranger blow me down, and. Harvard film archive revisits robert altmans popeye. Robin williams sings popeyes anthem, i yam what i yam with a growling old sea dogs stubbornness. Nov 22, 2011 as the attraction between olive oyl shelley duvall and popeye robin williams grows, they sing the lullaby stay with me to baby sweepea.
Smith as bluto, with songs by harry nilsson and van dyke parks. Popeye was robin williams first starring role in a feature film, and he. Popeye 88 movie clip im popeye the sailor man 1980. Popeye befriends an assortment of eccentrics and falls in love with olive oyl shelley duvall, who already has a suitor, the bully bluto paul l. Popeye 1980 dvd robin williams shelley duvall region 4. I have always been a fan of robin williams, and i think he did a great job playing popeye. Im popeye the sailor man taken from the movie popeye made in 1980 starring. In robin williamss later movie hook 1991 based on the classic fantasy novel peter pan by j. During a storm that wrecks his ship, superstrong sailor popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the oyl household, where he meets olive. Popeye is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by robert altman and distributed by paramount pictures. December 1979, disney joined the film as part of a two picture coproduction. Popeye the sailor robin hoodwinked 1948 video dailymotion. Popeye was robin williams first starring role in a feature film, and he inhabits the character perfectly.
Robin williams as the titular character in robert altmans 1980 popeye. Courtesy harvard film archive this article is more than 4 years old. The legendary, beloved anvilarmed sailor of the seven seas comes magically to life in this delightful musical, starring robin williams as popeye, who meets all challenges with the unshakable philosophy, i yam what i yam and thats all that i yam. Popeye also discovers an abandoned baby, sweepea, whom he raises as his own.
This came from the mind of robert altman, but it came to life because of robin williams and shelly duvall playing the lead characters so well. Popeye is based on the classic cartoon popeye the sailorman. Brilliant but clumsy 18yearold quinn vows to get into stanford by transforming herself. Robin williams, then known to millions as mork the alien from planet ork on tvs mork and mindy, was finally chosen to make his feature film debut as popeye, while shelly duvall, who went on to create and produce mgms popular farie tale theater series, was the perfect olive oyl. Segar and less on the animated cartoons created by max fleischer, which were decidedly di fferent in tone and approach, popeye follows the sailor man with the mi ghty arms played by robin williams in his first major film role as he arrives in the seaside community of sweethaven in search of his longlo st father. Jun 30, 2007 i yam what i yam taken from the movie popeye made in 1980 starring. The ape was an unknown beast of a man who was the one responsible for the loss of popeyes right eye in what would be the mos arful battle of popeyes life. Even the costumes in this movie are semicartoonish which cleverly adds to the cartoontoliveaction transition while reminding us that the silliness is part of the reason we loved the. Meets ali babas forty thieves 1937 remastered hd 1080p duration. Robin williams was great as popeye, and played the part just as you would imagine. Popeye robin williams, a muscular sailor man, arrives at the small coastal town of sweethaven sweethaven an anthem while searching for his longlost father. The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of sweethaven.
I have all the songs from the movie on my videos, so just look and please subscribe. Filming popeye in malta was apparently one massive drug fest. Robin williamss debut film role is a memorable one in director robert altmans droll take on a classic comic. Buff sailorman popeye williams arrives in an awkward seaside town called sweet haven. Each played popeye and his girl olive oyl respectively in the motion picture. Along the way, he vies with the rough bluto for the affections of olive oyl and adopts the young sweet pea. The character first appeared in the daily king features comic strip thimble theatre on january 17, 1929, and popeye became the strips title in later years.
The two meet at olives tavern where they both compete for olives affections. Popeye 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robin williams sings popeye s anthem, i yam what i yam with a growling old sea dogs stubbornness. Never before available in widescreen the ld was no better than the panandscan vhs, paramount has finally given fans of the movie what they deserve.
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