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starring: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smithdirected by: Robert Altman
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304168967
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, Live, NTSC
ISBN: 6304168969
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: October 01, 1996
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 12027
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 12, 1980
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Nothing interests filmmaker Robert Altman more than a contained culture that mixes bare humanity with local eccentricity (think of his M*A*S*H and Nashville). So Altman's Popeye (1980), based on the old comic strip, works best as a portrait of a busy, cluttered, cartoonish town called Sweethaven. But it is much less successful as a comprehensible story about the famous sailor with massive forearms and a relationship with Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall). Robin Williams plays Popeye with his usual brilliance for mimicry, Paul Dooley makes a credible Wimpy, and Paul L. Smith makes an impression as the oversized bully, Bluto. But this strange, disastrous film never becomes more than an expensive workshop airing out Altmanesque themes. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Popeye
I've loved the movie "Popeye" for a very long time and I am giving it as a present to someone that I know will love it too.
Rating:  - One of the worst movies ever made
I kept thinking, "how could i destroy this DVD?" Robin Williams makes the perfect Popeye and Shelly Duvall the perfect Olive Oyl but man oh man is this bad.
Rating:  - "Ooooooooooooo, Popeye!"
I admit it. I love this movie. Robin IS Popeye. Shelly IS Olive Oyl, even more so. The tunes are cute. The sets are outlandish and fabulous. It is humorous, a fantastic trip, and an entertaining movie. Whether you like it or not, it DID help springboard Robin into bigger things. We started to see him as a real talent and not as a comedian only. I take my hat off to the whole cast and production company.
Rating: - Another 80's Classic!!!
If you like Popeye, then you'll probably like the movie. There was too much singing. Robin Williams was awesome as Popeye, he had the voice down perfectly! Shelly Duvall as Olive Oyl was a good choice too! Some of the residents of Sweethaven were either stupid or dopey. Whimpy and Bluto were pretty good too. Bluto gets pissed when he sees Olive and Popeye together with a baby. (Sweet Pea.) Later, Bluto uses Sweet Pea to find a treasure. There is a huge, scary octopus that tries to get them. I like ... Read More
Rating: - "Haves a happy holiday wit me an' Olive!"
Great music, fantasict cast and a story for all ages...
Staring Robin Williams in his first feature film, "Popeye" brings the sailor back to his roots. Taking place in the fictional town of Sweethaven, Popeye sets out to find is long lost Pappy (Ray Walston). Along the way he meets Olive, (a very convincing performance given by Shelley Duvall),her family, adopts little Swee'Pee and makes an enemy out of Captain Bluto (Paul L. Smith).
Many critics panned this movie...but ... Read More
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