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| budget = $20 million<ref name="numbers">{{cite web|title=Popeye (1980) – Financial Information|url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Popeye-(1980)|website=]}}</ref> | budget = $20 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Popeye (1980) – Financial Information|url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Popeye-(1980)|website=]}}</ref>
| gross = $60 million<ref name="survivor">{{cite book|last=O'Brien|first=Daniel|title=Robert Altman: Hollywood Survivor|isbn=0-8264-0791-9|year=1995|location=New York|publisher=Continuum}}</ref> | gross = $60 million<ref name="survivor">{{cite book|last=O'Brien|first=Daniel|title=Robert Altman: Hollywood Survivor|isbn=0-8264-0791-9|year=1995|location=New York|publisher=Continuum}}</ref>
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'''''Popeye''''' is a 1980 American ] ] directed by ] and produced by ] and ]. It is based on ]'s ]. The script was written by ], and it featured ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/08/robin-williams-popeye|title=Popeye Is the Best Movie Robin Williams Ever Made|last=Spitznagel|first=Eric|date=August 12, 2014|work=]|access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> as ] and ] as ]. Its story follows Popeye's adventures as he arrives in the town of Sweethaven. '''''Popeye''''' is a 1980 American ] ] directed by ] and produced by ] and ]. It is based on ]'s ]. The script was written by ], and it featured ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/08/robin-williams-popeye|title=Popeye Is the Best Movie Robin Williams Ever Made|last=Spitznagel|first=Eric|date=August 12, 2014|work=]|access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> as ] and ] as ]. Its story follows Popeye's adventures as he arrives in the town of Sweethaven.


The film premiered on December 6, 1980 in ] and opened in the rest of the ] the following week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/popeye-blu-ray-40-year-anniversary-special-features/|title=Popeye 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Extra Goes Behind the Robin Williams Classic |website=Movie Web|date=2 December 2020|language=en|access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref> It grossed $6.3 million in its opening weekend, and $49.8 million worldwide, against a budget of $20 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2003535361/weekend/|title=Popeye|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="tomatoes"/><ref name="metacritic"/> The film premiered on December 6, 1980 in ] and opened in the rest of the ] the following week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/popeye-blu-ray-40-year-anniversary-special-features/|title=Popeye 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Extra Goes Behind the Robin Williams Classic |website=Movie Web|date=2 December 2020|language=en|access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref> It grossed $6.3 million in its opening weekend, and $49.8 million worldwide, against a budget of $20 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2003535361/weekend/|title=Popeye|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="tomatoes"/><ref name="metacritic"/>


== Plot == ==Plot==
], a strong sailor, arrives at the small coastal town of Sweethaven while searching for his missing father. He rents a room at the Oyl family's boarding house where the Oyls plan to have their daughter ] become engaged to Captain ], a powerful, perpetually angry bully who manages the town in the name of the mysterious Commodore. However, on the night of the engagement party, Olive sneaks out after discovering that the only attribute she can report for her bullying fiancé is size. She encounters Popeye, who failed to fit in with the townsfolk at the party. The two eventually come across an abandoned baby in a basket. Popeye and Olive adopt the child, naming him ] after the town Sweethaven, and the two return to the Oyls' home. Bluto, whom Olive had stood up, finds out about this encounter and, out of rage, imposes heavy taxes on the Oyls' property and possessions. A greedy taxman follows up on Bluto's demand, but Popeye helps the Oyls' financial situation by winning a hefty prize by defeating a boxer named Oxblood Oxheart. ], a strong sailor, arrives at the small coastal town of Sweethaven while searching for his missing father. He rents a room at the Oyl family's boarding house where the Oyls plan to have their daughter ] become engaged to Captain ], a powerful, perpetually angry bully who manages the town in the name of the mysterious Commodore. However, on the night of the engagement party, Olive sneaks out after discovering that the only attribute she can report for her bullying fiancé is size. She encounters Popeye, who failed to fit in with the townsfolk at the party. The two eventually come across an abandoned baby in a basket. Popeye and Olive adopt the child, naming him ] after the town Sweethaven, and the two return to the Oyls' home. Bluto, whom Olive had stood up, finds out about this encounter and, out of rage, imposes heavy taxes on the Oyls' property and possessions. A greedy taxman follows up on Bluto's demand, but Popeye helps the Oyls' financial situation by winning a hefty prize by defeating a boxer named Oxblood Oxheart.


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Popeye catches up to Bluto and fights him but, despite his determination, Popeye is overpowered. During the fight, Pappy recovers his treasure and opens the chest to reveal a collection of personal sentimental items from Popeye's infancy, including a few cans of spinach. A ] awakens and attacks Olive from underwater (after Pappy saves Swee'Pea from a similar fate). With Popeye in a choke hold, Pappy throws him a can of spinach; recognizing Popeye's dislike for spinach, Bluto force-feeds him the can before throwing him into the water. The spinach revitalizes Popeye and boosts his strength, helping him to defeat both Bluto and the giant octopus. Popeye celebrates his victory and his new-found appreciation of spinach while Bluto swims off, having literally turned yellow. Popeye catches up to Bluto and fights him but, despite his determination, Popeye is overpowered. During the fight, Pappy recovers his treasure and opens the chest to reveal a collection of personal sentimental items from Popeye's infancy, including a few cans of spinach. A ] awakens and attacks Olive from underwater (after Pappy saves Swee'Pea from a similar fate). With Popeye in a choke hold, Pappy throws him a can of spinach; recognizing Popeye's dislike for spinach, Bluto force-feeds him the can before throwing him into the water. The spinach revitalizes Popeye and boosts his strength, helping him to defeat both Bluto and the giant octopus. Popeye celebrates his victory and his new-found appreciation of spinach while Bluto swims off, having literally turned yellow.


== Cast == ==Cast==
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== Production == == Production ==
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In his book ''Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops'', ] said the Popeye musical had its basis in the bidding war for the ] of the Broadway musical '']'' between the two major studios vying for the rights, ] and ]. When ] learned that Paramount had lost the bidding for ''Annie'', he held an executive meeting with ], head of Paramount’s parent company ], and executives ], ] and ] in which he asked about comic strip characters which the studio held the rights to which could also be used in order to create a movie musical, and one attendee said "Popeye".{{Sfn|Parish|2006}} In his book ''Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops'', ] said the Popeye musical had its basis in the bidding war for the ] of the Broadway musical '']'' between the two major studios vying for the rights, ] and ]. When ] learned that Paramount had lost the bidding for ''Annie'', he held an executive meeting with ], head of Paramount’s parent company ], and executives ], ] and ] in which he asked about comic strip characters which the studio held the rights to which could also be used in order to create a movie musical, and one attendee said "Popeye".


⚫ Evans commissioned ] to write a script. In 1977, he said he wanted ] to play Popeye opposite ] as Olive Oyl, with ] directing.<ref>{{Cite news|title=At the Movies: Producer Sets Hoffman's Sail For 'Popeye'|author=Flatley, Guy|date=October 14, 1977|work=New York Times|page=58}}</ref> Hoffman later dropped out due to creative differences with Feiffer. ], then popular as an original cast member of '']'', was also considered for the Olive Oyl role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/03/the-lost-roles-of-gilda-radner.html|title=The Lost Roles of Gilda Radner|first=Bradford|last=Evans|date=March 22, 2012|website=Vulture}}</ref> However, Radner's manager ] discouraged her from taking the part due to his concerns about the quality of the script and worries about her working for months on an isolated set with Evans and Altman (both known for erratic behavior and unorthodox creative methods).<ref>{{cite book|author=Bernie Brillstein|title=Where Did I Go Right? You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead|date=1999|publisher=Little, Brown & Co.}}</ref>
At that time, even though ] (now a unit of ]) retained the television rights to Popeye and related characters, with ] then producing the series '']'' under license from King Features, Paramount had long held the theatrical rights to the Popeye character, due to the studio's having released Popeye ] produced by ] and ] from 1932 to 1957.


⚫ ] commenced on January 23, 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popeyemalta.com/about-us.html|title=Explore – Popeye Village Malta|website=popeyemalta.com}}</ref><ref name="Niemi">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wG3lCwAAQBAJ&q=popeye+filming+january+wrapped+june+19&pg=PT181|title=The Cinema of Robert Altman: Hollywood Maverick|last=Niemi|first=Robert|date=2016|publisher=Niemi|isbn=9780786486946}}</ref> The film was shot in ]. The elaborate Sweethaven set was constructed beyond what was needed for filming, adding to the cost and complexity of the production, along with a recording studio, editing facilities, and other buildings related to the production, including living quarters. Filming ] on June 19, 1980, three weeks over schedule due to rough weather.<ref name="Niemi"/> The set still exists, and it is a popular tourist attraction known as ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/popeye-village?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c880723ef8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_02_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-c880723ef8-63189269&mc_cid=c880723ef8&mc_eid=34be11d5e3|title=Popeye Village – Mellieha, Malta|website=]|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
⚫ Evans commissioned ] to write a script. In 1977, he said he wanted ] to play Popeye opposite ] as Olive Oyl, with ] directing.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 1977 |last=Flatley |first=Guy |title=At the Movies: Producer Sets Hoffman's Sail For 'Popeye' |newspaper=] |page=58 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/14/archives/new-jersey-weekly-at-the-movies-producer-sets-hoffmans-sail-for.html }}</ref> Hoffman later dropped out due to creative differences with Feiffer. ], then popular as an original cast member of '']'', was also considered for the Olive Oyl role.<ref name="Bradford">{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2012 |first=Bradford |last=Evans |title=The Lost Roles of Gilda Radner |website=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/03/the-lost-roles-of-gilda-radner.html |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731174928/https://www.vulture.com/2012/03/the-lost-roles-of-gilda-radner.html |archive-date=2018-07-31 |quote=The resulting movie flopped with critics and didn’t win over audiences like the filmmakers had expected. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 27, 1979 |author=Mary Vespa |title=Every Night Is Saturday Night as Gilda Radner Turns Up, Live, on Broadway |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20074430,00.html |website=People.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110110181735/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20074430,00.html |archive-date=2011-01-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Radner's manager ] discouraged her from taking the part due to his concerns about the quality of the script and worries about her working for months on an isolated set with Evans and Altman (both known for erratic behavior and unorthodox creative methods).<ref>{{cite book|author=Bernie Brillstein|title=Where Did I Go Right? You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead|date=1999|publisher=Little, Brown & Co.}}{{ISBN needed}}</ref>


⚫ ==Release==
In December 1979, ] joined the film as part of a two-picture production deal (including '']'') with Paramount. Disney acquired the foreign rights through its ] unit; the deal was motivated by the drawing power that the studio's films had in Europe.
⚫ {{expand section|date=May 2010}}

⚫ ] commenced on January 23, 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://popeyemalta.com/about-us.html |title=Explore – Popeye Village Malta |website=popeyemalta.com }}</ref><ref name="Niemi">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wG3lCwAAQBAJ&q=popeye+filming+january+wrapped+june+19&pg=PT181 |title=The Cinema of Robert Altman: Hollywood Maverick |last=Niemi |first=Robert |date=2016 |publisher=Niemi |isbn=9780786486946 }}</ref> The film was shot in ]. The elaborate Sweethaven set was constructed beyond what was needed for filming, adding to the cost and complexity of the production, along with a recording studio, editing facilities, and other buildings related to the production, including living quarters. Filming ] on June 19, 1980, three weeks over schedule due to rough weather.<ref name="Niemi"/> The set still exists, and it is a popular tourist attraction known as ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/popeye-village |title=Popeye Village – Mellieha, Malta|website=]|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref> Parish wrote that Robin Williams referred to this set as "] Altman".{{Sfn|Parish|2006}}

Parish notes a variety of other production problems. The script that Feiffer submitted went through rewrites during the production, and he expressed concern that too much screen time was being devoted to minor characters. Feiffer also disliked Nilsson's songs, feeling they weren't right for the film. The original "muscle" arms (formed of silicon rubber) were difficult for Williams to manipulate and doff after filming, so two Italian artisans were brought to Malta to remake them. Altman had to juggle his filming schedule while awaiting the revised products. Altman also had the cast singing some of their musical numbers live, unlike the usual practice of pre-recorded numbers, lip-synched during filming; this reduced their sound quality due to difficulties in accurately capturing the voices. Williams also had to re-record his dialogue after running into trouble with his character's mumbling style, a by-product of talking with a pipe in his mouth, and his affinity for ad-libs also led to clashes with the director. The final battle involving the octopus led to more problems when the mechanical beast failed to work properly. After the production cost rose beyond $20 million, Paramount ordered Altman to wrap filming and return to California with what he had.{{Sfn|Parish|2006}}

⚫ == Release ==
⚫ {{Expand section|date=May 2010}}
''Popeye'' ] at the ] in Los Angeles on December 6, 1980, two days before what would have been E.C. Segar's 86th birthday.<ref name=plecki/>{{rp|123}} ''Popeye'' ] at the ] in Los Angeles on December 6, 1980, two days before what would have been E.C. Segar's 86th birthday.<ref name=plecki/>{{rp|123}}


=== Home Media === ===Home Media===
''Popeye'' has been released to several home media formats including VHS, Betamax, CED, Laserdisc, DVD, and through digital services in SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) video resolution. ] released the first Blu-ray Disc edition of ''Popeye'' on 1 December 2020, in honor of the film's 40th Anniversary. Blu-ray Release on October 25, 2021 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Popeye (1980) starring Robin Williams dated for Blu-ray & Digital edition|url=https://hd-report.com/2020/09/17/popeye-1980-starring-robin-williams-dated-for-blu-ray-digital-edition/|website=HD Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Blu-ray & Digital Releases for week of 1 December 2020|url=https://hd-report.com/2020/11/29/new-blu-ray-digital-releases-tuesday-dec-1st/|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref> ''Popeye'' has been released to several home media formats including VHS, Betamax, CED, Laserdisc, DVD, and through digital services in SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) video resolution. ] released the first Blu-ray Disc edition of ''Popeye'' on 1 December 2020, in honor of the film's 40th Anniversary. Blu-ray Release on October 25, 2021 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Popeye (1980) starring Robin Williams dated for Blu-ray & Digital edition|url=https://hd-report.com/2020/09/17/popeye-1980-starring-robin-williams-dated-for-blu-ray-digital-edition/|website=HD Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Blu-ray & Digital Releases for week of 1 December 2020|url=https://hd-report.com/2020/11/29/new-blu-ray-digital-releases-tuesday-dec-1st/|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>


== Reception == ==Reception==
=== Box office === ===Box office===
The film grossed $6 million on its opening weekend in the United States, and made $32,000,000 after 32 days.<ref name="plecki">{{cite book|last=Plecki|first=Gerard|title=Robert Altman|isbn=0-8057-9303-8|year=1985|location=Boston|publisher=Twayne Publishers (G.K. Hall & Co./])|url=https://archive.org/details/robertaltman0000plec}}</ref>{{rp|123–124}} The film earned US$49,823,037<ref name="numbers">{{cite web|url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Popeye-(1980)#tab=summary|title=Box office statistics for ''Popeye'' (1980)|access-date=11 May 2010|publisher=The Numbers}}</ref> at the United States box office — more than double the film's budget — and a worldwide total of $60 million.<ref name="survivor"/>{{rp|88}} The film grossed $6 million on its opening weekend in the United States, and made $32,000,000 after 32 days.<ref name="plecki">{{cite book|last=Plecki|first=Gerard|title=Robert Altman|isbn=0-8057-9303-8|year=1985|location=Boston|publisher=Twayne Publishers (G.K. Hall & Co./])|url=https://archive.org/details/robertaltman0000plec}}</ref>{{rp|123–124}} The film earned US$49,823,037<ref name="numbers">{{cite web|url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Popeye-(1980)#tab=summary|title=Box office statistics for ''Popeye'' (1980)|access-date=11 May 2010|publisher=The Numbers}}</ref> at the United States box office — more than double the film's budget — and a worldwide total of $60 million.<ref name="survivor"/>{{rp|88}}


''Film Comment'' wrote "Before the film's release, industry wags were mocking producer Robert Evans by calling it ']'" but "Apparently the film has caught on solidly with young children."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Sixth Annual Grosses Gloss|author=Meisel, Myron|work=Film Comment|location=New York|volume=17|issue=2 (Mar/Apr 1981)|pages=64–72, 80}}</ref> ''Film Comment'' wrote "Before the film's release, industry wags were calling it ']'" but "Apparently the film has caught on solidly with young children."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Sixth Annual Grosses Gloss|author=Meisel, Myron|work=Film Comment|location=New York|volume=17|issue=2 (Mar/Apr 1981)|pages=64–72, 80}}</ref>


Although the film's gross was decent, it was not the blockbuster that Paramount and Disney had expected, and was thus written off as a disappointment.<ref>Prince, Stephen (2000) ''A New Pot of Gold: Hollywood Under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980–1989'' (p. 222). University of California Press, Berkeley/Los Angeles, California. {{ISBN|0-520-23266-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 April 1992 |author=HILARY DE VRIES |title='MY FOURTH COMEBACK' : A ROBERT ALTMAN PRODUCTION |newspaper=] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-26-tm-1290-story.html |quote=was deemed a disappointment, since Paramount was anticipating that Robin Williams’ comic anarchy would deliver a blockbuster. }}</ref> Although the film's gross was decent, it was not the blockbuster that Paramount and Disney had expected, and was thus written off as a disappointment.<ref>Prince, Stephen (2000) ''A New Pot of Gold: Hollywood Under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980–1989'' (p. 222). University of California Press, Berkeley/Los Angeles, California. {{ISBN|0-520-23266-6}}</ref>


=== Critical response === ===Critical response===
⚫ On ], the film has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 35 critics, with the critical consensus stating "Altman's take on the iconic cartoon is messy and wildly uneven, but its robust humor and manic charm are hard to resist."<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web|title= Popeye (1980)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1016534_popeye|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> On ] it has a score of 64 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title=Popeye|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/popeye/critic-reviews|website=]}}</ref>
Reviews at the time were negative but the film has been more positively reappraised over time.<ref name="Bradford" /><ref>{{cite web |date=4 August 2017 |last=Carr |first=Author Jeremy |title=Another Look: Jeremy Carr on Robert Altman’s ‘Popeye’ |url=https://screenmayhem.com/another-look-jeremy-carr-on-robert-altmans-popeye/ |website=Screen Mayhem |quote=a box office bust and was widely panned upon release.}}</ref>
⚫ On ], the film has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 35 critics, with the critical consensus stating "Altman's take on the iconic cartoon is messy and wildly uneven, but its robust humor and manic charm are hard to resist."<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web |title= Popeye (1980) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1016534_popeye |website=] }}</ref> On ] it has a score of 64 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |title=Popeye |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/popeye/critic-reviews |website=] }}</ref>


] gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, writing that Duvall was "born to play" Olive Oyl, and with ''Popeye'' Altman had proved "it is possible to take the broad strokes of a comic strip and turn them into sophisticated entertainment."<ref>{{cite news |date=January 1, 1980 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Popeye |newspaper=] |publisher=] |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/popeye-1980 |access-date=August 27, 2021 }}</ref> ] also awarded 3.5 out of 4, writing that the first 30 minutes were "tedious and totally without a point of view", but once Swee'pea was introduced the film "then becomes quite entertaining and, in a few scenes, very special."<ref>] (December 12, 1980). "". '']''. Section 2, p. 3.</ref> Richard Combs of '']'' wrote, "In its own idiosyncratic fashion, it works."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Combs|first=Richard|date=March 1981|title=Popeye|journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=48|issue=566|page=55}}</ref> ] gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, writing that Duvall was "born to play" Olive Oyl, and with ''Popeye'' Altman had proved "it is possible to take the broad strokes of a comic strip and turn them into sophisticated entertainment."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/popeye-1980|title=Popeye|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|website=]|access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref> ] also awarded 3.5 out of 4, writing that the first 30 minutes were "tedious and totally without a point of view", but once Swee'pea was introduced the film "then becomes quite entertaining and, in a few scenes, very special."<ref>] (December 12, 1980). "". '']''. Section 2, p. 3.</ref> Richard Combs of '']'' wrote, "In its own idiosyncratic fashion, it works."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Combs|first=Richard|date=March 1981|title=Popeye|journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=48|issue=566|page=55}}</ref>


Other critics were unfavorable, such as ], who described the picture as a bomb: "E.C. Segar's beloved sailorman boards a sinking ship in this astonishingly boring movie. A game cast does its best with an unfunny script, cluttered staging, and some alleged songs. Tune in a couple hours' worth of ] cartoons instead; you'll be much better off."<ref>{{cite book|last=Maltin|first=Leonard|author-link=Leonard Maltin|title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide|publisher=Signet Books|year=2015|page=1113|isbn=978-0-451-46849-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219171531/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-11-16-8903100044-story.html|title=THE COMICS CAN MAKE FOR SERIOUS MOVIE SUCCESS – Chicago Tribune|date=December 19, 2018|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> ] of '']'' called it "a thoroughly charming, immensely appealing mess of a movie, often high-spirited and witty, occasionally pretentious and flat, sometimes robustly funny and frequently unintelligible. It is, in short, a very mixed bag."<ref>{{cite newspaper |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=December 12, 1980 |title=Screen: A Singing, Dancing, Feifferish Kind of 'Popeye' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/12/archives/screen-a-singing-dancing-feifferish-kind-of-popeye-the-sailor-man.html |newspaper=] |page=C5}}</ref> '']'' wrote that all involved "fail to bring the characters to life at the sacrifice of a large initial chunk of the film. It's only when they allow the characters to fall back on their cartoon craziness that the picture works at all."<ref>{{cite journal|date=December 10, 1980|title=Popeye|journal=Variety|page=30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 31, 1979|author=Variety Staff|title=Popeye|url=https://variety.com/1979/film/reviews/popeye-2-1200424682/|website=Variety}}</ref> Gary Arnold of '']'' wrote, "While there ''are'' things to like in this elaborately stylized, exasperating musical slapstick fantasy ... they emerge haphazardly and flit in and out of a precarious setting."<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Gary |date=December 13, 1980 |title=Alas, Poor 'Popeye' |newspaper=] |page=D2 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/12/13/alas-poor-popeye/66109577-f508-4455-815c-18aefca98d78/ }}</ref> ] of the '']'' described the film as "rarely uninteresting but seldom entirely satisfying", and thought that the adult tone of the dialogue left it "uncertain what the film's target audience is intended to be."<ref>] (December 12, 1980). "A Miscalculated Voyage With 'Popeye'". '']''. Part VI, p. 1, 10.</ref> Other critics were unfavorable, such as ], who described the picture as a bomb: "E.C. Segar's beloved sailorman boards a sinking ship in this astonishingly boring movie. A game cast does its best with an unfunny script, cluttered staging, and some alleged songs. Tune in a couple hours' worth of ] cartoons instead; you'll be much better off."<ref>{{cite book|last=Maltin|first=Leonard|author-link=Leonard Maltin|title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide|publisher=Signet Books|year=2015|page=1113|isbn=978-0-451-46849-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219171531/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-11-16-8903100044-story.html|title=THE COMICS CAN MAKE FOR SERIOUS MOVIE SUCCESS – Chicago Tribune|date=December 19, 2018|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> ] of '']'' called it "a thoroughly charming, immensely appealing mess of a movie, often high-spirited and witty, occasionally pretentious and flat, sometimes robustly funny and frequently unintelligible. It is, in short, a very mixed bag."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Canby|first=Vincent|author-link=Vincent Canby|date=December 12, 1980|title=Screen: A Singing, Dancing, Feifferish Kind of 'Popeye'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/12/archives/screen-a-singing-dancing-feifferish-kind-of-popeye-the-sailor-man.html|journal=The New York Times|page=C5}}</ref> '']'' wrote that all involved "fail to bring the characters to life at the sacrifice of a large initial chunk of the film. It's only when they allow the characters to fall back on their cartoon craziness that the picture works at all."<ref>{{cite journal|date=December 10, 1980|title=Popeye|journal=Variety|page=30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 31, 1979|author=Variety Staff|title=Popeye|url=https://variety.com/1979/film/reviews/popeye-2-1200424682/|website=Variety}}</ref> Gary Arnold of '']'' wrote, "While there ''are'' things to like in this elaborately stylized, exasperating musical slapstick fantasy ... they emerge haphazardly and flit in and out of a precarious setting."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Arnold|first=Gary|date=December 13, 1980|title=Alas, Poor 'Popeye'|journal=The Washington Post|page=D2}}</ref> ] of the '']'' described the film as "rarely uninteresting but seldom entirely satisfying", and thought that the adult tone of the dialogue left it "uncertain what the film's target audience is intended to be."<ref>] (December 12, 1980). "A Miscalculated Voyage With 'Popeye'". ''Los Angeles Times''. Part VI, p. 1, 10.</ref>


== Soundtrack == ==Soundtrack==
=== Original release === ===Original release===
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The soundtrack was composed by ], who took a break from producing his album '']'' to score the film. He wrote all the original songs and co-produced the music with producer ] at ]. The soundtrack in the film was unusual in that the actors sang some of the songs "live". For that reason, the studio album did not quite match the tracks heard in the film. ] is credited as music arranger.

The U.S. ] contained the song "I Yam What I Yam" from the soundtrack album, not the film's live performance.

"I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" was composed by ] for ].

{{Track listing {{Track listing
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The song "Everything Is Food" was not included on the album, while the song "Din' We" (which was cut from the film) was included. In 2016, a vinyl-only limited-edition version of the album was released with two bonus tracks by ] for ] Black Friday.


=== 2017 deluxe edition === ===2017 deluxe edition===
In 2017, Varèse Sarabande released a deluxe edition that places the songs into the original order of the film, reinstates "Everything Is Food", and includes a second disc of demo versions of the songs sung by Nilsson and the cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/harry_nilsson_popeye_deluxe_edition_music_from_the_motion_picture_varese_sa|title=Popeye: Deluxe Edition (Music from the Motion Picture) (Varese Sarabande)|first=Jim|last=Scott|website=www.undertheradarmag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/popeye-deluxe-edition|title=Popeye: Deluxe Edition (CD)|website=Varèse Sarabande}}</ref> In 2017, Varèse Sarabande released a deluxe edition that places the songs into the original order of the film, reinstates "Everything Is Food", and includes a second disc of demo versions of the songs sung by Nilsson and the cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/harry_nilsson_popeye_deluxe_edition_music_from_the_motion_picture_varese_sa|title=Popeye: Deluxe Edition (Music from the Motion Picture) (Varese Sarabande)|first=Jim|last=Scott|website=www.undertheradarmag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/popeye-deluxe-edition|title=Popeye: Deluxe Edition (CD)|website=Varèse Sarabande}}</ref>
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== References == ==References==
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== Further reading == ==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Parish|first=James Robert|title=Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops|location=Hoboken, New Jersey|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2006|isbn=978-0-471-69159-4|url=https://archive.org/details/fiascohistoryofh00pari}} * {{cite book|last=Parish|first=James Robert|title=Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops|location=Hoboken, New Jersey|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2006|isbn=978-0-471-69159-4|url=https://archive.org/details/fiascohistoryofh00pari}}


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1980 film by Robert Altman This article is about the 1980 live-action film. For the 1933 cartoon that was billed as a Betty Boop cartoon, see Popeye the Sailor (film).
Popeye
Popeye standing back to back with Olive, swee'pea crawls at his feet.Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Altman
Screenplay byJules Feiffer
Based onPopeye
by E. C. Segar
Produced byRobert Evans
StarringRobin Williams
Shelley Duvall
CinematographyGiuseppe Rotunno
Edited byTony Lombardo (supervising)
John W. Holmes
David A. Simmons
Music byHarry Nilsson
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
Running time114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$60 million

Popeye is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions. It is based on E. C. Segar's comics character of the same name. The script was written by Jules Feiffer, and it featured Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. Its story follows Popeye's adventures as he arrives in the town of Sweethaven.

The film premiered on December 6, 1980 in Los Angeles, California and opened in the rest of the United States the following week. It grossed $6.3 million in its opening weekend, and $49.8 million worldwide, against a budget of $20 million. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Popeye, a strong sailor, arrives at the small coastal town of Sweethaven while searching for his missing father. He rents a room at the Oyl family's boarding house where the Oyls plan to have their daughter Olive become engaged to Captain Bluto, a powerful, perpetually angry bully who manages the town in the name of the mysterious Commodore. However, on the night of the engagement party, Olive sneaks out after discovering that the only attribute she can report for her bullying fiancé is size. She encounters Popeye, who failed to fit in with the townsfolk at the party. The two eventually come across an abandoned baby in a basket. Popeye and Olive adopt the child, naming him Swee'Pea after the town Sweethaven, and the two return to the Oyls' home. Bluto, whom Olive had stood up, finds out about this encounter and, out of rage, imposes heavy taxes on the Oyls' property and possessions. A greedy taxman follows up on Bluto's demand, but Popeye helps the Oyls' financial situation by winning a hefty prize by defeating a boxer named Oxblood Oxheart.

The next day, Popeye discovers that Swee'Pea can predict the future by whistling when he hears the correct answer to a question. J. Wellington Wimpy, the constantly hungry local mooch and a petty gambler, also notices this and asks Popeye and Olive to take Swee'Pea for a walk. He actually takes him to the "horse races" (a mechanical carnival horse game) and wins two games. Hearing of this, Olive and her family decide to get in on the action and use Swee'Pea to win, but an outraged Popeye finds out and takes Swee'Pea away.

Later, after Popeye throws the taxman into the sea (thereby earning the town's respect), Wimpy kidnaps the child at Bluto's orders. Wimpy informs Popeye about the kidnapping after being threatened by Olive. Popeye goes to the Commodore's ship, where he learns that the Commodore, who has been recently tied up by Bluto, is indeed Popeye's father, Poopdeck Pappy, who accepts that Popeye is his son after exposing Popeye's hatred of spinach. Meanwhile, Bluto kidnaps Olive and sets sail with her and Swee'Pea to find buried treasure promised by Pappy. Popeye, Pappy, Wimpy and the Oyl family board Pappy's ship to chase Bluto to a desolate island in the middle of the ocean, called Scab Island.

Popeye catches up to Bluto and fights him but, despite his determination, Popeye is overpowered. During the fight, Pappy recovers his treasure and opens the chest to reveal a collection of personal sentimental items from Popeye's infancy, including a few cans of spinach. A gigantic octopus awakens and attacks Olive from underwater (after Pappy saves Swee'Pea from a similar fate). With Popeye in a choke hold, Pappy throws him a can of spinach; recognizing Popeye's dislike for spinach, Bluto force-feeds him the can before throwing him into the water. The spinach revitalizes Popeye and boosts his strength, helping him to defeat both Bluto and the giant octopus. Popeye celebrates his victory and his new-found appreciation of spinach while Bluto swims off, having literally turned yellow.

Cast

Production

Popeye Village in Malta

In his book Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops, James Robert Parish said the Popeye musical had its basis in the bidding war for the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Annie between the two major studios vying for the rights, Columbia and Paramount. When Robert Evans learned that Paramount had lost the bidding for Annie, he held an executive meeting with Charles Bluhdorn, head of Paramount’s parent company Gulf+Western, and executives Barry Diller, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg in which he asked about comic strip characters which the studio held the rights to which could also be used in order to create a movie musical, and one attendee said "Popeye".

Evans commissioned Jules Feiffer to write a script. In 1977, he said he wanted Dustin Hoffman to play Popeye opposite Lily Tomlin as Olive Oyl, with John Schlesinger directing. Hoffman later dropped out due to creative differences with Feiffer. Gilda Radner, then popular as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, was also considered for the Olive Oyl role. However, Radner's manager Bernie Brillstein discouraged her from taking the part due to his concerns about the quality of the script and worries about her working for months on an isolated set with Evans and Altman (both known for erratic behavior and unorthodox creative methods).

Principal photography commenced on January 23, 1980. The film was shot in Malta. The elaborate Sweethaven set was constructed beyond what was needed for filming, adding to the cost and complexity of the production, along with a recording studio, editing facilities, and other buildings related to the production, including living quarters. Filming wrapped on June 19, 1980, three weeks over schedule due to rough weather. The set still exists, and it is a popular tourist attraction known as Popeye Village.

Release

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Popeye premiered at the Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on December 6, 1980, two days before what would have been E.C. Segar's 86th birthday.

Home Media

Popeye has been released to several home media formats including VHS, Betamax, CED, Laserdisc, DVD, and through digital services in SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) video resolution. Paramount Home Entertainment released the first Blu-ray Disc edition of Popeye on 1 December 2020, in honor of the film's 40th Anniversary. Blu-ray Release on October 25, 2021 in the UK.

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $6 million on its opening weekend in the United States, and made $32,000,000 after 32 days. The film earned US$49,823,037 at the United States box office — more than double the film's budget — and a worldwide total of $60 million.

Film Comment wrote "Before the film's release, industry wags were calling it 'Evansgate'" but "Apparently the film has caught on solidly with young children."

Although the film's gross was decent, it was not the blockbuster that Paramount and Disney had expected, and was thus written off as a disappointment.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 35 critics, with the critical consensus stating "Altman's take on the iconic cartoon is messy and wildly uneven, but its robust humor and manic charm are hard to resist." On Metacritic it has a score of 64 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, writing that Duvall was "born to play" Olive Oyl, and with Popeye Altman had proved "it is possible to take the broad strokes of a comic strip and turn them into sophisticated entertainment." Gene Siskel also awarded 3.5 out of 4, writing that the first 30 minutes were "tedious and totally without a point of view", but once Swee'pea was introduced the film "then becomes quite entertaining and, in a few scenes, very special." Richard Combs of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "In its own idiosyncratic fashion, it works."

Other critics were unfavorable, such as Leonard Maltin, who described the picture as a bomb: "E.C. Segar's beloved sailorman boards a sinking ship in this astonishingly boring movie. A game cast does its best with an unfunny script, cluttered staging, and some alleged songs. Tune in a couple hours' worth of Max Fleischer cartoons instead; you'll be much better off." Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a thoroughly charming, immensely appealing mess of a movie, often high-spirited and witty, occasionally pretentious and flat, sometimes robustly funny and frequently unintelligible. It is, in short, a very mixed bag." Variety wrote that all involved "fail to bring the characters to life at the sacrifice of a large initial chunk of the film. It's only when they allow the characters to fall back on their cartoon craziness that the picture works at all." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post wrote, "While there are things to like in this elaborately stylized, exasperating musical slapstick fantasy ... they emerge haphazardly and flit in and out of a precarious setting." Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times described the film as "rarely uninteresting but seldom entirely satisfying", and thought that the adult tone of the dialogue left it "uncertain what the film's target audience is intended to be."

Soundtrack

Original release

Popeye
Soundtrack album by Harry Nilsson
Released1980 (reissued in 2000, 2016, 2017)
Recorded1980
GenrePop, show tune
LabelBoardwalk (1980)
Walt Disney/Geffen (2000)
Varèse Sarabande/Universal (2016, 2017)
Walt Disney (2017)
ProducerHarry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson chronology
Flash Harry
(1980) 		Popeye
(1980) 		With A Bullet (single)
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
No.TitleLength
1."I Yam What I Yam"2:16
2."He Needs Me"3:33
3."Swee' Pea's Lullaby"2:06
4."Din' We"3:06
5."Sweethaven—An Anthem"2:56
6."Blow Me Down"4:07
7."Sailin'"2:48
8."It's Not Easy Being Me"2:20
9."He's Large"4:19
10."I'm Mean"2:33
11."Kids"4:23
12."I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"1:19

2017 deluxe edition

In 2017, Varèse Sarabande released a deluxe edition that places the songs into the original order of the film, reinstates "Everything Is Food", and includes a second disc of demo versions of the songs sung by Nilsson and the cast.

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Sweethaven"2:53
2."Blow Me Down"4:09
3."Everything Is Food"3:08
4."Rough House Fight":43
5."He's Large"4:20
6."I'm Mean"2:35
7."Sailin'"2:47
8."March Through Town":48
9."I Yam What I Yam"2:16
10."The Grand Finale"1:34
11."He Needs Me"3:33
12."Swee'Pea's Lullaby"2:04
13."Din' We"3:05
14."It's Not Easy Being Me"2:18
15."Kids"4:27
16."Skeleton Cave"2:04
17."Now Listen Kid / To the Rescue / Mr. Eye Is Trapped / Back into Action"5:04
18."Saved / Still at It / The Treasure / What? More Fighting / Pap's Boy / Olive & the Octopus / What's Up Pop / Popeye Triumphant"3:09
19."I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"1:22
20."End Title Medley"3:34
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Sweethaven"3:03
2."I'm Mean"3:21
3."Swee'Pea's Lullaby"2:50
4."Blow Me Down"3:02
5."Everything Is Food"3:43
6."He Needs Me"3:09
7."Everybody's Got to Eat"3:24
8."Sail with Me"2:53
9."I Yam What I Yam"3:08
10."It's Not Easy Being Me"2:24
11."Kids"3:52
12."I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"2:58
13."I'm Mean"2:59
14."He Needs Me"9:29
15."Everybody's Got to Eat"2:05
16."Din' We"3:02
17."Sailin'"4:52
18."I'd Rather Be Me"6:30

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