Popeye (1980)

Regisseur:

Robert Altman

Drehbuchautoren:

E.C. Segar (comic strip Thimble Theatre)
Jules Feiffer (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

12. Dezember 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Familienfilm | Musical | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Haves a happy holiday wit me an' Olive!

Plot:

The sailor man travels to Sweethaven, falls in love with Olive Oyl, adopts Sweetpea and makes an enemy with Bluto.

Plot Keywords:

Mother Daughter Relationship | Treasure Chest | Jolly Roger | Animal Attack | Foundling

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

puppies bunny rabbits

Besetzung

Robin Williams	...	Popeye
Shelley Duvall	...	Olive Oyl
Ray Walston	...	Poopdeck Pappy
Paul Dooley	...	Wimpy
Paul L. Smith	...	Bluto
Richard Libertini	...	Geezil
Donald Moffat	...	The Taxman
MacIntyre Dixon	...	Cole Oyl
Roberta Maxwell	...	Nana Oyl
Donovan Scott	...	Castor Oyl
Allan F. Nicholls	...	Rough House (as Allan Nicholls)
Wesley Ivan Hurt	...	Swee'pea
Bill Irwin	...	Ham Gravy, the Old Boyfriend
Robert Fortier	...	Bill Barnacle, the Town Drunk
David McCharen	...	Harry Hotcash, the Gambler

Alternativ:

Popeye, der Seemann mit dem harten Schlag (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

114 Min | Finland:97 Min (1981) | Argentina:115 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Vistasonic

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #26147) | Singapore:PG | Brazil:Livre

Drehorte:

Anchor Bay, Malta

Firma:

Paramount Pictures

Dies und das:

Linda Hunt's film debut.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: During Popeye's fight in the boxing ring, the large banner at times has mirror writing revealing the shot has been flipped.

Dialogzitate:

Bluto: Commodore.
Poopdeck Pappy: Don't keep calling me commodore inside this here harbor. I got millions'o emenies. And you is 10 or 12 of 'em.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Saturday Night Live: Robin Williams/James Taylor (#13.9)" (1988)

Soundtrack:

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man

puppies bunny rabbits

Before offering my opinion on whether this is "the worst movie" ever made or something else I have to mention this: A few minutes into the film, when Popeye lands, the song that begins after a piano nearly falls on him; This little number...the arrangement and choice of instruments.....filled with Williams mutterings and asides...suddenly becoming melodic and sweet between mutterings.....performed in a tilted sailor jig....well...it's beautiful....absolutely got some heaven in it.....it's so sweet and funny.......I love the sound of it...Williams voice...the swelling sweet horns, the Fender bass...that French accordian thing......it's got to be a "magic film moment" at least for me.....something blissful there....best moment of the movie by far......justifies renting it to play until you get it in your bloodstream....."I yam what I yam....I comes from the sea"

OK...as for the rest of it....sort of meanders and heads downhill. Yes Duval's interpretation is genius...and I don't think Robin Williams is capable of really lousing anything up.......in fact......I can't picture a better Popeye....he's one of a kind.......but with the exception of the lead in song....the rest of the tunes aren't going to win awards.

Ya know.....this movie shouldn't even be criticized. It's such a sweet easy sort of mess. People that hate puppies and babies playing with rubber duckies in the tub will despise it....maybe it even seems an embarrassment to the stars years later......and yes maybe Famous Rays pizza isn't fine dining and maybe cold beer at certain summer moments isn't exquisite liqueur but...you get the idea......i just like this loopy effort...a lot went into it......it's unselfconscious and weird and very funny...it isn't "challenging" or meant to be, and in fact it has brilliant moments.

It might not be your cup of tea, but to me it's sweet and light. And that first song knocks me out.