Popeye - The sailor with the hard blow

Movie
German title	Popeye - The sailor with the hard blow
Original title	Popeye
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1980
length	114 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Robert Altman
script	Jules Feiffer
production	Robert Evans
music	Harry Nilsson
camera	Giuseppe Rotunno
cut	John W. Holmes ; David A. Simmons
occupation
	Robin Williams : Popeye; Shelley Duvall : Olive Oyl; Ray Walston : Poop deck Pappy; Paul Dooley : Wimpy; Paul L. Smith : Bluto; Richard Libertini : Geezil; Donald Moffat : Taxman; MacIntyre Dixon : Cole Oyl; Roberta Maxwell : Nana Oyl; Donovan Scott : Castor Oyl; Wesley Ivan Hurt : Swee'pea; Klaus Voormann : From Schnitzel;

Popeye - The sailor with the hard blow (original title: Popeye ) is an American musical comedy from the year 1980. Directed led Robert Altman and written by Jules Feiffer on the basis of Popeye - Cartoons .

action

At the beginning of the film, an animated sequence shows Popeye who says he is in the wrong film.

Popeye, who grew up as an orphan , is looking for his missing father. He and Olive Oyl meet Swee'pea, who can predict the future. Swee'pea is kidnapped on behalf of Poopdeck Pappy. It turns out that Poopdeck Pappy is Popeye's father. Furthermore, Swee'pea is kidnapped by the captain Bluto, who is looking for treasure. A fight ensues between Bluto and Popeye, who is thrown into the water. The sailor later defeats Bluto and finds the treasure.

Reviews

Variety magazine wrote that the film was far better than expected. Avoiding a disaster is not yet a success. The plot is unsustainable, but the film offers some good songs. The portrayals of Shelley Duvall and Paul L. Smith were praised.

Cinema magazine wrote that the comedy was "Robert Altman's failed attempt to bring a cartoon character to life." The presence of Robin Williams normally even saves “moderate stories”, but in this case he “chases after the drawn figure and his Olivia (...) with silly contortions”. The "bubbling animation moment" is completely missing.

"The attempt made with musical elements to bring the myth of the cartoon character into a satirical connection with the American attitude to life has succeeded in details, but many ideas seem conventional and very strenuous."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The film was nominated for a Saturn Award in 1981 for Best Fantasy Film.

backgrounds

Popeye Village (near Mellieħa , Malta)

The film was shot in Malta . Its production amounted to an estimated 20 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 49.8 million in US cinemas.

The film set in Malta was preserved after the film was shot and can now be viewed in the Popeye Village Fun Park on the shores of Anchor Bay .