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12 December 1980 (USA)
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Haves a happy holiday wit me an' Olive! more
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The sailor man travels to Sweethaven, falls in love with Olive Oyl, adopts Sweetpea and makes an enemy with Bluto. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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How Robin Williams dodged death and returned to the stage
(From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
A Japanese superhero whose backside fires bullets. Cool
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
A Japanese superhero whose backside fires bullets. Cool
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An Outstanding Film!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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114 min | Argentina:115 min | Finland:97 min (1981)
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Iceland:L |
South Korea:All |
Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Australia:G |
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:K-8 |
France:U |
Sweden:7 |
UK:U |
USA:PG (Approved No. 26147) |
Singapore:PG |
Brazil:Livre
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While it may seem odd to most viewers that the movie's portrayal of Popeye does not like spinach, this was also a theme used in the original comic strip by E.C. Segar. In fact, only once during the syndicated run of the comic did Popeye eat spinach (to boost his already considerable strength before a fight). Popeye was not first shown to like spinach and eat it regularly until he made his debut as an animated character (probably more as a move on the part of his producers to promote the animated sailor as a positive role model for younger viewers than anything else).
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Continuity: Just before Pappy starts singing "It's Not Easy Bein' Me" his pipe is in his mouth, then after he starts singing the pipe disappears, then near the end of the song when he's tied up it's in his hand.
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Featured in Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993)
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Blow Me Down
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What's with all the bashing? I never get tired of watching this warm, visceral musical that pulls me in with its myriad textures, striking colors, and unpredictable pacing and dialogue which never seems contrived or scripted (and of course was often expertly improvised). It is the unfettered antithesis to all the shiny, over-produced media of our age. No pretty faces. No product placements. No feel of a commercialized film crafted to be anything other than a comedy musical adaptation of one of my favorite comic strips. It adapts the world of E.C. Daily's style, before King Features "cleaned it up" for animation. Disjointed, rambling...borderline insane, just like the comic! And the music is bonus all the way through. Quirky, playful, simple numbers that perfectly reflect the feel of the old comic. But then again, I liked Hudson Hawk and the Forbidden Zone, so you probably don't want to listen to me. I'm not holding my breath for a commentary-loaded SE DVD.