The movie s songs, by harry nilsson, fit into all of this quite effortlessly. American actor and comedian robin williams 19512014 starred in films, television and video games throughout his career williams studied acting at the college of marin in california and later at the juilliard school in new york. As the attraction between olive oyl shelley duvall and popeye robin williams grows, they sing the lullaby stay with me to baby sweepea. Popeye robin williams eats a can of spinach transforming himself into popeye the sailor man, and saving the day for all. Popeye 1980 dvd robin williams shelley duvall region 4 aus. Segar and less on the animated cartoons created by max fleischer, which were decidedly di fferent in tone and approach, popeye follows the sailor man with the mi ghty arms played by robin williams in his first major film role as he arrives in the seaside community of sweethaven in search of his longlo st father. The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of sweethaven. Robin williams sings popeyes anthem, i yam what i yam with a growling old sea dogs stubbornness. Looking for the father ray walston who deserted him as a baby, a sailor named popeye robin williams journeys to the port town of sweethaven. I yam what i yam taken from the movie popeye made in 1980 starring.
Popeye is a 1980 musical comedy liveaction film adaptation directed by robert altman and adapted from e. Popeye was the first movie i ever saw in the movie theater. The set of popeye built for production of the movie. The movies songs, by harry nilsson, fit into all of this quite effortlessly. Jun 30, 2007 i yam what i yam taken from the movie popeye made in 1980 starring. Each played popeye and his girl olive oyl respectively in the motion picture. Segars thimble theatre strip was in its 10th year when. It turned the very popular popeye comic strip from e. The two meet at olives tavern where they both compete for olives affections. Popeye is a 1980 musical movie based on the characters and concepts created in e. Robin williams, and monty python legend eric idle reflected on the filming of popeye in malta. After starring in less financially successful films he made his breakthrough. Smith, a huge, mean pirate whos out to make sweet haven pay for no good reason.
The movie starred robin williams his movie debut as popeye, paul dooley as wimpy, paul l. Never before available in widescreen the ld was no better than the panandscan vhs, paramount has finally given fans of the movie what they deserve. Popeye the sailor is a fictional muscular american cartoon character created by elzie crisler segar. I have always been a fan of robin williams, and i think he did a great job playing popeye. Popeye robin williams, with fascinating prosthetic arms to simulate the sailors muskies arrives in the little town of sweethaven to find the father ray walston who abandoned him long ago.
December 1979, disney joined the film as part of a two picture coproduction. Barrie, peter banning robin williams a adult peter pan returns to neverland to rescue his children from the evil pirate captain hook played in that movie by dustin hoffman. With robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston, paul dooley. Williams studied acting at the college of marin in california and later at the juilliard school in new york. Nov 22, 2011 as the attraction between olive oyl shelley duvall and popeye robin williams grows, they sing the lullaby stay with me to baby sweepea.
Popeye robin williams, a muscular sailor man, arrives at the small coastal town of sweethaven sweethaven an anthem while searching for his longlost father. Popeye 1980 dvd robin williams shelley duvall region 4. Popeye braccio di ferro film completo in italiano youtube. Its story follows popeye s adventures as he arrives in. Popeye also discovers an abandoned baby, sweepea, whom he raises as his own. It was written by jules feiffer and stars robin williams as popeye the sailor. It is very hard to bring a cartoon to live action, and the cast was great. Larz bourne, tom golden in this one, popeye plays the role of robin hood and bluto plays the role of the evil tax collector. Robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston, paul dooley, paul l. Instead of having everything come to a halt for the musical set pieces, altman stitches them into the fabric. The set of popeye built for production of the movie that. Filming popeye in malta was apparently one massive drug.
Director robert altman used the character in popeye, a 1980 liveaction musical feature film, starring robin williams as popeye his first starring movie role, shelley duvall as olive oyl, and paul l. Popeye was robin williams first starring role in a feature film, and he inhabits the character perfectly. Popeye is the best movie robin williams ever made vanity. During a storm that wrecks his ship, popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the oyl household, where he meets olive. This movie, more than any other that i can remember, is the best example of a live action cartoon, in the best sense of the term. The ape was an unknown beast of a man who was the one responsible for the loss of popeyes right eye in what would be the mos arful battle of popeyes life. While cartoon popeye fans may be a bit lost, the cast of characters is very faithful to the original thimble theatre comic strip, where popeye, and everyone else, originated. Smith as bluto, ray walston as poopdeck pappy, and shelley duvall as olive oyl. Robert evans reveals how robin williams held up popeyes. Smith as bluto, with songs by harry nilsson and van dyke parks. Popeye robin williams shelley duvall 1980 movie youtube. Popeye robin williams eats a can of spinach transforming himself into popeye the sailor man, and saving the day for.
He is immediately feared by the townsfolk simply because he is a stranger blow me down, and. While many may gasp at spitnagels judgment, his witty and humorous remarks demonstrate the loyalty certain williams fans feel towards a film. Popeye i yam what i yam robin williams shelley duvall. May 08, 2010 famous studios popeye the sailor cartoon directed by. Robin williams, then known to millions as mork the alien from planet ork on tvs mork and mindy, was finally chosen to make his feature film debut as popeye, while shelly duvall, who went on to create and produce mgms popular farie tale theater series, was the perfect olive oyl. It was written by jules feiffer and stars robin williams as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. Even the costumes in this movie are semicartoonish which cleverly adds to the cartoontoliveaction transition while reminding us that the silliness is part of the reason we loved the. During a storm that wrecks his ship, superstrong sailor popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the oyl household, where he meets olive. There he meets wimpy paul dooley, a hamburger loving man, olive oyl shelley duvall, the soontobe love of his life, and bluto paul l.
Aug 12, 2014 popeye is the best movie robin williams ever made. The sailor man 75th anniversary collectors edition restored. Popeye 88 movie clip im popeye the sailor man 1980. Rent popeye 1980 starring robin williams and shelley duvall on dvd and bluray. Popeye is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by robert altman and distributed by paramount pictures. The character has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons. Robin williams was great as popeye, and played the part just as you would imagine. The character first appeared in the daily king features comic strip thimble theatre on january 17, 1929, and popeye became the strips title in later years. Popeye 88 movie clip im popeye the sailor man 1980 hd. Robin williams as the titular character in robert altmans 1980 popeye.
In the town of sweetville, lovable sailor popeye seeks out his longlost father. Im popeye the sailor man taken from the movie popeye made in 1980 starring. The legendary, beloved anvilarmed sailor of the seven seas comes magically to life in this delightful musical, starring robin williams as popeye, who meets all challenges with the unshakable philosophy, i yam what i yam and thats all that i yam. Nov 22, 2011 popeye robin williams eats a can of spinach transforming himself into popeye the sailor man, and saving the day for all. Popeye the sailor robin hoodwinked 1948 video dailymotion. Robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston and paul dooley directed by. The legends of comedy revealed how the now permanent, family friendly film set was once a dionysian ode to druginduced debauchery, and malta the production teams personal party island. Popeye 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Popeye original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. Shelley duvall is popeyes devoted longlimbed sweetie, olive oyl, one of the familiar and loveable characters who joins popeye in his adventures. Smith, ray walston the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of 64 out of 100 on metacritic. Popeye dvd based on the longrunning comic strip created by e. Noodle, and star of bobby mcferrins dont worry, be happy, along with pal robin williams, had his film debut here, playing ham gravy.
Robin williams as popeye the producer of the 1980 movie on how the stars insistence on perfection led to a brilliant performance this story first appeared in the aug. It stars robin williams his film debut as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. Brilliant but clumsy 18yearold quinn vows to get into stanford by transforming herself. Popeye befriends an assortment of eccentrics and falls in love with olive oyl shelley duvall, who already has a suitor, the bully bluto paul l. Harvard film archive revisits robert altmans popeye. Meets ali babas forty thieves 1937 remastered hd 1080p duration. In robin williamss later movie hook 1991 based on the classic fantasy novel peter pan by j. Popeye is based on the classic cartoon popeye the sailorman. Popeye is a good movie provided by working with a description of the movie is popeye is a superstrong, spinachscarfing sailor man whos searching for his father. I have all the songs from the movie on my videos, so just look and please subscribe. Popeye 1980 boxing scene with robin williams a scene from a movie popeye. This came from the mind of robert altman, but it came to life because of robin williams and shelly duvall playing the lead characters so well.
Courtesy harvard film archive this article is more than 4 years old. Popeye, the movie, has not been treated at all well over the years even williams and altman do not have kind words for it and has never gotten the proper treatment when it comes to home video. See stunning photos of popeye village, the abandoned movie. Its story follows popeye s adventures as he arrives in the town of sweethaven. Filming popeye in malta was apparently one massive drug fest. Popeye is the best movie robin williams ever made vanity fair. It was built as a film set for the production of the 1980 liveaction musical feature film popeye, produced by paramount pictures and walt disney productions and starring robin williams. Released 1980, popeye stars robin williams, shelley duvall, paul l. Along the way, he vies with the rough bluto for the affections of olive oyl and adopts the young sweet pea. Segar and less on the animated cartoons created by max fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach, popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms played by robin williams in his first major film role as he arrives in the seaside community of sweethaven in search of his longlost father. Robin williamss debut film role is a memorable one in director robert altmans droll take on a classic comic.
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