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Popeye

1980 · 114 min

A ramshackle, song-filled seaside romp that feels like a living comic strip, charming and odd in equal measure.

Directed by
Robert Altman
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tagline
Haves a happy holiday with me an' Olive!
Overview
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

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Directed by
Robert Altman
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • found family
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy, family
Directed by
Robert Altman
Written by
Jules Feiffer
Starring
Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Richard Libertini, Donald Moffat, MacIntyre Dixon
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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