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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

2004 · 48 min

A breezy, colourful cartoon lark full of slapstick, sea monsters and spinach-fuelled derring-do that keeps kids amused without asking much of anyone.

Directed by
Ezekiel Norton
Genres
Family, Animation
Tagline
Muscles, spinach and adventure!
Overview
After a wild dream, Popeye, along with Bluto, Olive, Wimpy, and Swee'pea, takes to the seas to rescue his long-lost absent father for the holidays, while the dastardly Sea Hag tries to stop the rag-tag crew from breaking a mysterious and fateful prophecy.

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Directed by
Ezekiel Norton
Genres
Family, Animation
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • redemption
  • found family
  • fate
Places
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, animation
Directed by
Ezekiel Norton
Written by
Jim Hardison, Paul Reiser
Starring
Billy West, Tabitha St. Germain, Kathy Bates, Garry Chalk, Sanders Whiting
Music
Kevin Kliesch, Mark Mothersbaugh
Runtime
48 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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