Popeye
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- Synopsis
- Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. 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 ......
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- Starring
- Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley
- Director(s)
- Robert Altman
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 114 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
It's clear that this movie has an affection for Popeye, and so much regard for the sailor man that it even bothers to reveal the real truth about his opinion of spinach.Read the full review
The New York Times | Vincent CanbyAdd Critic to Favorites
Miss Duvall is superb - genteely ladylike one minute, a woman of volcanic passions the next.Read the full review
Variety | Staff (Not Credited)Add Critic to Favorites
It is more than faint praise to say that Popeye is far, far better than it might have been, considering the treacherous challenge it presented. But avoiding disaster is not necessarily the same as success.Read the full review
