Popeye

Description

Popeye is a 1980 live-action film adaptation directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. Marketed with the tagline, "The sailor man with the spinach can!", the film is a musical. It stars Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl.

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What Television Series are the basis of this Movie?

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Popeye the Sailor

Dates: 1960 - 1962
Type: Television Series

This Television Series is the basis of Popeye

What Songs are featured in this Movie?

It plays these songs...

Blow Me Down
performed by Robin Williams

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

Children
performed by Ray Walston

Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

Everything Is Food
performed by Carlo Pellegrini, John E. Bristol, Karen McCormick, Larry Pisoni, Michael Christensen, Noel Parenti, Ray Cooper, and Susan Kingsley

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

He Needs Me
performed by Shelley Duvall

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

He's Large
performed by Shelley Duvall

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

I Yam What I Yam
performed by Robin Williams

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

I'm Mean
performed by Paul L. Smith

Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

I'm Popeye The Sailor Man
performed by Robin Williams

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

It's Not Easy Bein' Me
performed by Paul L. Smith and Ray Walston

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

Kids
performed by Ray Walston

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

Sailin'
performed by Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

Swee' Pea's Lullaby
performed by Robin Williams

Date: 1980
Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

Sweethaven
written by Harry Nilsson

Type: Song

This Song is played in Popeye

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What Television Episodes reference this Movie?

It is referred to by these television episodes...

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Season: 3 / Episode: 12
Contemporary Impressionists

Date: March 22, 2012
Type: Television Episode

Abed gets a two-for-one deal with the actor impressionist, who is dressed as Patch Adams. Abed tells Troy that later, he and the impressionist are going to do 'Popeye' with Abed dressed as Olive Oyl. Robin Williams played the lead role in both of these films.