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Where to Watch Popeye (1980) in the US
- 1980
- PG
- 1h 54m
- 5.4IMDb
- 60%Rotten Tomatoes
- 64Metascore
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What it's about
Popeye, a squinty-eyed, corn cob pipe smoking, spinach hating, mumbling sailor man with overly muscular forearms partly the result of genetics, has just arrived in the port town of Sweethaven. He has been sailing the seven seas in search of his father who abandoned him when he was two. He is viewed suspiciously by many in town, with an exception of Wimpy, who will become friends with anyone who will buy him a hamburger, he otherwise paying for said hamburger on Tuesday if he can get it today. One who does view him suspiciously is Olive Oyl, the lanky, work boots wearing daughter of his rooming house landlords. Due to the changing situation, including they discovering an abandoned infant boy who Popeye names Swee'pea in honor of the town and who they decide to raise, Popeye and Olive fall for each other, Olive in the process leaving who was to be her fiancé, Bluto, the town bully who rules Sweethaven on behalf of the mysterious Commodore. Bluto does not take this emerging situation lying down, he using Swee'pea as a pawn in getting Olive Oyl back. What happens in this situation in Popeye fighting for both Olive Oyl and Swee'pea is partly affected by discovery of what happened to his father.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Writer
- Jules Feiffer, E.C. Segar
- Starring
- Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston
Details
- Release date
- Dec 12, 1980
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Box office
- $49,823,037
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total
Where to Watch Popeye (1980) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Popeye in the United States?
- Popeye is available free with ads, free with a participating library card, to rent, or to buy in the United States. Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on Prime Video.
- Can I stream Popeye or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on Prime Video.
- Can I watch Popeye for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
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