Popeye (1980)
| Release Date | 12 December 1980 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $50,000,000 |
| Tagline | Haves a happy holiday wit me an' Olive! |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance, Adventure |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Anchor Bay, Malta |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Vistasonic |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Family-Oriented Adventure, Superhero Film |
| Themes | Eccentric Families, Fathers and Sons, Daring Rescues |
| Tones | Bright, Campy, Fanciful, Quirky, Silly, Goofy, Stylized, Whimsical |
| Tags | Boat, Father, Girlfriend, Kidnap, Love, Love Triangle, Missing Person, Rescue, Romance, Sailor, Search |
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. The screenplay by Jules Feiffer was based directly on Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor, a hardcover reprint collection of 1936-37 Segar strips published in 1971 by Woody Gelman's Nostalgia Press.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Paul L. Smith
Bluto
Roberta Maxwell
Nana Oyl
Donovan Scott
Castor Oyl
Allan F. Nicholls
Rough House
Wesley Ivan Hurt
Swee'pea
Robert Fortier
Bill Barnacle, the Town Drunk
David McCharen
Harry Hotcash, the Gambler
Sharon Kinney
Cherry, his Moll
Peter Bray
Oxblood Oxheart, the Fighter
Geoff Hoyle
Scoop, the Reporter
Larry Pisoni
Chico, the Dishwasher
Carlo Pellegrini
Swifty, the Cook
Susan Kingsley
La Verne, the Waitress
Michael Christensen
Splatz, the Janitor
Ray Cooper
The Preacher
Noel Parenti
Slick, the Milkman
Karen McCormick
Rosie, the Milkmaid
John E. Bristol
Bear, the Hermit
Julie Janney
Mena Walfleur
Patty Katz
Mina Walfleur
Diane Shaffer
Mona Walfleur
Nathalie Blossom
Blossom Walfleur
Ned Dowd
Butch
Hovey Burgess
Mort
Roberto Messina
Gozo
Pietro Torrisi
Bolo
Margery Bond
Daisy
Judy Burgess
Petunia
Saundra MacDonald
Violet
Eve Knoller
Min
Peggy Pisoni
Pickelina
Barbara Zegler
Daphne
Paul Zegler
Mayor Stonefeller, the Official
Pamela Burrell
Mrs. Stonefeller
David Arkin
The Mailman, Policeman
Stan Wilson
Oscar, the Barber
Roberto Dell'Acqua
The Chimneysweep
Jack Mercer
Popeye - Animated Prologue
Director
Writer
Producer
Scott Bushnell
associate producer
C.O. Erickson
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Rotunno
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Editor
John W. Holmes
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David A. Simmons
Production Designer
Wolf Kroeger
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Set Decorator
Jack Stephens
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Costume Designer
Scott Bushnell
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Makeup Department
Gabriella Borzelli
hairdresser
Maria Teresa Corridoni
chief hairdresser
Giancarlo Del Brocco
makeup supervisor
Rita Innocenzi
assistant hairdresser
Gilberto Provenghi
assistant makeup artist
Alvaro Rossi
assistant makeup artist
Aldo Signoretti
hairdresser
Alfredo Tiberi
makeup artist
Production Manager
Paolo Lucidi
unit manager
Frederick Muller
production manager: Europe
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Dahlin
first assistant director
Victor Tourjansky
first assistant director
Art Department
Stephen Altman
property master
Alvaro Belsole
construction manager
Bert Bowers
master carpenter
Reg Bream
assistant art director
Stephen Bream
draftsman
John Bucklin
property man
Anthony Maccario
property man
Angelo Marta
sculptor
Gaetano Mirante
master carpenter
Guglielmo Modestini
master painter
Stéphane Reichel
construction coordinator , assistant art director
Lester Smith
draftsman
Michael Stroud
sculptor
Angelo Zaccaria
sculptor
Sound Department
John Benson
assistant sound editor
Steven Brimmer
sound re-recording engineer
Teresa Eckton
sound effects editor
Michael H. Ford
sound editor
Sam Gemette
supervising sound editor
Robert Gravenor
sound
Rodney Holland
sound effects consultant
Randy Honaker
location engineer
Roxanne Jones
assistant sound editor
John A. Larsen
sound editor
Don Merritt
boom man
Michael Minkler
supervising re-recording mixer
Andrew Patterson
sound effects editor
Bill Phillips
sound editor
Karen Rasch
assistant sound editor
Hal Sanders
sound editor
Douglas J. Schulman
sound recordist
Sam F. Shaw
sound editor
Larry Singer
loop editor
Edward A. Warschilka
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Steven C. Foster
technical advisor
Allen Hall
special effects coordinator
R.J. Hohman
technical advisor
Robert G. Willard
special effects assistant
James Kagel
lead sculptor
Stunts
Roberto Messina
stunt coordinator
Sergio Mioni
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Gianlorenzo Battaglia
underwater camera operator
Luigi Bernardini
assistant camera
Rodolfo Bramucci
gaffer
Alberto Emidi
key grip
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
camera operator
Gianmaria Majorana
assistant camera
Mauro Marchetti
assistant camera
Paul Ronald
unit photographer
Vladimiro Salvatori
key grip
Gianfranco Transunto
camera operator
Maurizio Zampagni
camera assistant
Adolfo Bartoli
underwater assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Zarb Cousin
wardrobe mistress
John Hay
wardrobe supervisor
Kate McDermott
wardrobe construction
Editorial Department
Suzanne Hines
post-production coordinator
Robert Lederman
assistant editor
Tony Lombardo
supervising editor
Paul Rubell
assistant editor
Jacque Elaine Toberen
assistant editor
Stephen M. Tucker
assistant editor
Eric Whitfield
assistant editor
Music Department
Tom Pierson
composer: additional music
Bruce Robb
music producer, music engineer, music mixer
Dan Wallin
music re-recording mixer
Leslie Whitfield
assistant music editor
Richard Whitfield
music editor
Ted Whitfield
supervising music editor
Bob Thompson
music arranger
John Wallace
singing voice: Paul Smith
Transportation Department
Bill Turner
transportation captain
Other Crew
Peter Bray
unit coordinator
Hovey Burgess
choreographer: circus
Ellis Burman Jr.
animated artifacts creator
Cathy Chazan
assistant: Mr. Evans
Mickey Chonos
caterer
Dick Dubuque
location auditor
Robert Eggenweiler
location manager
Tim Engel
location auditor
Rita Galea
publicity assistant
Barbara Kalish
executive assistant: Mr. Evans
Cathy Keller
publicity assistant
Sharon Kinney
choreographer: dance
Luca Kouimelis
script supervisor
David Levy
unit coordinator
Stephanie Pond-Smith
assistant: Mr. Evans
James A. Rumsey
physical therapist
Mark Rutenberg
assistant: Mr. Williams
Patrice Ryan
title designer
Rick Sparks
talent coordinator
Luciano Tartaglia
assistant accountant
Bridget Terry
publicist
Bob Williams
animated artifacts creator
Lou Wills
dance style creator: Mr. Williams
Lary Crews
production assistant
Ed Horwitz
personal assistant: Robert Altman
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Walt Disney Productions
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Suomi-Filmi
Miscellaneous
Alitalia
special air transportation
Boardwalk Entertainment Company, The
original soundtrack album
Cherokee Studios
original music recorded and mixed at
Cinema Research
opticals
Cosmekinetics Inc.
animated artifacts created by
Hanna-Barbera Productions
animation by
King Features Syndicate
licensed by, special thanks
Lion's Gate Sound
post production sound and editorial facilities
Malta Film Facilities
made in collaboration with
Metrocolor
color & prints by
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