Popeye - It's Not THAT Bad - The Insane True Story Behind the Movie

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[@monabailey3093]

Nobody could have nailed the look and sound of Olive Oil better than Shelly Duval. She was spot on.

[@UnitSe7en]

Oyl

[@tubasaur]

I thought that until just know when I heard Gilda Radner was the first choice. Not saying she'd have been better but she's an inspired choice as well.

[@Uncle-Jay]

Too bad the shining ruined her.

[@monabailey3093]

@@Uncle-Jay yeah Kubrick did a mind f#@k on her.

[@ohyeahisthatwhatyouthink6088]

Fucked that's all shes really known for now amongst the masses.

[@KabukiKid]

I love the part where Bluto sees Popeye, Olive, and Swee'Pea all in red with fury and that they actually had the actors wear red and dressed the set in all red just for that quick shot... it's not an optical effect or lighting trick... it's all in-camera. @0:42

[@blueduck9409]

The humor in that was fantastic. I laugh everytime i see it, even today.

[@nolancho]

Hehe no one cares hehe

[@oz_jones]

​@@nolanchoyou cared enough to comment

[@oz_jones]

Cant beat a good practical gag

[@TokyoXtreme]

@@nolanchoHow can you speak for everyone, especially in a channel dedicated to filmmaking?

[@captainwohop]

Something I never noticed as a kid was the tonal difference in the movie before and after Popeye and Olive connect. When Popeye is alone, the movie is kind of depressing in this little shanty town. When Olive pulls a runaway bride, runs into Popeye and they find Swee' Pea, the rest of the movie is funny, the mood lightened and the cartoon-level gags started hitting. I don't know if that was on purpose or if it was intentionally set to show that Popeye's life is better when he's not a wandering, solitary sailor. This movie is so full of charm and it's a shame it hasn't gotten the same attention as other older pop culture movies.

[@tlfreed]

I was a professional circus clown back when Popeye came out. This movie was greatly admired by me and my fellow clowns for the delightful quality of the slapstick. Bill Irwin, who played Hamgravy, was a particular favorite of ours and came from our world, so that was thrilling. He and so many others in this film were just great and I see Popeye as a wonderful film with many touches that make it impeccable.

[@thejohnsce859]

Thanks for the insight! If it wasnt for the internet I would not get insights from the professional above. Especially remembering a time period from 40 years ago. Thanks again!

[@squoctopus]

🎯

[@spiderleenie]

The Popeye movie is not "Not That Bad" ... I think it is actually really good. I don't care what anyone says. I loved it as a kid, and I find it to be an adorable movie to watch as an adult with good direction. It's a movie that's pretty spot-on with representing the source material if you ask me. And Robin Williams and Shelley DuVall knock it out of the freakin' park as Popeye and Olive.

[@lailadawn8122]

I LOVED Shelley DuVall as Olive when I was a kid. She was so real to me and Shelley was so charming, I loved her.

[@nostalgiamostalgia0319]

I agree 100%, and I also like the subtle character development of Pappy starting when he rescues Swee Pea from the boat, restoring his proper father figure motives, thus helping Popeye properly defeat Bluto. As for the Bluto himself, I don't look at that one punch by Popeye as anticlimactic, I feel like that one punch was strong enough to make Bluto's life flash before his eyes, making him regret everything that he ever did.

[@speedgriffon2504]

You hit the nail on the head -- it was true to the source material, i.e. the comic strip. I think that was both its biggest selling point, and its biggest drawback, because lots of folks assumed it was going to be based on the cartoon.

[@nolancho]

No one cares

[@waterup380]

you are so right on that one

[@antwanjenkins6735]

I always thought it was a great adaptation of the cartoon. It stayed close to the source material and the casting was great, especially with Robin Williams as Popeye.

[@nolancho]

No you didnt

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

I love this movie. Always have. I think at the time the critics savaged it because there used to be a stigma about television actors versus film actors. The perception was that people who worked on television shows weren’t good enough to be in movies. Robin Williams was known for being Mork from Ork. This was his first film. It was an expensive movie to make and there are many stories about what went down during the making of this film. However, I think it was perfectly cast and if it had come out a decade later I think most critics would have been more favorable towards it.

[@JakeWerkmeister]

My grandfather adored this film. I got around to watching it once, about a year ago. Watching these clips, and this review, has me wanting to watch it again. Yes, there were pacing issues, but the imagination and performances of this little film can't be ignored.

[@Pooper]

This movie defined, DEFINED my childhood for me as well as my two older brothers when we were kids. I'm thrilled it's finally getting the acknowledgement it deserves, warts and all.

[@justinheads5751]

Your videos are really something special. I am a very jaded person, but you have this way of rekindling the kid I used to be that hadn't yet gotten chewed up and spat out so many times. Only thing I allow myself to watch on the entire internet for the "feel good" factor. Hats off, to YOU, sir.

[@AndyJay1985]

Agreed. This channel made me branch out and look at movies I would never have touched out of curiosity.

[@ianstratton]

Robin Williams redubbing the audio for Popeye actually works in this movie's favor since the original cartoons are filled with obvious ADR that act as part of the charm.

[@motomike71]

The treasure doesn't come out of nowhere. Bluto had kept the Commodore captive for years because the Commodore had been leading him on about a secret treasure and its location. This is the reason why Popeye has been searching for him for so long. Bluto kidnaps Sweetpea in order to use him to locate the treasure. However in the end the "treasure" is really just memories and keepsakes of his son Popeye when he was a baby. The reason why the ending was so abrupt is because they had delays with the mechanical octopus (not unlike another set on water movie from the '70s) and Paramount was going to shut down the production.

[@swgreen1974]

I simply don't respect those who dislike this movie. It's one of the best comic movies ever.

[@nolancho]

So what

[@WDCallahan]

Who said it was bad? This is one of my favorite movies of all time. And the cast couldn't have been more perfect. I even have the soundtrack on vinyl!

[@AndyJay1985]

It grossed $60 million worldwide, got 3.5 star reviews from Siskel and Ebert, had Robert Altman as director, and Harry Nilson's music. Maybe people REALLY thought it was going to be Animal House levels of success?

[@scottmoore1614]

I also have the soundtrack. ❤

[@zaneblack3094]

This is actually my favorite Robin Williams role (and I was a huge Mork & Mindy fan as a kid). I wish they had made more. All of the cast absolutely shine in their roles.

[@thetimturnershow2883]

I love this movie, and I can confidently say that this was and still is my father’s favorite movie. So much so,he can recite line for line and reenact the entirety of the bar fight scene.

[@apexone5502]

One of the rare live action musicals that I actually like. It’s a classic to me. I remember going to see this flick at the theater as a kid. As for Popeye being able to whip Oxblood and assorted thugs while losing to Bluto, that’s actually how the Fleischer Bros. cartoons used to portray Popeye. He was already tough with incredible superhuman level strength but he always had issues with Bluto until he ate his spinach.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

It bugs me in 2024 to know that the Popeye set on the Maltese coast is still standing but in a state of decay. It’s so unique to being Sweethaven that production crews seem to overlook it.

[@mrscrappz1063]

Popeye eating the spinach and beating up that octopus will always be one of my favorite movie fight scenes. Even the part where that giant fake arm comes out of the water and punches bluto in the face. Lol

[@reno.corona]

Altman described it perfectly when he said the video was "a good babysitter." This was one of two kid-friendly tapes my grandmother kept at her apartment when I was little; the other being Annie. For most of my childhood I was literally raised on this movie and I loved it. IMO it's the best example of a cartoon world brought to life. I can only imagine the reason for it still having a bad reputation, has to do with the all around "goofiness" of the picture. But that's the idea! It's a live action cartoon! I love that Sweet Haven still stands, too!

[@Christopherianmatt]

Popeye is kid friendly. Though I loved Annie, the end scared the crap out of me when Rooster says, “I’m gonna kill her,” and you completely believe it. The look of terror in Annie’s eyes is genuine.”

[@catrionasloanei6847]

The fact Robin seemed to regret doing this film, and considering this was my first introduction to Robin Williams I feel even sadder now I never got a chance to meet him. I always wanted to meet him and tell him just how much this movie meant to me.

[@user-qm9vk8nl8g]

This and Howard the Duck are my two childhood favourites that still hold up.

[@Cheesyboi]

I swear someone who worked on the One Piece Netflix series must have watched this movie during production because so much of this reminds me of that.

[@cigoLxeL]

I put it in the same camp as the _Flintstones_ movie: You can argue all day whether or not it was a good idea to make a live action adaptation in the first place, but it's pretty hard to argue they aren't exactly what a live-action adaptation of the cartoon _should_ look like.

[@PapaTrice360]

I’m 43 and I concur this movie was amazing to watch growing up. Had me mesmerized

[@Saibot79]

I absolutely loved this movie as a kid. I also had the soundtrack on record and played it endlessly. I do not care who calls it bad, they are wrong.

[@hastypete2]

One of my first records as a kid along with Pete's Dragon. Agreed that the music is actually really good even if silly.

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

I actually managed to find a VHS copy of this years ago. Still sitting in my collection infact. Definitely made my childhood more enjoyable. Oh and thank you Dustin Hoffman for not making it into production!

[@baronvonruthless4110]

This movie is pure genius. Everything about is amazing. The hectic pacing. The great music. The acting. Everything is fantastic.

[@8bit_bryan]

The fur gag gets me every time. Timeless classic in every sense of the phrase.

[@Angie2343]

Robin and Ms. Duvall were FANTASTIC.

[@theshadow2171]

I grew up watching this movie also and even stumbled across Popeye Village when we were on our honeymoon to Malta had no idea was there and it was just a really great surprise getting to see that and the set is actually amazing the fact that the link that they went through to build all that

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

You should do a video on 'Annie' from 1982. A lot of critics crapped on that one too, but it's marvelous!

[@ToonamiT0M]

It boggles my mind that anyone says this movie is "bad." It may not be Oscar worthy, but it absolutely succeeds at being what it set out to be and has such charm and creativity. I always cry when Swee'Pea is kidnapped and Popeye can't find him. I will never not love this film.

[@vilstef6988]

Williams really showed his actor chops in Popeye. I think much the budget problem goes back to how overbuilt the Sweethaven set was, and from when it was made, there was a lot spent on partying and nosecandy. The casting was as near perfection as it could be. The end of the film was the most nothing since 1927s Metropolis.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

I think the bad sound editing really did it in. I remember it as the "movie of mumbling." 75% of the dialog i couldn't understand. Many theaters at the time were very old - with aging, barely-stereo, crackly, popping sound. I remember saying "Mom - what's wrong with his face? Whats wrong with his arms? What's that scary big guy so angry about?" Most of the jokes were funny only to adults. (Kids didn't even know they were jokes.) Popeye wasn't broadcast much on TV... leaving kids like me completely lost as to what the heck was going on. Things crashed, imploded, and threat of violence kept it from being funny to me. I asked my parents if we could go home.

[@KevinT3141]

Thanks for this, I have great memories of watching it in the theater as a kid. I want to watch it again right now, but sadly don't see it on Disney+. You would have thought they'd offer it. I'll keep digging...

[@R3troZone]

First movie I ever saw in theater. I was 3 years old and all I remember is Bluto being all yellow at the end.

[@joepollard3228]

When my grandsons were young, we had 2 "babysitter" movies. Thomas And The Magic Railroad" and "Popeye". Both were money well spent.

[@LTCDRRAZOR]

Do you know the link between Wimpy and Sweet Pea? It is called the Red Ball Cafe (sadly now closed), in Albuquerque, New Mexico (yes, it is a state in the United States). Driving cross country, on old Route 66, the animators would often travel together, and stop there. Two of their burgers, The Wimpy Burger (it has green chilly), and The Sweet Pea Burger (identical, but without green chilly) were their favorites. So, as a nod to their favorite road-trip dining establishment, they named two characters after their burgers. Hence Wimpy having a thing for burgers. The Red Ball Cafe, did have one of, if not the world’s largest collection of Popeye memorabilia, including many wall paintings, some of which were (according to the owners) done by some the actual Popeye artists, and have been signed. Currently the place is sitting, closed, but still intact, with its collection also sitting intact.

[@jamesmccormick875]

My dad took me and my brother to watch this movie in the theater when we were kids and it just came out.

[@DangerAce]

I loved this movie as a child, and even more re-watching it with my own child.

[@neilengel3715]

I walked out of the theater on this one

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Rip Rob and Shelley ❤😊😢

[@charlie-obrien]

I saw "Popeye" the movie when it first came out...twice in the theaters. I have loved it ever since. Altman and all involved really captured the feel and the look of the Fleischer cartoons which I had grown up loving. It's very slapstick, a little silly and has the same manic action that those cartoons had. My kids also came to love it. I will say this for the movie; In the cartoons and comics I never quite got why Popeye loved Olive Oyl, but after seeing Shelly Duval take the role it became obvious. To me, what makes this one stand out over other cartoon based movies, is the great chemistry and relationship between Robin and Shelly as Popeye and Olive.

[@hitfan2000]

I remember my Dad (RIP) bringing me and my brother (7 and 4 years old respectively) to the theater when the movie came out. Of course we loved it. I recently rewatched it with my kids a few weeks ago (6 and 8 years old) and while they loved it, it was not as good as I remembered it. But I think somewhere in the footage, there is a good film that could be salvaged by an enterprising fan editor. It's not horrible by any means, but I would categorize it as a flawed masterpiece. There is a lot to like, the casting was very inspired (Shelley Duvall was born to play the part of Olive Oyl) and the visuals are amazing. But some of the songs are weak (but I give kudos to the rousing "I Yam What I Yam", where we see Popeye sing about his philosophy of life). but it also seems quiet throughout -- perhaps an orchestral score based on the theme music of the original cartoons might help. And I'm sorry to say, but Robin Williams is hard to understand at times. Perhaps fan editor can boost or clarify audio when Popeye is speaking.

[@timfankell4242]

Interesting that both POPEYE (a musical comedy) and FLASH GORDON (a rock opera fantasy) -- both adaptations of beloved American comic strips -- were released during the holidays in 1980, and both were considered dissappointments at the time but have since been reevaluated and are now appreciated.

[@who919]

I'm old I rented the tape from Blockbuster 40 years ago back then I couldn't imagine being in my 50s wtf how time passes

[@alitlweird]

I was ten or eleven when this movie came out. I loved it. Recently, I noticed it playing on Pluto TV (2023) and I thought I’d give it a shot and watch it again. It’s aged very well… by that it hasn’t really aged at all… which makes it timeless. And yeah, those sets are PHENOMENAL! That’s what REALLY struck me. I’ve actually watched it several times since. Robin Williams nails it.

[@1D991]

Had this on VHS as a kid, was a fave of mine

[@Spencerspoofs]

RIP Shelley Duvall, She was a perfect choice to play Olive Oyl.

[@HawthornHawk]

I read this on IMDb so take it with a grain of salt, but in the trivia section for The Shining it says that Robin Williams was considered to play Jack Torrance if Jack Nicholson was not available. That's a favourite what if scenerio for me. What if Williams got The Shining part so he and Shelley Duvall in 1980 would start in The Shining and Popeye.

[@heli88]

I remember finding this boring as a kid. It's been years since I watched it, but you've convinced me to track it down and give it another look.

[@agenttexx]

I saw this movie in the theatre as a kid. I also remember when it first showed up on HBO a few years later. As a teenager, it was seen as more of a joke, but my friends and I watched it a few times. I never really considered Popeye as something that would ever be serious cinema, but I've always enjoyed the movie. The movie was well cast.

[@MiladyMacabre]

I actually love this movie - especially Nilsson's score. Casting Robin Williams and Shelley Duval as living cartoons was genius. I also thought choosing Ray Walston to be Poopdeck Pappy was perfect.

[@waziyata]

I loved this movie. I too didn't know it was considered bad. I rewatch this whenever I see it on tv...I think I may even own a copy of it.

[@BigK13372]

I never really saw this movie as being “bad”. Hell, to me, it is up there with Richard Donner’s Superman and, more recently, Netflix One Piece

[@thedrunkenrabbit635]

Forget it being not perfect.. This film is an underrated masterpiece of adaptation. Comic book films eat-your-hear-out because this is one of the most comic accurate films of all time. Nothing has come close to being as character accurate and fine-tuned to detail except for maybe “300” and “Scott Pilgrim”

[@chocolatestraw3971]

I will often tell people that this is my favorite musical - partly just to throw them, but really, it ranks up there for me. Not that I'm a theater snob or anything, but it's got some toe-tappers in there. The opening Sweethaven song, Everything Is Food, and I'm Mean are great. The video talked about Altman's ability to wrangle large ensembles all doing things is especially seen in the Food number which is filled with European circus performers.

[@MforMovesets]

In a perfect world, Popeye and Bluno were played by Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer.

[@razorfett147]

Its amazing to me til this day that ppl cant seem to digest that this was intended as a live action version of the comics/cartoons....NOT as a real world re-imagining of the character

[@sourpatchkid394]

I loved Popeye as a kid. The movie is a classic in my house.

[@sourpatchkid394]

Shelly Duvall and Robin Williams are two people very close to my heart

[@schonique]

Say what?!? This was one of my Favorite Movies! My Nieces & Nephews used to call me Popeye! All Time Classic!

[@mechanic6682]

It seems like Robin us doing a Burgess Meriduth impression.

[@Grover1234]

I remember the first time seeing it and fell in love with it. Yes it was after the fact I had been watching the shorts but I never did think it didn't live up to the shorts. Now yes later on I did find out that it was based on the comic strip other then the shorts but it never ruined the aesthetic of the film or the characters. I even remember when my cousin asked if I had the movie (which I didn't) and thought he wanted to borrow my Popeye cartoon shorts tape but when I found out it wasn't the one he thought I was playing and told him I didn't have a copy of the film. I do still every now and then either catch myself singing some of the songs. I think this is one of the other best live action adaptation of a comic strip francihse and cartoon characters.

[@jbc-1052]

I always liked this movie. Liked it more than the cartoon. I was a kid then and even today, in my 40's I could watch it. I really liked the soundtrack. I actually recorded the songs in this movie for my own custom soundtrack. I don't know why, I just really liked the movie and the music. Film was a bit over 2 hrs which is a good length even compared to today's' films. I guess most people didn't like it so the few of us that did like this movie , we are a rare breed. Fun Fact; From what I read, the real life Popeye person was a guy named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, Look him up, he has incredible similarities. Also, RIP Robin Williams and who just passed on July 11, 2024 at 75yrs. RIP Shelly Devall. I think the film had a really great cast.

[@stevemcalphabet2282]

I loved that movie, and I'm so glad it's on KZbin. The tax guy cracks me up.

[@klausstock8020]

For the first minute of this video I thought that this was about a *new* Popeye movie...the movie looks so fresh!

[@averyeml]

Oh for the days when this amount of effort went into set, costume, practical effects, makeup and prosthetics, all for an odd little “hey, think people would like this being made into a live action movie?”

[@chrisevans2961]

First two movies I ever watched on LaserDisc: Popeye and The Muppet Movie - Still a great double feature!!

[@north335]

I loved this movie. When I was a kid one of my grandmas had it on vhs I watch the hell out of it!

[@j.mitchcoppoletti6946]

Robin Williams did a fantastic job on this movie. He really brought his A game, just as great a job as any of his other work.

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

I live in Brasil. I've always been a Popeye cartoon fan (except the King Feature Syndicate version which I deem too violent). In a cathechism class, the teacher asked each student who was their biggest idol. The first student to reply said that his was Jesus. I noticed that after that the others had no courage to say otherwise and in succession each and everyone said the same. That made me angry and I stuck with mine which was Popeye! I found this movie a bit strange until I read Popeye's original comics format. In the cartoons, we don't get to know the whole world (I refuse to use the term universe) where Popeye and the other characters lived. The first time I watched Popeye on TV, I was about 4 years old. I was impressed by Bluto's loud, harsh and deep voice and asked my mom about his name. Since the cartoon was not yet dubbed into Portuguese, she said it was Caruso and for decades I thought that was his name.

[@Wolfsheim23]

Anyone that grew up with cartoons like Popeye, had to of loved how well this was adapted. The only thing bad about it, is that it shouldn't have been made live action to begin with. Its supposed to be a cartoon. But if you want to translate a cartoon to live action, you can't do much better than Popeye. This is what's great about One Piece. The two adaptations are very similar, and the one other similar was The Mask. All them were excellently made, but it's really debatable, SHOULD they be made.

[@PirateRadioPodcasts]

Aye. Robin William was BRILLIANT! Shelly Duval as Olive Oyle, perfect. Etc, etc

[@spencerdavidfilms7478]

I only knew it was bad and never anything else. But, you make me want to actually sit down and watch it. You did this movie justice by saying how it's not a bad movie and Shawn that's why and how it's actually an event of thing. Maybe your video will get people interested more and have them see this movie a new!

[@nlrproductions8106]

I was born in 2000, around the age of 7 or 8 Boomerang was in the prime of running the classic classics and Popeyes was one them. I was a big Popeyes fan and when I found this movie and saw Robin Williams was it I had to watch it. When I did I enjoyed it for what it was and had a lot of fun. It’s a bit underrated.

[@TheUnFairAdvantageCrypto]

wow its been 40 years? thats crazy.... honestly its took being true to the strip really straight so i agree. robin knocked it out of the park as did the rest of the cast

[@markconiglio7769]

Since they were on a island. The whole cast was so high the whole time.

[@takashiari1598]

I didn't even know there was a life action Popeye movie...

[@jayadams6760]

Btw, in this video, the Mork & Mindy clip being shown (8:06) credited as "Mork & Mindy (1979) - CBS" is false; Mork and Mindy aired on ABC, not CBS. Paramount was the show's distributor, and was eventually purchased by Viacom (who owns CBS) over a decade later, however, the series was never on the CBS network during it's broadcast run.

[@brandonaldrich496]

This was my favorite movie when I was in elementary school

[@danwroy]

Popeye is one of the best children's films of all time. Altman's style is a perfect fit for the toddler's psyche.

[@MrKeychange]

The issue with this movie more than anything is that ending. It's so bad that I remember being upset by it as a kid and it's still frustrating. It's a LOT of bad singing to endure for that low a payoff.

[@SolitaryWolf]

I used to not like this film but my partner loves it. I have grown to really like and understand the film better. Its more like the original comics rather that what I grew up with in the 70's. It really is a great film and soundtrack.

[@TheMightyZim]

I love this movie!! Especially the casting and the Soundtrack!

[@aesops-ghost7756]

still one of the most impressive sets I've ever seen...

[@Tazbgc69]

I love this movie as a kid I remember going to the theater to see it is the love watching the cartoons too. That’s what made me wanna go see the movie so bad it’s just like a lot of movies that are underrated another movie you could do that I think is really underrated the pirate movie with Kristy McNichol, that is a great movie that people are missing out on because no one talks about it

[@flaco171ac]

Me and my entire family loved this movie growing up!

[@lindsnandez]

I loved this movie as a kid and enjoy it as an adult as well, some of the jokes went over my head, admittedly. Robin Williams is brilliant 🧡

[@therealCrazyJake]

I honestly feel like it should be the standard used for making a live action cartoon!!

[@pscoolguy]

I always thought Popeye was a great movie and I liked all the musical numbers. I thought Popeye having a one-punch win against Bluto was a 2-fold solution to the ending fight (1) Most bullies fold after receiving a single punch, and (2) Popeye is not a bully and did not want to torture Bluto, rust remove him as a problem, and the single punch did that.

[@liamannegarner8083]

Harry Nilsson is the songwriter whom you could never tell if he was putting in zero effort or all the effort, and that was the best part. It takes brains to write stupid. "He needs me he needs me he needs me he needs me he needs me he needs me." "God must love us." "Once it lived on an animule, now it walks around with you, it is food, everything is food." "They can't trick us with no hot dog." "Children take your money and let you die without even paying you back." "I mean what I say and I say that I'm mean." "He's large." You couldn't write more skillfully written "bad songs" with a gun to your head, and they make everybody I show them to fall apart laughing.

[@randyjack9584]

Those plot holes - the movie was made to be watched with child-like wonder. The kids in 1980 (me) weren't scrutinizing over Sweet Pea having psychic powers, it was all just fantasy to watch, immerse, and enjoy. One of my favorite movies. Of course a grown adult in the world of Matrix movies is going to be able to pick it apart to find flaws.

[@GoingTheDist]

Factor, heat it for 2 mins and have no clean up (shows meal on a plate)

[@3.2Carrera]

Great analysis. I was seven when this film was released and I was disappointed at the time. At the time the Popeye cartoons from the 1950's on up with on continuously so for kids the formula was very familiar. This film seemed to be from another planet with numerous different characters and musical numbers. So while the screenplay tried to be true to the source material, it seemed to miss the mark with the kids at the time and made absolutely no impact in my circle of friends. 1980 was a good time being engrossed in Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones, Superman, Star Trek, Alien, etc. This one didn't cut it in comparison to those films or the cartoon. We all watched Mork and Mindy too and were huge Robin Williams fans so the expectation going in was huge. I started to appreciate it as I got older, but it essentially plays like a Broadway musical to me.

[@killingtimeonline]

I watched this movie for the first time a few years ago and really liked how well it managed to translate the feeling of the cartoon into live action. That being said, i don't need to hear Olive's "he needs me" song ever again

[@dickenscider4082]

This is one of my favorite movies. Saw this in the theatre when I was little.

[@EOP02]

This movie is precious to me for personal reasons. It's always heart warming to come across someone else who's seen it liked it and remembers it. But I find that's rare. This meant a lot to me that you covered this in detail and with a level of appreciation I feel isn't shared enough for this film. Thank you.

[@CrystalClearNews]

Meet a fellow strong fan I always loved this film

[@azalilystreams91]

I grew up watching this movie, I never knew it was considered "bad" until relatively recently. I loved the hell out of this movie and I STILL love this movie

[@EclecticDD]

Before reading the comments, and seeing your comment I just wrote the same thing.

[@aaronk534]

100% I loved it and still love it. I dont know why it gets a bad rep. Great channel

[@Chadsolderbrotherbrad1111]

Saw it in the theaters I snuck in I was 9 😂

[@CcJjGg_]

Perfect cast , great set.. moving plot. Why do people consider it bad ? 🤔

[@WillBrownAuthor]

Same. I had no idea some people considered it bad

[@alec1113]

The set was built by Italian crew , we used to feed them at the hilltop restaurant mellieha . Once filming started, we would do deliveries to the set .I remember they brought an old ship from Valletta, brought it to Anchor Bay, and sank it .Wow, that was 40 yrs ago

[@Codysdab]

When I was a child in the 90s one of my fondest memories of my holiday to Malta was visiting the set of the movie, it was so cool being able to run around popeye's town.