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movie Popeye

Released: December 12, 1980
Runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes
Action Adventure Comedy Family

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

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  • Unjustly Maligned cover art
    Unjustly Maligned May 25, 2015 “Popeye”
    13 "Popeye" with Monty Ashley

    TV critic and podcaster Monty Ashley joins Antony to explain why the “Popeye” movie is unjustly maligned, that the story of its making is more unlikely than the movie itself, and just how many times you should watch a movie to recognise its genius.