Popeye - DVD

Director Robert Altman brings E.C. Segar's beloved comic strip/cartoon character to life in this fun musical that's a delight for kids of all ages. Robin Williams stars as Popeye, who arrives in the seaside town of Sweethaven and is soon competing with the brutish Bluto (Paul L. Smith) for the hand of Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall). With Paul Dooley and Ray Walston. Songs include Harry Nilsson's InchI Yam What I Yam,Inch InchBlow Me Down,Inch and more, plus Williams' cover of 1933's InchI'm Popeye the Sailor Man.Inch 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Popeye first appeared in a 1929 daily comic strip called Thimble Theater by Elsie Segar and caught the country by storm. Popeye had nothing but his wits, a funny way of talking, and a crush on Olive Oyl. His fame eventually caught the attention of the Max Fleischer Studio and by 1933 Popeye had made his big screen debut in a Betty Boop short entitled Popeye the Sailor. The WWII years brought change to the spinach munching sailorman. In 1942, Popeye's uniform changed permanently to Navy whites and the same year, Paramount took over the production studio from the Fleischer brothers and renamed it Famous Studios, which continued to produce some superb entries in the Popeye series. In today's politically correct cartoon landscape of talking sponges and ninja turtles, Popeye is a welcome reminder of a simpler era. This special Double-DVD Collector's Edition contains 34 Popeye cartoons from the Fleischer and Famous Studios period, including the three Fleischer 'Color Specials' Sinbad ('36), Ali Baba ('37) and Aladdin ('39) - some of the very best ever produced. All cartoons have been digitally restored and remastered from the best 35 mm and 16 mm film materials available.

Popeye the Sailor starred in 231 cartoonsfrom 1933 to 1957. This collection representssome of his greatest adventures, includinghis foray into the live-action world andhis three two-reel adventures whichwere filmed in glorius Technicolor.