Was Popeye really all that bad?
Popeye, a movie that disappointed at the box office but did pretty well on home video, has gone down in history as an expensive bomb. Its primary legacy is Popeye Village, a series of shacks in Malta that were originally built as sets for the movie, but still -- improbably -- stand. The film, which starred Robin Williams and was directed by Robert Altman, took a highly stylized approach to telling the story of the iconic sailor, who first appeared almost 95 years ago.
That's a bit of irony, when you consider Williams was close friends with Superman star Christopher Reeve. The movie also only came to exist because of one producer's attempt to compete with Annie, the musical that would actually end up releasing after Popeye rather than before.The video tracks the chaotic production of Popeye, as well as its reputation as a box office failure.
In the late seventies, Reeve landed his first leading movie role as Superman. In the early eighties, Williams landed his first leading movie role as Popeye. During a Reddit AMA in 2013, Williams recalled his best memories of Christopher Reeve, writing,"Him being such a great friend to me at Juillard, literally feeding me because I don't think I literally had money for food or my student loan hadn't come in yet, and he would share his food with me. And then later after the accident, just seeing him beaming and just, seeing what he meant to so many people.
If you're interested in seeing the movie itself, Popeye is available on disc and digital. It streams for free on YouTube Movies and TV.
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