Popeye Blu-ray (UPDATED)
HomePopeye Blu-ray (UPDATED)
Posted September 17, 2020 03:46 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution will add to its Blu-ray catalog Robert Altman's film Popeye (1980), starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, and Richard Libertini. The release is set to arrive on the market on December 1.
UPDATE: Special features and new cover work have been added.
Synopsis: Looking for the father (Ray Walston) who deserted him as a baby, a sailor named Popeye (Robin Williams) journeys to the port town of Sweethaven. Popeye befriends an assortment of eccentrics and falls in love with Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall), who already has a suitor, the bully Bluto (Paul L. Smith). Popeye also discovers an abandoned baby, Swee'Pea, whom he raises as his own. But when the spurned Bluto kidnaps Olive and the child, Popeye takes action, with the help of his magic spinach.
Special Features:
The new Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film, along with nearly 30 minutes of all-new bonus content featuring excerpts from one of Robin Williams' final interviews, an interview with director Robert Altman from 2014, as well as a newly conducted interview with Stephen Altman. The full list of bonus features is below:
UPDATE: Special features and new cover work have been added.
Synopsis: Looking for the father (Ray Walston) who deserted him as a baby, a sailor named Popeye (Robin Williams) journeys to the port town of Sweethaven. Popeye befriends an assortment of eccentrics and falls in love with Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall), who already has a suitor, the bully Bluto (Paul L. Smith). Popeye also discovers an abandoned baby, Swee'Pea, whom he raises as his own. But when the spurned Bluto kidnaps Olive and the child, Popeye takes action, with the help of his magic spinach.
Special Features:
The new Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film, along with nearly 30 minutes of all-new bonus content featuring excerpts from one of Robin Williams' final interviews, an interview with director Robert Altman from 2014, as well as a newly conducted interview with Stephen Altman. The full list of bonus features is below:
- NEW Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back with Robin and the Altmans
- The Popeye Company Players
- Popeye's Premiere
- The Sailor Man Medleys
- Theatrical Trailer