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Popeye (1980) More at IMDbPro »

Buff sailorman Popeye arrives in an awkward seaside town called Sweet Haven. There he meets Wimpy, a hamburger loving man, Olive Oyl, the soon-to-be love of his life, and Bluto, a huge, mean pirate who's out to make Sweet Haven pay for no good reason. Popeye also discovers his long lost Pappy in the middle of it all, so with a band of his new friends, Popeye heads off to stop Bluto, and he's got the power of spinach, which Popeye detests, to busk Bluto right in the mush. Watch as Popeye mops the floor with punks in a burger joint, stops a greedy tax man, takes down a champion boxer, and even finds abandoned baby Swee'Pea. He's strong to the finich, 'cause he eats his spinach! Written by Dylan Self {robocoptng986127@aol.com}

Popeye is a muscular sailor who arrives in the seaside town Sweet Haven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye finds Sweet Haven is governed by the pirate and big bully Bluto. In Sweet Haven, Popeye meets new friends who live in the town, Wimpy, a man whose favorite food is burgers and Olive Oyl, Bluto's girlfriend. In Sweet Haven, Popeye becomes a legend, when he takes on a gang of punks in Wimpy's burger bar, stops a greedy tax-man, and defeats a champion boxer in a boxing match. After Popeye and Olive Oyl find a abandoned baby boy named Swee'pea. Popeye reunites with his father and discovers he has been kidnapped by Bluto and he sets out to stop Bluto who bids to get his vengeance on Sweet Haven, by eating spinach which gives him his incredible strength. Written by Daniel Williamson

The comic strip and animated sailor hero comes to life in this meticulous live action production that looks at the origins of Popeye and his battle against arch-rival Bluto. Nearly all the characters from the strip are reproduced here. Written by Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca}

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