Popeye. 1980. Directed by Robert Altman

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Popeye. 1980. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Courtesy Paramount Pictures

Popeye. 1980. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. 114 min.

Screenplay by Jules Feiffer. With Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley. After a notorious five months on location on the rocky coast of Malta, Altman’s big-budget comic-strip musical was a critical disaster that set his career back for a decade—despite its box-office success. The breezy, off-kilter whimsy of Feiffer’s script is matched by Wolf Kroeger’s exceptional production design and Harry Nilsson’s subtly influential score. 35mm print courtesy the Robert Altman Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

This film accompanies Robert Altman.

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Fri, Dec 26, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Bill Irwin

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The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Mon, Dec 22, 2014, 7:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

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