Popeye - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Popeye"
Popeye (1980)
Timing: 1:54 (114 min)
Popeye - TMDB rating
5.532/10
678
Popeye - Kinopoisk rating
5.779/10
1478
Popeye - IMDB rating
5.4/10
37000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Executive Producer

Photo C.O. Erickson #72019

C.O. Erickson

C.O. Erickson
Executive Producer

Editor

John W. Holmes
Editor
David A. Simmons
Editor

Costume Design

Scott Bushnell
Costume Design

Production Design

Wolf Kroeger
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Photo Roberto Messina #107466
Roberto Messina
Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Jack Stephens
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Alfredo Tiberi
Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Minkler

Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

Photo Harry Nilsson #163944Photo Harry Nilsson #163945Photo Harry Nilsson #163946

Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson
Original Music Composer

Additional Editing

Photo Raja Gosnell #66790

Raja Gosnell

Raja Gosnell
Additional Editing

Associate Producer

Scott Bushnell
Associate Producer

Director of Photography

Photo Giuseppe Rotunno #92796

Giuseppe Rotunno

Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Gianfranco Transunto
Camera Operator

Sound Effects Editor

Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor

Assistant Art Director

Reg Bream
Assistant Art Director

Property Master

Stephen Altman
Property Master

Supervising Sound Editor

Sam Gemette
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor

Hairstylist

Gabriella Borzelli
Hairstylist
Photo Aldo Signoretti #71159
Aldo Signoretti
Hairstylist

Special Effects Coordinator

Allen Hall
Special Effects Coordinator

First Assistant Director

Bob Dahlin
First Assistant Director
Victor Tourjansky
First Assistant Director

Screenplay

Jules Feiffer
Screenplay

Location Manager

Robert Eggenweiler
Location Manager

Key Hair Stylist

Maria Teresa Corridoni
Key Hair Stylist

Characters

E.C. Segar
Characters

Makeup Supervisor

Giancarlo Del Brocco
Makeup Supervisor

Songs

Music Editor

Richard Whitfield
Music Editor

Post Production Coordinator

Suzanne Hines
Post Production Coordinator

Conductor

Scoring Mixer

Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer

Sound

Robert Gravenor
Sound

Supervising Music Editor

Ted Whitfield
Supervising Music Editor

Wardrobe Supervisor

John Hay
Wardrobe Supervisor

Choreographer

Sharon Kinney
Choreographer

Supervising Editor

Tony Lombardo
Supervising Editor

Title Designer

Patrice Ryan
Title Designer

Sound Editor

John A. Larsen
Sound Editor
Michael H. Ford
Sound Editor
Hal Sanders
Sound Editor
Bill Phillips
Sound Editor

Wardrobe Master

Yvonne Zarb Cousin
Wardrobe Master

Assistant Camera

Photo Mauro Marchetti #96499
Mauro Marchetti
Assistant Camera

Additional Soundtrack

Tom Pierson
Additional Soundtrack

Underwater Camera

Gianlorenzo Battaglia
Underwater Camera

What's left behind the scenes

  • The large-scale set of the fictional town of Sweethaven was built in Anchor Bay on the northwest of the island of Malta. After filming, it became a popular tourist attraction. Popeye Village is open to visitors daily, and many of the houses retain furnishings from the time of the film's production.
  • Many of the actors portraying the residents of Sweethaven, especially those with unusual appearances or physical abilities, were recruited from various European circus groups.
  • Paramount Pictures gave the green light to the project after losing the battle for the rights to adapt "Annie" (1982).
  • The roles of Popeye and Olive Oyl were initially intended for Dustin Hoffman and Gilda Radner. Dustin Hoffman left the project due to disagreement with the choice of Jules Pfeiffer as screenwriter. Gilda Radner's candidacy was promoted by the producers, but the director preferred Shelley Duvall.
  • At different times, Mike Nichols, Arthur Penn, and Hal Ashby could have taken the director's chair.
  • Much of Robin Williams' mumbling as Popeye was unintelligible to viewers after filming was completed. The actor had to re-record a significant portion of the dialogue during post-production.
  • The roles in "Popeye" marked Robin Williams' and Linda Hunt's film debuts.
  • Many of the sunken ships in the harbor were perfectly seaworthy vessels that were bought or rented, and then deliberately scuttled in shallow water.
  • Shelly Duvall sang all of her own songs in the film.
  • Composer Harry Nilsson took breaks from working on his album 'Flash Harry' to write the music for the film. He wrote all the original songs and co-produced the soundtrack with Bruce Robb at Cherokee Studios.
  • At one point early in production, the role of Olive Oyl was assigned to Lily Tomlin.
  • The baby, Swee'pea, was played by Robert Altman's grandson, Wesley Ivan Hurt.
  • Composer Harry Nilsson took breaks from working on his album 'Flash Harry' to write the music for the film. He wrote all the original songs and served as co-producer of the soundtrack alongside Bruce Robb at Cherokee Studios.
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