Cast and Crew: Robert Altman (Director); Robert Evans (Producer); Harry Nilsson (Music); Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston
What It’s About: A musical backstory of Popeye’s first encounters with Bluto, Olive Oyl, and Swee’Pea.
Why Watch it Today?: The character of Popeye first appeared in the Thimble Theater comic strip on this date in 1929.
Where to Get It: Netflix (rental only), iTunes and Amazon Instant Video, or your local library.
The League of Dead Films 
one of dozens of movies that peter bogdonovich claims to have turned down (along with “the godfather”, “chinatown,” and “the exorcist”)
I remember thinking that this was the coolest thing on VHS when I saw it. But, then again, I thought every movie was the coolest thing on VHS–I was in kindergarten.
But the consequence of seeing this at such an impressionable age, is that I could never quite shake the belief that Robin Williams was a tough guy (only to be confirmed by his character’s claims of bench-pressing ability in “Good Will Hunting”)
I saw this in a theater, far too young to understand it. I mainly remember the very first scene, and that Robin Williams simply was Popeye to me at that age. Other than that, I remember nothing about this except snippets of it I’ve seen on TV at random points, plus a few clips that were linked to. I am very curious to see what happens if you mix Robert Altman, Robin Williams, Harry Nilsson while making a Popeye Musical.