Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
| Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Based on |
Popeye by Elzie Crisler Segar |
| Screenplay by |
Jim Hardison Paul Reiser |
| Directed by | Ezekiel Norton |
| Starring |
Billy West Tabitha St. Germain Garry Chalk Sanders Whiting Kathy Bates |
| Theme music composer |
Kevin Kliesch Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Country of origin |
United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Gio Corsi Barbara Zelinski |
| Editor(s) | Colin Adams |
| Running time | 49 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Mainframe Entertainment (now Rainmaker Entertainment) Nuance Productions |
| Distributor | Lionsgate |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release |
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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy is a 2004 computer-animated television special produced by Mainframe Entertainment for Lions Gate Entertainment. The special, created to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Popeye the Sailor comic strip character, first aired on Fox on December 17, 2004 and was rebroadcast on the same network in December 2005.
Plot
Popeye is on a quest to find his missing father Poopdeck Pappy. Popeye is dogged by nightmares warning him that his Pappy, who abandoned him as a child, is in danger and needs him, so he bravely sets out on the open sea to find his long-lost father. Accompanied by the admiring Olive Oyl, the brawny Bluto, and little Swee'Pea, he heads for the Sea of Mystery, which happens to be in the evil Sea Hag’s domain. Strange things begin to happen along the way, as the group encounters sirens, serpents, and menacing mists.
Cast
- Billy West as Popeye and Poopdeck Pappy
- Tabitha St. Germain as Olive Oyl and Swee'Pea
- Garry Chalk as Bluto
- Sanders Whiting as J. Wellington Wimpy hamburger lover
- Kathy Bates as Sea Hag
Production
Originally this special was going to be a Claymation feature by Will Vinton, but due to Vinton losing his studio due to financial reasons in 2002 the special was picked up by Mainframe Entertainment.[1]
Billy West described the production as "the hardest job I ever did, ever" and the voice of Popeye as "like a buzzsaw in your throat."[2]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
References
External links
- Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy at the Internet Movie Database
- Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy at Rotten Tomatoes