15 Dustin Hoffman Was the First Choice to Play Popeye Today, it seems like Robin Williams was the only choice to play Popeye in the ‘80s, but Evans initially wanted Dustin Hoffman, who hated the script and refused to sign on unless screenwriter Jules Fieffer was fired. 9 So Was the Octopus The practical effects of the octopus that attacks Olive Oyl at the end of the film kept malfunctioning during filming of the scene, and the crew responsible for it was sent home for budget reasons (we’ll get to that). 8 That Was Live Singing Long before Tom Hooper discovered the pitfalls of live singing in a movie musical, Altman had the same bright idea to film Popeye’s musical numbers without a pre-recorded vocal track for actors to lip sync.
Author: Amanda Mannen
Published at: 2025-12-06 22:00:00
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