Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

*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	English
Production
Producers	Gio Corsi; Barbara Zelinski
Editor	Colin Adams
Running time	49 minutes
Production companies	Mainframe Entertainment (now Rainmaker Entertainment); Nuance Productions
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	November 9, 2004;

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

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."^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics.

References

^ The many voices of Billy West

External links

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