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Episode 271 - Popeye
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- Uncut Gems Podcast
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- Apr 4, 2026
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Summary
In this episode of the show we are embarking on our month-long jaunt through the 80s comedies starring Robin Williams and we begin therefore with the 1980 Robert Altman-directed Popeye . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to make sense of how this movie came together, what forces were needed to drive this movie towards release and even how much conflict behind the scene this production witnessed. We talk at length about Robert Altman's ideas about subverting and deconstructing genres, how Popeye fails both as a musical and its subversion and how Robin Williams's performance dropped in the middle of it was nowhere near enough to save this project from total catastrophe. Tune in and enjoy! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more! Follow us on Twitter ( @UncutGemsPod ), IG ( @UncutGemsPod ) and Facebook (@UncutGemsPod) …