Popeye village, Malta island

( video 2009, Malta ). Popeye Village, also known as Sweethaven Village, is a group of rustic and ramshackle wooden buildings located at Anchor Bay in the north-west corner of the Mediterranean island of Malta, two miles from the village of Mellieħa. The construction of the film set started in June 1979. A construction crew of 165 working over seven months was needed to build the village, which consists of nineteen authentic wooden buildings. Hundreds of logs and several thousand wooden planks were imported from Holland, while wood shingles used in the construction of the roof tops were imported from Canada. Eight tons of nails and two thousand gallons of paint were also used in construction.

In addition, a 200-250 foot breakwater was built around Anchor Bay's mouth to protect the set from high seas during the shooting.

The set was completed in seven months, and filming commenced on January 23, 1980. The film, based on the comic strips by E.C. Segar, is set around the fictional village of Sweethaven where the sailor Popeye arrives in an attempt to find his long lost father.

Although the film was initially perceived to be a failure, Popeye Village remains a popular tourist attraction.



It was built as a film set for the production of the 1980 live-action musical feature film Popeye, produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, and starring Robin Williams. Today it is open to the public as an open-air museum and family entertainment complex.

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[wedave2011]

going to malta tomaro lookig foward to going to see the village

[yettie321]

I really really do <3 love malta and would love to live their some day we're going back to malta in a few weeks it will be our 3 time to malta and my mum whos 58 years old an disabled is wanting to go their but me and my dad has seen the website for it and we both think it looks a bit tacky but we would love to know if its a really nice place to visit so we could have a day trip their. so can some one tell me please is it a place worth visiting or not. thank you

[oSNIPERBLOO7o]

i went there 2 days ago before i come back from malta

[joshesbitchful]

@devilsfan1986 its 90 miles from sicily and i no that coz i just came back yesterday morning and went to pop eye vallage/sweet haven

[BeephLypz]

@devilsfan1986 Yep this is the actual movie set. Its also now a theme resort type place. Just do a search on google for popeye village and youll find its website.

[devilsfan1986]

Was this where they shot the movie? Where exactly is this island?

[computerorphone]

I love it in Malta <3

[mtntexas]

God must love us. Why else would he send us here... where the air is fresh and clear?

[pingufan11]

@TheNigiri same here!

[thudor1]

I thought it was cool except that I didn't see the flag of Sweet Haven!