Popeye the sailor fan film short

Check out an interview with Michael Valentine on this project:
http://www.searchmytrash.com/articles...

"POPEYE THE SAILOR" is a short fan film,
Directed and Starring Michael Valentine as "Popeye" and
Orlando Candelario as "Bar Brawlin' Boyd".
This short was shot in 4 hours in New York City and is designed to show the tone and visual style of a planned Bigger film in the works by VALENTINEproductions to debut in 2012.

What if Popeye really existed? What would he have been like as a young man? This is where i wanted/want to go with Popeye. His adventures before becoming the old craggy face sailor we know and love.

"I am a huge fan of Popeye and am very disappointed with how the character has de-evolved and is barely recognized by many these days. I am trying to take this character, that i am so passionate about, and with the hopes of trying to bring him back into the public view and trying to re-instill the dignity, wit, fun and especially that Urban feel that the original Fleischer cartoons had, only based in a more realistic setting".
-Michael Valentine

• Category

  Film & Animation

[KojiTsunami]

So I assume he's already rubbed the Whiffle hen, he seemed pretty strong. I really like this setting, it just looked fantastic. Good luck getting that kind of filming environment and quality for the actual short film!

[VALENTINEproductions]

If you notice, there is a bird in the beginning. Seems you guessed who gets a cameo in this. ; )

[Prince3140]

@VALENTINEproductions

I hope the short film will be longer

[VALENTINEproductions]

Yes, the planned short will be more like a short feature. Much more than this micro short presented here.

[Kyros]

Not bad. The actor for Popeye should have had some prosthetics on his face and arms, though. 

[VALENTINEproductions]

That was an idea i had aswell, but it didnt fit with what i wanted to do with Popeye, which was have him set in a some what real world, and this be more of his early adventures. Remember Popeye looks the way he looks because 1- hes about 70 years old and 2- the way his forearms are drawn in the comics, are a depiction of strength. So it really didnt need to be taken literal. As long as you convey that he is a strong guy.

[hemightbegiant]

Christopher Nolan's "The Sailor Man"

[Nathan DiYorio]

This was fantastic. I loved the mid-fight banter, very Fleischer. Can't wait for the finished feature.

[Anthony Ngu]

His is a bit small, he should be a Light heavyweight-Cruiserweight this actor is more Middleweight

[Alexis Daniel Jimenez Ringqvist]

Popeye, The Punisher!

[ArticulateT]

I'm nots the one the docks needs, I'm the one the docks deserves... Aaaagegegegegeg~

[rinbosha]

I see this being a huge box office success. Nostalgia has a way with audiences (most of the time).

[TheElisabethPage]

Popeye was always hot. You were just in denial until now. :p

[TheElisabethPage]

superb! love the juxtaposition of the voice with the hunky live action torso! :)

[sakuralioness]

oh i love it

[katikar1]

I don't know about the voice, it doesn't really match the real-world environment, I'd say keep the sort of slurring, but tone it down a bit, less cartoony. other than that, this was hilariously awesome

[blahdiddy2006]

I am VERY excited for this fan film, I can't wait to see this come out!