
Viewing Date: Oct 2, 2025
Starring: Amy Mackie, Brendan Nelson, Tony Greer, yeah, no one you would recognize.
Plot: In 1986 Northern California, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor and friends, go on a camping trip to see the meteor shower with Halley’s comet. But the night turns into horror as a meteor transforms Popeye, into a unstoppable killing machine. (via IMDB)
Rules
- Popeye cliches (spinach, pipe, etc) (this sadly doesn’t really pay off)
- Continuity errors
- Night sky / meteors
- Kids doin’ drugs
- 80’s movie quotes and references
Quotes
- “Someone killed Steve! They ripped off his head… and shit down his neck!”
- “Here’s to your Willy Peter!”
What We Learned
- There is a connection between Popeye and Halley’s Comet for some reason.
- Don’t smoke meteorite rocks.
- Indiscriminate meteorites are just as deadly as a psychopathic killer
- You can use a meteorite to power a giant saw blade attached to your arm.
Final Take
Since Popeye recently entered the ‘public domain’ (anyone can freely use the character without copyright or trademark infringement), this is one of many horror movies released this year trying to capitalize on it. The issue I have with it is that it seems like the whole Popeye element seems to be shoehorned into an already existing idea / script about how the appearance of Haley’s Comet in the 80’s somehow resulted in horrific consequences. One of those consequences just happened to be transforming a sailor into a murderous freak with super strength, and the main heroine is named Olive Oyl. In the end, the Popeye element really wasn’t used to full potential and wasn’t even really necessary- but I suppose we wouldn’t have selected this movie otherwise. There were some ridiculous kills, and some funny scenes and dialogue, but the Popeye monster should have been more fun and leaned into some of the expected tropes associated with the classic character.
Here’s hoping the other exploitative Popeye movies are more entertaining.








