Popeye the Slayer Man (2025)

Directed by

Robert Michael Ryan

Genre

slasher film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R 18+

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 161 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends investigates an abandoned spinach canning factory and are hunted by a man known as the Sailor Man. It is a horror version of the Popeye character.

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What happens

Popeye the Slayer Man is a 2025 American slasher film serving as a horror reimagining of E. C. Segar's character Popeye the Sailor Man. Directed by Robert Michael Ryan, it stars Jason Robert Stephens, Sarah Nicklin, Mabel Thomas, Sean Michael Conway, Angela Relucio, and Scott Swope. The story follows a group of friends who become hunted by the "Sailor Man" upon investigating the abandoned spinach canning factory he resides. The film is one of three live-action horror films featuring Popeye that were released in 2025 after the character entered the public domain in the United States: the other two are Popeye's Revenge and Shiver Me Timbers. A sequel to Popeye the Slayer Man is in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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