Olive Oyl
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| Olive Oyl | |
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| Popeye character | |
 Olive Oyl in Little Swee'Pea (1936). | |
| First appearance | Thimble Theatre (1919) |
| Created by | E. C. Segar |
| Portrayed by | Shelley Duvall |
| Voiced by | English Bonnie Poe (1933–1934) Mae Questel (1933–1938, 1944–1962, 1983) Marge Hines (1938–1943) Marilyn Schreffler (1978–1988) Kelly Hu/Tara Strong (Robot Chicken) Tabitha St. Germain (The Quest for Pappy) Grey DeLisle (animated film) Alex Borstein (some commercials) Japanese Naoko Watanabe Sakiko Uran Mariko Mukai |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Castor Oyl (brother) Cole Oyl (father) Nana Oyl (mother) Popeye (boyfriend) |
| Nationality | American |
Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre.[1] The strip was later renamed Popeye
after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the
cast; however, Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before
Popeye's 1929 appearance.[2]
Popeye
Jump to navigation Jump to search| Popeye | |
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| Author(s) | E. C. Segar (creator, 1929–1937, 1938) Doc Winner (1937, 1938) Tom Sims & Bela Zaboly (1938–1955) Ralph Stein & Bela Zaboly (1954–1959) Bud Sagendorf (1959–1994) Bobby London (1986–1992) Hy Eisman (1994–present) Portrayed by Robin Williams Voiced by English William Costello (1933–1935) Detmar Poppen (1935–1936, radio only) Floyd Buckley (Be Kind To Aminals, 1936–1937 radio appearances) Jack Mercer (1935–1945 and 1947–1984) Mae Questel (Shape Ahoy) Harry Foster Welch (1945–1947) Maurice LaMarche (1985–present) Billy West (Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, Drawn Together, Minute Maid commercials) Keith Scott (Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges)[1] Scott Innes (commercials) Tom Kenny (2014 animation test)[2] Japanese Kōichi Yamadera |
| Website | www comicskingdom |
| Current status/schedule | New strips on Sundays, reprints Monday through Saturday |
| Launch date | December 19, 1919 |
| End date | July 30, 1994 (date of last first-run daily strip, Sunday strips continue) |
| Syndicate(s) | King Features Syndicate |
| Publisher(s) | King Features Syndicate |
| Genre(s) | Humor, adventure |
Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.[3][4][5][6] The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years. Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons.[5]
Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its 10th year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip, and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular properties during the 1930s. After Segar's death in 1938, Thimble Theatre was continued by several writers and artists, most notably Segar's assistant Bud Sagendorf. The strip continues to appear in first-run installments in its Sunday edition, written and drawn by Hy Eisman. The daily strips are reprints of old Sagendorf stories.[5]
In 1933, Max Fleischer adapted the Thimble Theatre characters into a series of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures. These cartoons proved to be among the most popular of the 1930s, and Fleischer — and later Paramount's own Famous Studios — continued production through 1957. These cartoon shorts are now owned by Turner Entertainment and distributed by its sister company Warner Bros.[7]
Over the years, Popeye has also appeared in comic books, television cartoons, arcade and video games, hundreds of advertisements,[5] peripheral products ranging from spinach to candy cigarettes, and the 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and starring Robin Williams as Popeye.
Charles M. Schulz said, "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humor".[8] In 2002, TV Guide ranked Popeye number 20 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list.[9]
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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| Directed by | Adam McKay |
| Produced by | Jimmy Miller Judd Apatow |
| Written by | Will Ferrell Adam McKay |
| Starring | Will Ferrell John C. Reilly Sacha Baron Cohen Gary Cole Michael Clarke Duncan Leslie Bibb Jane Lynch Amy Adams |
| Music by | Alex Wurman |
| Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
| Edited by | Brent White |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $72.5 million |
| Box office | $163 million[2] |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, while written by both McKay and Ferrell.[3] Additionally, the film features John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, and Amy Adams, and appearances by Saturday Night Live alumni. NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. make cameos, as do broadcasting teams from NASCAR on Fox (Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip) and NASCAR on NBC (Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons).
Detective Pikachu (film)
Jump to navigation Jump to search| Pokémon Detective Pikachu | |
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| Directed by | Rob Letterman |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman[1] |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
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Running time | 104 minutes[2] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[3] |
| Box office | $431.6 million[4] |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (also known as Detective Pikachu and stylized as POKÉMON Detective Pikachu) is a 2019 urban fantasy mystery film directed by Rob Letterman. Based on the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri and serving as a loose adaptation of the 2016 video game of the same name,[5] it was written by Letterman, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit and Derek Connolly, from a story by Hernandez, Samit and Nicole Perlman. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures in association with Toho. It is the first live-action Pokémon film.[6] Ryan Reynolds stars as the voice and facial motion capture of Pikachu, with Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy in live-action roles.
Filming took place from January to May 2018 in Colorado, England, and Scotland. It was released in Japan on May 3, 2019,[7][8] and in the United States on May 10, 2019, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema.[9] It is the first Pokémon film to be distributed theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. since Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000).
Detective Pikachu received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the creature designs and Reynolds' performance, but criticized the plot for being too predictable.[10][11] With a worldwide gross of over $431 million, it is the eleventh highest grossing film of 2019 and the second highest-grossing video game film adaptation of all time. Development of a sequel was announced in January 2019, before the release of the film.
The Beatles
The Beatles | |
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 The Beatles in February 1964; clockwise from top left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1960–1970 |
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| Website | www |
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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the most influential band of all time.[1] The group were integral to the evolution of pop music into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s.[2] Their sound, rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. They also pioneered recording techniques and explored music styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As they continued to draw influences from a variety of cultural sources, their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they came to be seen as embodying the era's socio-cultural movements.
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".