About this episode

The episode explores the surprising presence of cocaine on the set of the movie Popeye, starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duval.

Why was there so much cocaine on the set of a kid's movie? We go behind the scenes of the critical flop, Popeye, starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duval. patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachel Fisher, Desi Jedeikin

Topics covered

• cocaine
• Popeye movie
• behind the scenes
• Robin Williams
• Shelley Duval
• critical flop

Keywords

• Popeye
• cocaine
• Robin Williams
• Shelley Duval
• behind the scenes
• 1980 movie
• critical flop

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Organizations: Acast

Books & works: Popeye

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