![]() ![]() Williams also had to re-record his dialogue after running into trouble with his character's mumbling style, a by-product of talking with a pipe in his mouth, and his affinity for ad-libs also led to clashes with the director. Altman also had the cast singing their musical numbers live - contrary to standard convention for a movie musical where songs are recorded first in a studio and lip-synched - causing sound quality problems. The original inflatable arms designed for the muscle-bound Popeye did not look satisfactory, so new ones were commissioned and made in Italy, leaving Altman to film scenes not showing them until the new ones arrived. He also disliked Nilsson's songs, feeling they weren't right for the film. Feiffer's script went through rewrites during the production, and he expressed concern too much screen time was being devoted to minor characters. Parish notes a variety of other production problems. ![]()
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