Paint Your Wagon

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Paint Your Wagon

PG-13,

1969,

2h 38m,

Musical/

Comedy/

Western

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In this musical based on the Broadway show, Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin) happens upon a wrecked wagon containing a dead man and his surviving brother, Pardner (Clint Eastwood), in the wilds of California during the Gold Rush. At the burial, they discover gold dust and stake a claim. Soon a mining camp dubbed "No Name City" emerges, rife with lonely men starved for female companionship. When a polygamist Mormon arrives looking to sell off a wife (Jean Seberg), a bidding war commences.

Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

Mar 25, 2024

Joshua Logan’s Paint Your Wagon can be viewed as one of the last gasps of a dwindling Hollywood studio system, as well as a precursor to the New Hollywood.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Jul 6, 2022

Paint Your Wagon plays it so safe that it has been directed by a man whose qualification is having directed Camelot, which was also a failure, but in the same financial class.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

The fact is, Paint Your Wagon doesn't inspire a review. It doesn't even inspire a put-down. It just lies there in my mind - a big, heavy lump.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Apr 10, 2024

3/4

Flawed, to be sure, but not without its ample charms.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Feb 6, 2024

Most of the songs in Paint Your Wagon are upbeat and catchy, and a sense of fun runs through it. There's also some heart.

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John Huddy

Miami Herald

Jun 16, 2022

A bawdy but funny story that is saved by the virtuoso performance of Lee J. Marvin

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Mar 8, 2019

While it is so long it makes you wonder if it ever ends. You do have some good highlights like the Horrible singing of Eastwood.

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Feb 12, 2019

I don,t care what the critics say, I love this movie!

Albus R

Dec 30, 2018

I liked it, could do without the singing, but clint eastwood is great

Kylo W

Dec 17, 2018

Clint Eastwood is an inappropriate lead for a musical. Not so much because he can't sing very well (although he CAN'T sing as well as the genre requires), but mostly because he is too closely identified, at least in our minds, with his "tougher" roles, and we just can't take him very seriously when he suddenly starts singing. Lee Marvin isn't a very accomplished singer, either. And the two miscast leads aren't the only problems of this musical-Western. It's also pointless, slow and plodding. Its only strong redeeming quality, which keeps it bearable, is the lovely presence of Seberg. She gives the best, the most likable performance in the film, providing a center of strength and dignity. If she wasn't around, this movie would be nearly unwatchable. As for the songs, there are lively ones (like the title song) and there are boring ones (like "I Was Born Under A Wandering Star").

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Luke P

Nov 10, 2018

The greatest film in my DVD collection. I loved Marvin's performance, and the cinematography and set locations were fantastic

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Hagrid S

Oct 12, 2018

Probably the best comedy musical EVER! Saw this for the first time when I was about 8 and loved it ever since. Lee Marvin is immense. Clint Eastwood can actually sing. And Jean Seberg - well...

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Synopsis

In this musical based on the Broadway show, Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin) happens upon a wrecked wagon containing a dead man and his surviving brother, Pardner (Clint Eastwood), in the wilds of California during the Gold Rush. At the burial, they discover gold dust and stake a claim. Soon a mining camp dubbed "No Name City" emerges, rife with lonely men starved for female companionship. When a polygamist Mormon arrives looking to sell off a wife (Jean Seberg), a bidding war commences.

Director: Joshua Logan
Producer: Alan Jay Lerner
Screenwriter: Alan Jay Lerner
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Company
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Runtime: 2h 38m

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