Paint Your Wagon
Seen it?1969 | 164 min | Comedy, Western, Music
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Blazing Saddles, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 44 min.
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Award: Best Foreign Performer. Also nominated for 1 more Oscar and 2 Golden Globes.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$32 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 144K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joshua Logan
- Lee MarvinBen Rumson
- Clint Eastwood"Pardner"
- Jean SebergElizabeth Woodling
- Ray Walston"Mad Jack" Duncan
- Harve Presnell"Rotten Luck Willie"
- Tom LigonHorton Fenty
- Alan DexterParson
- Terry JenkinsJoe Mooney
- Paula TruemanMrs. Fenty
- H.B. HaggertySteve Bull