A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:14
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Based on the Broadway musical comedy, this farce set in Ancient Rome follows slave and scam-artist Pseudolus (Zero Mostel in a signature role) as he attempts to win his freedom by brokering the... [More]
Starring: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Buster Keaton
Director: Richard Lester
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Reviews for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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The middling low-brow slapstick comedy overdoses on the brassy Zero Mostel hamming it up. Full Review |
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The funniest movie ever made
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4/5 |
Hilarious, stagey version of hit Broadway musical comedy.
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5/5 |
This is freakin' hilarious!
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3/5 |
The Empire strikes back in loutish, fun musical comedy. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A great mixture of slapstick, farce and music. Zero Mostel is a treat as is the underappreciated Jack Gilford.
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Perhaps the first modern film musical -- breaking with and even making sport of the theatrical artifice that had been bogging down the genre for nearly a decade. Full Review |
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A funny thing happened on the way to Hollywood: A good musical-comedy lost much of its fizz. Full Review |
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