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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Review
By Christopher Null
My personal hero Zero Mostel is not as his best here in the adaptation of the inexplicably popular stage play, the only musical comedy to come out of ancient Rome. The action centers on Mostel's slave Pseudolus and his relationship with Michael Crawford's wealthy teen Hero. Pseudolus wants to be free, Hero wants the hand of the concubine next door. A plot is hatched, and many tunes are belted out. Unfortunately, most of Stephen Sondheim's best songs must have been left in Venice, so if you can sit through junk like "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid," you should be able to make it to A Funny Thing's funnier moments. Buster Keaton's final performance.
Facts and Figures
Year: 1966
Run time: 99 mins
In Theaters: Sunday 16th October 1966
Production compaines: United Artists, Melvin Frank Production
Reviews
Contactmusic.com: 3 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Fresh: 15 Rotten: 3
IMDB: 7.0 / 10
Cast & Crew
Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Melvin Frank
Screenwriter: Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee
Starring: Zero Mostel as Pseudolus, Phil Silvers as Marcus Lycus, Buster Keaton as Erronius, Michael Crawford as Hero, Jack Gilford as Hysterium, Annette Andre as Phillia
Also starring: Michael Hordern, Leon Greene, Roy Kinnear, Alfie Bass, John Bluthal, Pamela Brown, Patricia Jessel, Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee
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