Paint Your Wagon [Region 2] | ![Paint Your Wagon [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s8zKhG29L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Joshua Logan
Actors: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston
Category: DVD
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Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 84696
Format: PAL
Languages: Arabic (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), German (Dubbed), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 158 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437814432
ASIN: B00005UO5P
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 1969
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This film and Hello Dolly were the knockout blows to the studio movie musical, but Paint doesn't deserve its tarnished name. Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin) takes the model of a rakish derelict to an unequaled high as a prospector who teams up with a greenhorn named Pardner (Clint Eastwood), and they both end up marrying the same scorned woman (Jean Seberg). No-Name City, the prospecting town they found, is Sodom and Gomorrah without the camels, and a vision of humanity left to its own devices. The songs are mostly wonderful melodies from Lerner and Loewe, with definite high points, notably "They Call the Wind Maria" and "Wand'rin' Star." Clint Eastwood always gets flack for his versions of "I Still See Elisa" and "I Talk to the Trees," but that scorn is equally undeserved. Perhaps Paint's biggest sin, in retrospect, was trying to combine the aesthetics of the musical with the aesthetics of the male protagonists' world-weary machismo. Not the easiest task, but Paint pulls it off. --Keith Simanton
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 Earnest hippie-western-musical-comedy might be Eastwood and Marvin's weirdest film January 21, 2010
Muzzlehatch (the walls of Gormenghast)
First a little background...I've been a Clint Eastwood fan since around 1990, when I and about three other fans nationwide saw "White Hunter, Black Heart", his ambitious box-office flop examining John Huston filming "The African Queen". It was pretty clear that this was a guy who had gone beyond the stereotypes I had of him as Dirty Harry and The Man With No Name. Though I skipped seeing "The Rookie" in the theater (and who can blame me?), since "Unforgiven" I've seen every film the man has directed and/or starred in first-run.
And I've also caught up to his back catalog. I think by around 1999-2000 I was basically complete as far as his starring or costarring roles back to "Fistful of Dollars". Except for the 2 1/2 hour musical with a wretched reputation, filmed in Cinemascope but unavailable in proper aspect ratio at the time. Eventually, a few years ago, it did get released on DVD properly framed, and I've finally caught up to it. I can't say it really let me down - because I didn't expect much, but...let's look at it in detail.
OPENING: the title song isn't bad - but it's sung by an off-screen chorus as a wagon train heads into California full of farmer-settlers. One of the wagons alas goes off the trail and down a cliff, and Eastwood's young "Pardner" (he's never named anything else until the end of the film) almost dies along with his brother, only to be saved by drunken, curmudgeonly gold-miner Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin). Gold is found as Pardner's brother is buried, and Rumson quickly stakes a claim and cuts Pardner in for half - riches are to be found, and songs are to be sung.
THE SONGS: Pauline Kael accurately described Clint's voice as something like "pleasant, light, thin". There's nothing horrible about listening to him, but you forget it immediately. Good thing he didn't try to make a career out of it. Marvin can't sing at all really but apparently enough people found him over-the-top bad that his 'Wand'rin' Star' became a minor cult item. Female lead Jean Seberg (you knew there had to be a woman to cause trouble, didn't you?) was apparently even worse so she's dubbed. The various choruses aren't bad, and 'They Call the Wind Mariah' became something of a small classic due to the powerful baritone of Harve Presnell, a real singer. But apart from that, nothing about the music is particularly interesting and I can barely call the instrumental score to mind now 16 hours after watching it.
THE DANCING: uh, the less said the better. Really.
SEX: As mentioned, Elizabeth (Seberg) arrives on the scene to help cause disruption and dissent, as her Mormon husband auctions her - the second of his wives - off to the highest bidder, the dead-drunk Rumson. This may seem (well, is) horribly offensive and sexist, as the film treats it all like a good joke, but a fascinating twist soon develops as Elizabeth decides she's in love with Pardner - but also with her husband Rumson - and the three all consent to a plural marriage with Elizabeth as the more-or-less dominant member. Interesting stuff for 1969 and a mainstream release, but again it's all just treated lightly and jokily. It's hard to find the sexual politics either offensive or progressive, they seem there just to provide jokes and perhaps to bring in the youth audience (which they apparently failed to do).
PLOT DEVELOPMENT: Does it matter, really? Suffice it to say that Rumson slowly corrupts Eastwood with drink and gambling, the two of them hatch a scheme to dig underneath the town and nab all of the gold dust that falls through the floorboards of the various saloons and whorehouses (oh I forgot to tell you, the settlement develops quickly into a boom-town when Marvin diverts 6 French ladies of the evening to "No Name" - clever town name eh? - and sets up bawdy houses and casinos). Eventually the tunnel system undermines the stability of the ground, the town collapses, Marvin the wandering spirit moves on, and thankfully the damn thing is over.
Overall Marvin gives the best performance by far - if he was even acting - and there's a weirdness to the whole thing what with the odd sexual situations that does make this kind of fascinating. But Clint looks wooden and bored if not angry throughout ("damn, I can't believe I'm in this") and Seberg - a good actress in the right films - is just dull.
For serious Clint, Lee Marvin or musical completists, or those interested in some of the weirder and more unexplainable sidetracks of 60s Americana. I'm glad I watched it, but I doubt I'll be visiting it again very soon.
 TOTALLY ENTERTAINING January 20, 2010
salvacion mendiola (Tinian, CNMI, USA)
It's a good one with stars like Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Ray Walson and Harve Presnell. Lots of comedy, good skits, music, great background in Oregon and a love story. If you want a nice enjoyable, relaxing evening,this is the one to see. Based on a musical involving Alan Lerner, Paddy Chayefsky, Andre Previn, and Joshua Logan, with songs like "They Call the Wind Maria." and "I Talk to the Trees." Outstanding, and has stood the test of time. Good show!
 paint your wagon January 1, 2010
G. moran
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i got this movie and watched it and it was good till i got to the end and it would not show the ending so if you are thinking you will buy it dont this review is from george moran
It just didn't paint my wagon December 28, 2009
D. Pierce (egg harbor twp., nj usa)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I remember when this movie came out. I was a kid. My mom and dad went to see it, thought it was really good, surprised to hear that Clint could sing half decent. Nowadays, the less than respectful treatment of women is a turn off. I'm sure that back in the sixties, this sort of movie was still acceptable, but today it really grated the wrong way with me; i'm sure it would with others. However, there were some bright comedic moments that even i, the feminist prude, could appreciate.
I give it a firm three stars for comedy, music, but it's missing two stars for being mysogynistic. ;)
paint your wagon(1969 film) December 28, 2009
V. can (Ireland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a great film,enjoyed by all the family, but most of all by my father,took him back to the good old days and mother could not belive that clint could sing...OR can he.....
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