A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Lester |
| Producer(s) | Melvin Frank |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Ancient World, Based on Play, Mistaken Identity |
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Richard Lester and produced by Melvin Frank.
Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Ken Thorne | Won |
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
By Beatrice on Apr 21, 2019 From Flickers in TimeA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Directed by Richard Lester Written by Melvin Frank and Michael Pertwee from the book to the Broadway musical and an ancient play by Titus Maccias Plautus 1966/USA Melvin Frank Production First viewing/Netflix rental Add Stephen Sondheim’s songs to... Read full article
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Quotes from
Hysterium: At his age, the mind boggles!
Pseudolus: Wait!
Hero: Yes?
Pseudolus: A brilliant idea!
Hero: Yes!
Pseudolus: That's what we need, a brilliant idea.
Pseudolus: [disguised as a soothsayer and chanting loud gibberish] I say! You are in need of a soothsayer.
Erronius: How did you know?
Pseudolus: I'd be a fine soothsayer if I didn't.
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Facts about
During filming, actor Phil Silvers locked himself in his trailer and refused to come out. Director Richard Lester asked Jon Pertwee to step into the role of Lycus, as he already knew the part after performing it on stage. Once Silvers heard he had been replaced, he came out of his trailer, bursting with new enthusiasm for the project. Pertwee was given the (much) smaller role of Crassus as compensation.
Every actor who has opened in the role of Pseudolus on Broadway (Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers and Nathan Lane) won a Best Actor Tony for their performance. In addition, Jason Alexander, who performed as Pseudolus in one scene in "Jerome Robbins' Broadway", also won a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical.
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