Paint Your Wagon (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Joshua Logan |
| Producer(s) | Alan Jay Lerner |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | |
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Paint Your Wagon (1969) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Joshua Logan and produced by Alan Jay Lerner.
Academy Awards 1969 --- Ceremony Number 42 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle | Nominated |
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[On the fact that the Mormon settler has two wives]
Mad Jack: I got no quarrel with 'ow a man prays; there's enough room in 'ell for all of us! Wot I don't like is that you got two of somethin' the rest of us got none of!
Elizabeth: Did you know that the Fenty's had an apple farm back in Pennsylvania?
Ben Rumson: Apple jack, huh?
Mr. Fenty: No, sir, we did not make apple jack!
Ben Rumson: Then, what did you grow the apples for?
Mr. Fenty: Mr. Rumson, do you think that everything that comes out of the earth should be used to make liquor?
Ben Rumson: Whenever possible, yes.
Ben Rumson: Is they dead? They better be cause I'm fixin' to bury em'!
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Mad Jack: I got no quarrel with 'ow a man prays; there's enough room in 'ell for all of us! Wot I don't like is that you got two of somethin' the rest of us got none of!
Elizabeth: Did you know that the Fenty's had an apple farm back in Pennsylvania?
Ben Rumson: Apple jack, huh?
Mr. Fenty: No, sir, we did not make apple jack!
Ben Rumson: Then, what did you grow the apples for?
Mr. Fenty: Mr. Rumson, do you think that everything that comes out of the earth should be used to make liquor?
Ben Rumson: Whenever possible, yes.
Ben Rumson: Is they dead? They better be cause I'm fixin' to bury em'!
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Although a musical, no choreographer was ever hired.
The song "Hand Me Down That Can of Beans" was performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who were also extras in the movie. The band is most famous for singing "Mr. Bojangles".
Paramount advertised for extras, and Portland's hippie population turned out, complete with long hair, mustaches and beards, period clothing, and camping gear. The local rednecks were infuriated that 'dirty hippies' got the plum jobs...until they began buying groceries, beer, and antiques in town.
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The song "Hand Me Down That Can of Beans" was performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who were also extras in the movie. The band is most famous for singing "Mr. Bojangles".
Paramount advertised for extras, and Portland's hippie population turned out, complete with long hair, mustaches and beards, period clothing, and camping gear. The local rednecks were infuriated that 'dirty hippies' got the plum jobs...until they began buying groceries, beer, and antiques in town.
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