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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Overview:

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)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringKen ThorneWon
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

By Beatrice on Apr 21, 2019 From Flickers in Time

A 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

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum…

By Marisa on Jan 7, 2012 From The Timothy Carey Experience

I got one vote for a forum (from my husband), so that’s good enough for me! Please click on the image below (it’s also in the sidebar to your right) and you will be whisked away to the brand new TCE forum! See you there! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are co... Read full article

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Quotes:

Pseudolus: An honest virgin! What a terrible combination!
Pseudolus: [Speaking of the girl Hero says he loves] A common courtesan in the house of Lycus?
Hero: Is that bad?
Pseudolus: There's no way to make it sound like an achievement!
Pseudolus: [seeing his master, who has been seized and kissed by a courtesan] Sir! You're back!
Senex: She almost broke it!
Pseudolus: Wait!
Hero: Yes?
Pseudolus: A brilliant idea!
Hero: Yes!
Pseudolus: That's what we need, a brilliant idea.
Pseudolus: Don't you think it's time we started trusting each other?
Hysterium: One of us isn't ready yet.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Facts
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.
The picture's four main stars, Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers , Jack Gilford and Michael Crawford, were dubbed "The Forum Quorum" on the set.
While Buster Keaton often used a stunt double due to his illness, he improvised running into a tree branch and falling backwards onto the ground - much to the horror of the director and crew.
First film of Leon Greene.
The line "Was 1 a good year?" was originally intended for the stage play, but was omitted because it was thought too leading. Somehow, though, it found its way into the film.
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