1969's Paint Your Wagon has a reputation as being an all-timer of a flop, and has also faced some Simpsons-induced mockery for "being the film where Clint Eastwood sings". However, We Love Dad Movies is here today to say, "Paint Your Wagon is great, actually!" Directed by Joshua Logan and starring Eastwood opposite a peak-of-his-powers Lee Marvin, Paint Your Wagon is a gloriously funny and strangely affecting send-off to the Wild West set during the California Gold Rush, telling the story of two business partners who strike it lucky, found a town of their own, and eventually enter into a polyamorous relationship with Jean Seberg. As Ewan and Zan discovered last week, it's a wonderful time - a fun romp, but one that finds deeper meaning through an examination of America's foundations as the 1960s drew to a close. So, make sure to grab your pick-axe, saddle up, hand down your can o' beans, as WLDM takes on its first musical, and discusses why Paint Your Wagon is better than you think.
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