Paint Your Wagon

In the gold rush town of Noisy Creek, Ben Rumson and his companions are seeking fortune and women. When a Mormon elder arrives with two wives, the town's bachelors pool their resources to buy one of the wives, Elizabeth, for themselves. Meanwhile, Ben and his friend Pardner fall for Elizabeth, leading to a bizarre love triangle amidst the chaos and eventual decline of the gold rush.

Paint Your Wagon was a critical and commercial disaster, widely panned for its excessive length, nonsensical plot, and the surprisingly un-musical performances of its leads, particularly Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, who famously sang off-key. Despite a substantial budget and big stars, it failed to recoup its costs and is often cited as one of the worst movie musicals ever made.

• The film is an ambitious but ultimately disastrous failure, plagued by a bloated runtime and unconvincing musical numbers.

• Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood's singing is notoriously bad, detracting significantly from the musical aspects.

• Despite its flaws, some viewers find a certain campy charm in its sheer audacity.

Google audience: Audience reception is largely negative, with many criticizing the film's excessive length, poor musical performances, and nonsensical plot. Some acknowledge it as a 'so bad it's good' cult classic.

The film is infamous for its disastrous production, including massive cost overruns and the cast and crew struggling with difficult conditions in the Oregon wilderness, with several members suffering from alcohol poisoning.