However, paint your wagon is the only musical manly enough for masculin viewing. The new exhibit at the museum celebrates the 50th anniversary of paint your wagon, the bigbudget western musical that was filmed in eastern oregon. Paint your wagon cast and crew cast photos and info. Directed by joshua logan based on the broadway play by alan jay lerner, paint your wagon is an odd and apparently misguided venture from conception all the way to execution.
They even find time to do some creative gold mining. Baker, oregon, usa 22 of 22 found this interesting interesting. Paint your wagon spins the story of the rise and bust of an 1848 california gold rush town, no name city. May 10, 2007 paint your wagon was one of my first film jobs, i think of it more so than any of the other films i have worked on, i liked it the most of any of the films, i had the most fun on this film, like it was really happening back in the 1800s, the costumes and the way the people looked was great, the town was great just like you were back in time. I was 18 that summer of filming and worked there every day. The film aims to win back audiences with toughguy stars clint eastwood and lee marvin neither known for singing roles and a more adult plot about two men agreeing to. Sep 02, 2018 paint your wagon movie site 50 years later september 2018 on easteagle creek near baker city, oregon. The film was adapted by paddy chayefsky from the 1951 musical paint your wagon by lerner and loewe. Soon a mining camp dubbed no name city emerges, rife with lonely men starved for female companionship.
Paint your wagon filming location 1969 usa oregon halfway world usa oregon halfway world united states oregon. In this musical based on the broadway show, ben rumson lee marvin happens upon a wrecked wagon containing a dead man and his surviving brother, pardner clint eastwood, in the wilds of california during the gold rush. Set in the californian gold rush paint your wagon sees superstars lee marvin and clint eastwood teaming up together for their one and only starring together movie. It is set in a mining camp in gold rushera california. Paint your wagon original motion picture soundtrack. Hi, i was on the crew for the movie as a electrician, i worked with the big ark lights on the set and was actor as a prospector. With lee marvin, clint eastwood, jean seberg, harve presnell. Paint your wagon is a broadway musical comedy, with book and lyrics by alan j. Paint your wagon has been added to your cart add to cart. One of the teams early broadway collaborations, lerner and loewes paint your wagon is an homage to the old west, featuring gorgeous standards such as they call the wind maria, i talk to the trees, and wandrin star. Other locations include big bear lake, california and san bernardino national forest. Oregon icons paint your wagon movie site no name city 49 years later orhistory baker heritage museum city oregon paint your wagon oregon icons paint your wagon movie site oregon icons paint your wagon movie site paint your wagon movie set 1968 filmed in eastern or. Paint your wagon cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. A raucous western comedy, is punctuated with a classic lerner and loewe musical score, including they call the wind maria and i talk to the trees.
Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a california gold rush mining town. Paint your wagon filming location 1969 usa oregon halfway world usa oregon halfway world united states oregon movie film tv location add category upload a photo the site is located in baker county, oregon in the eagle cap mountains along east eagle and jack creek. If you have a male child who enjoys musicals and youre having a hard time bonding with him, then this is for you. Location is a mountain meadow area in east eagle valley northeast of baker. As the 1960s came to a close, seberg costarred with eastwood in the gold rushera musical, paint your wagon. The story of a goldmining boom town full of brawny men centers on the workandplay partnership of ben and pardner lee. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnaping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boomtown. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from paint your wagon. A new plot, by veteran writer paddy chayevsky the hospital, network, is grafted onto the songs of the old stage musical, as a dearth of womenfolk pushes gold prospectors ben rumson and pardner lee marvin and clint eastwood to polyandry, sharing wife elizabeth jean seberg in reversal of the usual state of affairs, it was the studio who insisted on location shooting, while the director. In this western musical a michigan farmer called pardner eastwood and a prospector called ben rumson marvin form a partnership in the california gold country. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing paint your wagon near you. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations.
Oregon icons paint your wagon movie site paint your wagon paint your wagon 1969 rotten tomatoes paint your wagon movie set 1968 filmed in eastern or oregon icons paint your wagon movie site the confluence paint your wagon and its place in. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Paint your wagon movie site location 50 years later 2018. Baker heritage museum baker city oregon paint your wagon. Paint your wagon was one of my first film jobs, i think of it more so than any of the other films i have worked on, i like it the most of any of the films, i had the most fun on this film like it was really happening back in the 1800s, the costumes and the way the people looked was great, the town was great just like you were back in time, i. If that general concept strikes you as somewhat odd, youre in the precise mindset to encounter 1969s paint your wagon. Logan, mind you, was a pretty fine director for making bloated movies that needed to be euthanised as quickly as possible. This is presumably because of the french chippies and the occasional hell and damn, and especially because the plot involves a threeway marriage between among. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. This superb filmcell features the oscar nominated movie, paint your wagon 1969 stars lee marvin, clint eastwood and jean seberg. The series got off to an early start in november, 2017, with a 50th anniversary screening of paint your wagon, a bigbudget musical western that filmed in 1968 outside baker city, in eastern. Find your favorite oregon film location travel oregon. Paint your wagon was shot near baker city, oregon, with filming beginning in may 1968 and ending that october. Lee marvin, clint eastwood, jean seberg and the nitty gritty dirt band.
Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. At least paint your wagon, with real trees and real dirt to guide it, feels like a living thing. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Watch paint your wagon online stream full movie directv. Paint your wagon movie site location 2012 lee marvin. Aug 29, 2019 the series got off to an early start in november, 2017, with a 50th anniversary screening of paint your wagon, a bigbudget musical western that filmed in 1968 outside baker city, in eastern. Behind the scenes look at paint your wagon view it on your pc monitor.
The movie paint your wagon was an awkward attempt to update the plot of an old stage musical by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe, with new songs by andre previn and lerner. Paint your wagon is the first bigbudget musical to get an m rating rather than the customary g. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. This film version bears little resemblance to the broadway musical on which it is ostensibly based. Many jumped on the paint your wagon smear campaign after the film proved to be not nearly as successful as other musicals. The film was adapted by paddy chayefsky from the 1951 stage musical by lerner and loewe, set in a mining camp in gold rushera california. The pictures of paint your wagon site were outstanding.
Paint your wagon film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Sold by keep it reelz and ships from amazon fulfillment. It was the last film to be directed by joshua logan, and was adapted for the screen by paddy chayefsky the story takes place during the california gold rush. Even so, i was glad for the opportunity to see the film and hear the music at long last and to think about independence day while watching. See more ideas about lee marvin, clint eastwood and jean seberg. This is the location of no name city as it looks today. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Paint your wagon was one of my first film jobs, i think of it more so than any of the other films i have worked on, i liked it the most of any of the films, i had the most fun on this film, like it was really happening back in the 1800s, the costumes and the way the people looked was great, the town was great just like you were back in time. Where was the movie paint your wagon filmed answers. Paint your wagon is a 1969 western musical film starring lee marvin, clint eastwood, and jean seberg. Rare looks behindthescenes of paint your wagon in 1968. This somewhat obscure 1969 movie musical was based on the broadway musical of the same name by lerner and loewe the authors of brigadoon and later my fair lady, with which it shares a number of characters and songs but not much plot.
Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. One can guess at one inherent problem with the picture from the very notion of starring lee marvin and clint eastwood in a musical. The story centers on a miner and his daughter and follows the lives and loves of the people in a mining camp in gold rushera california. Filmed near baker city, oregon in the wallowa mountains1968. Big bear lake, big bear valley, san bernardino national forest, california, usa.
Clint eastwood, jean seberg and their affair to remember. More scenes were filmed at holcomb valley, a short drive north of big bear lake, located in the real gold country of the san bernardino national forest its claimed that more gold per square mile was taken out of holcomb valley than anywhere else in southern california. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. After the success of several musical films in the 1960s, most notably the sound of music, producers went looking for other projects to make, and paint your wagon made the list. Popular songs from the show included wandrin star, i talk to the trees and they call the wind maria.
Baker city oregon paint your wagon baker heritage museum. The movie stared lee marvin, clint eastwood and jean seberg. Harve presnell in paint your wagon 1969 paint your wagon lee marvin and. Paint your wagon movie site location 2012 lee marvin, clint. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Paint your wagon movie site 50 years later september 2018 on easteagle creek near baker city, oregon. Baker city museum celebrates paint your wagon 50th. Back in the late 1960s, a part of the wallowawhitman national forest transformed into no name city, a fictitious miners settlement in paint your wagon, a western musical starring lee marvin, clint eastwood and jean seberg. Paint your wagon was shot near baker city, oregon with filming beginning in may 1968 and ending in october. A michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the california gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife.
A raucous musical comedy, set in the wild west, paint your wagon is punctuated with a classic lerner and loewe musical score from the original broadway production, including they call the wind maria and i talk to trees. Paint your wagon film cell collectible memorabilia limited. You just cant get all those production values the scenery, the sets, the cast of thousands onto one movie screen and still operate on a scale suitable to your. The movie paint your wagon was filmed around baker now baker city in 1969. The story of a gold mining boomtown full of brawny men centres on the workandplay partnership of ben and pardner lee marvin and clint eastwood and the delicate wife they share jean seberg. Travel guide to film locations for joshua logans paint your wagon 1969, with clint eastwood and lee marvin, in oregon. Multiple accounts said the costars had an affair, and both were married at the. Skip to the main content of the page skip to the search for the oregon secretary of state website. The actual location of the movie set was located right here outside of baker city, with filming beginning in may 1968 and ending in october. More scenes were filmed at holcomb valley, a short drive north of big bear lake, located in the real gold country of the san bernardino national forest its.
Made in the 1960s this musical set in the wild west was an attempt to hark back to the the golden age of the hollywood musical. Paint your wagon 1996 in this musical based on the broadway show, ben rumson lee marvin happens upon a wrecked wagon containing a dead man and. At the burial, they discover gold dust and stake a claim. A hardened old california gold prospector, ben rumson, strikes it rich when his daughter, jennifer finds gold and the love of a local miner, julio. One of the last great movie musicals from the late 1960s paint your wagon builds on the tradition of blockbuster musicals the sound of music and my fair lady. The original plot, about an interethnic love story, was discarded as being too dated. Jun 25, 2014 at least paint your wagon, with real trees and real dirt to guide it, feels like a living thing. Paint your wagon movie set 1968 filmed in eastern or. See more ideas about movie sites, baker city oregon and movies.
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