Review of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) by Aaron A — 07 Jul 2007

Funny musical. Zero Mostel is brilliant. The movie version, however, is lousy.

This review of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) was written by Aaron A on 07 Jul 2007.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum has generally received positive reviews.

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Okay now if I was to pass it by in a movie store I wouldn't even glance at it…

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