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** Director Creator/RichardLester got into repeated arguments with Creator/PhilSilvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Creator/JonPertwee (whose played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.

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** Director Creator/RichardLester got into repeated arguments with Creator/PhilSilvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Creator/JonPertwee (whose (who played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.

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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent - In one scene, the actor playing Pseudolus would turn to the audience and ask them for what line he should say.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/MikeNichols, Creator/OrsonWelles, and Creator/JeanRenoir were considered to direct the film.

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* TroubledProduction: The out-of-town tryout of the musical got such disastrous audience response and poor ticket sales that it seemed it would never reach Broadway. ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' director Jerome Robbins was brought in as a consultant, and persuaded Creator/StephenSondheim to write a new, simple song that would tell the audience right away to expect a farcical comedy; Sondheim wrote "Comedy Tonight," and the new opening number, choreographed by Robbins, turned the show into a hit.
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* CreatorBacklash: Sondheim, Shevelove, and Gelbart disliked the changes made to the film. Richard Lester and Zero Mostel also expressed dissatisfaction.

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* CreatorBacklash: Sondheim, Shevelove, and Gelbart disliked the changes made to the film. Richard Lester Creator/RichardLester and Zero Mostel also expressed dissatisfaction.



** Director Richard Lester got into repeated arguments with Creator/PhilSilvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Creator/JonPertwee (whose played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.

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** Director Richard Lester Creator/RichardLester got into repeated arguments with Creator/PhilSilvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Creator/JonPertwee (whose played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.
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** The original Broadway production offered the role of Pseudolus to Milton Berle and Phil Silvers (who eventually played the part in a 1971 revival).

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** The original Broadway production offered the role of Pseudolus to Milton Berle and Phil Silvers (who eventually played the part in a 1971 revival).revival and won a Tony Award for it).
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/MikeNichols and Creator/OrsonWelles were considered to direct the film.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/MikeNichols Creator/MikeNichols, Creator/OrsonWelles, and Creator/OrsonWelles Creator/JeanRenoir were considered to direct the film.
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* CreatorBacklash: Sondheim, Shevelove, and Gelbart disliked the changes made to the film. Richard Lester and Zero Mostel also expressed dissatisfaction.

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* BillingDisplacement: Creator/PhilSilvers is billed second, even though there's several actors with larger roles than him.

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* BillingDisplacement: Creator/PhilSilvers is billed second, even though there's there are several actors with larger roles than him.



* NoStuntDouble:
** Creator/BusterKeaton was terminally ill with cancer at the time of filming. Nevertheless, the 70-year-old actor was able to do many of his own stunts in the film, to the amazement of the cast and crew. This would be his final film appearance.
** Creator/MichaelCrawford did his own stunts.

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* NoStuntDouble:
** Creator/BusterKeaton was terminally ill with cancer at the time of filming. Nevertheless, the 70-year-old actor was able to do many of his own stunts in the film, to the amazement of the cast and crew. This would be his final film appearance.
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NoStuntDouble: Creator/MichaelCrawford did his own stunts.



* StillbornFranchise: Even before it was released, producer Mel Frank announced a sequel ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Guillotine''. It never want any further than development stage.

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* StillbornFranchise: Even before it was released, producer Mel Frank announced a sequel ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Guillotine''. It never want went any further than development stage.stage.
* ThrowItIn: Creator/BusterKeaton had to use a stunt double for most of his scenes because he was terminally ill with cancer. He did, however, improvise pratfalling after running into a tree branch, much to the horror of the crew.

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** Silvers also became seriously ill while the film was being made, prompting Richard Lester to upgrade Jon Pertwee from his cameo appearance to Lycus. However, Silvers recovered in time for filming.
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** Silvers also became seriously ill while the film was being made, prompting Richard Lester to upgrade Jon Pertwee from his cameo appearance to Lycus. However, Silvers recovered in time for filming.
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* BillingDisplacement: Creator/PhilSilvers is billed second, even though there's several actors with larger roles than him.
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** The original Broadway production offered the role of Pseudolus to Milton Berle and Phil Silvers (who eventually played the part in a 1971 revival).
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* CutSong: "Love is in the Air", "Invocation", and "The House of Marcus Lycus", amongst others -- some are included as underscoring, or added to revivals. Several of the lyrics from "Invocation" are recycled into "Comedy Tonight."

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* CutSong: "Love is in the Air", "Invocation", and "The House of Marcus Lycus", amongst others -- some are included as underscoring, or added to revivals. Several of the lyrics from "Invocation" are recycled into "Comedy Tonight."Tonight," while Sondheim and Burt Shevelove reused the music and lyrics of "Invocation" as the opening of their musical version of Aristophanes' ''Theatre/TheFrogs''.
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** Lester and the film's writer/producer Melvin Frank did not see eye to eye, as Lester disliked the wisecracking verbal comedy of the script and the original musical, and pushed to include more visual humor in the style of classic silent movies.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: During filming, Creator/PhilSilvers locked himself in his trailer and refused to come out. Richard Lester asked Creator/JonPertwee to step into the role of Lycus, as he already played the part on stage. Once Silvers heard he had been replaced, he came out of his trailer, bursting with new enthusiasm for the project. Pertwee was given the tiny role of Crassus as compensation.



** Director Richard Lester got into repeated arguments with Phil Silvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Jon Pertwee (whose played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.

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** Director Richard Lester got into repeated arguments with Phil Silvers, Creator/PhilSilvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Jon Pertwee Creator/JonPertwee (whose played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.compensation.
* NoStuntDouble:
** Creator/BusterKeaton was terminally ill with cancer at the time of filming. Nevertheless, the 70-year-old actor was able to do many of his own stunts in the film, to the amazement of the cast and crew. This would be his final film appearance.
** Creator/MichaelCrawford did his own stunts.


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* RealLifeRelative: Creator/JonPertwee's brother Michael co-wrote the film.
* StillbornFranchise: Even before it was released, producer Mel Frank announced a sequel ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Guillotine''. It never want any further than development stage.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/MikeNichols and Creator/OrsonWelles were considered to direct the film.
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** Zero Mostel, who had been blacklisted for being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s, was totally unwilling to act in the show once he found out that it was to be choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who has named names to the HUAC, and only agreed to under the proviso that he and Robbins never had to speak to each other when they weren't working.

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** Zero Mostel, who had been blacklisted for being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s, was totally unwilling to act in the show once he found out that it was to be choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who has had named names to the HUAC, and only agreed to under the proviso that he and Robbins never had to speak to each other when they weren't working.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: Zero Mostel, who had been blacklisted for being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s, was totally unwilling to act in the show once he found out that it was to be choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who has named names to the HUAC, and only agreed to under the proviso that he and Robbins never had to speak to each other when they weren't working.

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** Director Richard Lester got into repeated arguments with Phil Silvers, who was cast in the role of Lycus and complained about many aspects of the film, particularly being forced to abandon his trademark glasses in the name of historical realism. This culminated in Silvers locking himself in his trailer and refusing to perform. Lester was able to contact Jon Pertwee (whose played Lycus in the original London production) and soon had him on the set, in costume, ready to step in. When Silvers learned he had been replaced so quickly, he emerged from his trailer in a much more agreeable mood. Pertwee was recast in the smaller role of Crassus as compensation.

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* CreativeDifferences: Zero Mostel, who had been blacklisted for being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s, was totally unwilling to act in the show once he found out that it was to be choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who has named names to the HUAC, and only agreed to under the proviso that he and Robbins never had to speak to each other when they weren't working.


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* HostilityOnTheSet: Zero Mostel, who had been blacklisted for being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s, was totally unwilling to act in the show once he found out that it was to be choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who has named names to the HUAC, and only agreed to under the proviso that he and Robbins never had to speak to each other when they weren't working.
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* CreativeDifferences: Zero Mostel, who had been blacklisted for being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s, was totally unwilling to act in the show once he found out that it was to be choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who has named names to the HUAC, and only agreed to under the proviso that he and Robbins never had to speak to each other when they weren't working.

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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent - In one scene, the actor playing Pseudolus would turn to the audience and ask them for what line he should say.

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* CutSong: "Love is in the Air", "Invocation", and "The House of Marcus Lycus", amongst others -- some are included as underscoring, or added to revivals. Several of the lyrics from "Invocation" are recycled into "Comedy Tonight."
* OfficialFanSubmittedContent - In one scene, the actor playing Pseudolus would turn to the audience and ask them for what line he should say.say.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: In the film, Crassus is the [[Series/DoctorWho Third Doctor]]. In no other movie are you going to witness a meeting between [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] and [[ThePhilSilversShow Sergeant Bilko]].
** More to the point -- [[TheNavyLark CPO Pertwee]] and [[ThePhilSilversShow Sergeant Bilko]]. In fact, Jon Pertwee originated the role of Lycus in London, but [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers wanted a more recognizable name in the role, and so demanded Silvers]], [[WhatMightHaveBeen giving Pertwee the much smaller role of Crassus.]]
** And Frank Spencer from ''SomeMothersDoAveEm'' as Hero. Otherwise known as ThePhantomOfTheOpera.
** Not to mention Captain Peacock from ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' as a sentry.
*** And Mr. Goldberg (Alfie Bass) as a guard at the arena.
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*** And Mr. Goldberg (Alfie Bass) as a guard at the arena.

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*** And Mr. Goldberg (Alfie Bass) as a guard at the arena.arena.
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