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1	!! The film:
2	* AudienceAlienatingPremise: It's a western starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/LeeMarvin. But it's also a musical in which they share a bride! [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E11AllSingingAllDancing No wonder Homer and Bart were shocked when they watched a parodic version of it]].
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "They Call The Wind Maria," performed by Creator/HarvePresnell, earned justifiably rave reviews, and "The Gospel of No-Name City," "There's a Coach Comin' In," "I Talk to the Trees," "I Still See Elisa," "I'm On My Way," "Hand Me Down a Can of Beans," "Gold Fever," and "Wand'rin Star" are also catchy numbers.
4	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Ben and the other prospectors plowing through the grave they'd just dug up to bury Pardner's brother when they discover gold there? Morbid. The men ''launching'' the body up into the air before they all pile into the hole? Hilarious.
5	-->'''Ben:''' ''(after finishing a nice eulogy)'' Pull 'im up!
6	* EnsembleDarkHorse: Rotten Luck Willie, played by Creator/HarvePresnell, whose only major contribution to the movie is to perform an absolutely stunning rendition of "They Call the Wind Maria."
7	* FairForItsDay:
8	** The film can feel pretty sexist, and scenes like the miners auctioning off a bride (albeit with her consent) may be hard to enjoy outside of a CrossesTheLineTwice way. However, the film can feel ahead of its time when it explores {{Polyamory}} in a nuanced and engaging way rather than with a tawdry tone and has Elizabeth quickly put her foot down and make it clear to Sam that a marriage is a partnership rather than for the sexual fulfillment of the husband.
9	** The Chinese and Native American residents of the camp are {{Recurring Extra}}s who never speak up while their white neighbors are making important decisions. But their neighbors never exclude or belittle them either, they are used for little to no ethnic humor, a Native American woman is married to the Parson (when the law against interracial marriage in the U.S. was only overturned two years before the movie came out) and one of the Chinese workers gets to sing a verse of the opening number in his native language and is among the characters prominently shown riding off for a new adventure in the final shots.
10	* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Sing]]: While there are fans who have doubts, a great many others were surprised at how naturally Creator/LeeMarvin and Creator/ClintEastwood could sing. After all, in Marvin's case, "Wanderin' Star", wasn't a hit song for no reason.
11	* HilariousInHindsight: The song "I Talk to the Trees" became funnier when Creator/ClintEastwood gave a rather strange rambling speech towards an empty wooden chair representing President UsefulNotes/BarackObama at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
12	* MemeticMutation: Not really related to the film, but the parody version from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E11AllSingingAllDancing All Singing, All Dancing]]" is definitely one.
13	* ParodyDisplacement: People who have only seen the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E11AllSingingAllDancing All Singing, All Dancing]]" may have no idea that it was ever a real movie.
14	* QuestionableCasting: The cast would've been okay if it was just a Western, but it was ''a musical''!
15	* StrawmanHasAPoint: In the movie, given how the Parson with his hellfire-and-brimstone preaching and forewarnings of doom seems to be in large part an object of ridicule and [[spoiler: the town literally getting swallowed up by the earth is comically ironic, the town's demise ''is'' in large part an unintended consequence of its own vices and the negligence that results. Bonus points for those passionate about animal rights, for the fact that the trigger is a rampaging bull escaping from being forced to fight a bear]].
16	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: [[spoiler:The buildings collapsing or sinking into the ground at the end]] is captured on camera for grand style and lasts for several minutes.

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