!! The film:
* 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]].
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "They Call The Wind Maria", performed by Creator/HarvePresnell.
* 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.
-->'''Ben:''' ''(after finishing a nice eulogy)'' Pull 'im up!
* [[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.
* 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.
* MemeticMutation: Not really related to the film, but the parody version from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E11AllSingingAllDancing All Singing, All Dancing]]" is definitely one.
* OneSceneWonder: Creator/HarvePresnell, whose only major contribution to the movie is to perform an absolutely stunning rendition of "They Call the Wind Maria."
* 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.
* QuestionableCasting: Okay, the cast would've been okay if it was just a Western, but it was ''a musical''!
* 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]].
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