YMMV / Carry On Cleo

• Broken Base: Between this movie, Carry On Camping, and Carry On Up the Khyber, viewers argue over which is the best in the film series.
• Common Knowledge: On the DVD Commentary for That's Carry On!, producer Peter Rogers reveals that two legends about the film aren't true:
  • Jon Pertwee was believed to have been brought on to keep Kenneth Williams sane, but nothing of the sort happened.
  • Despite Barbara Windsor claiming she was at one point set to play Cleopatra and had been fitted for a wig, she was never once considered for the role.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The film was a smash hit in Australia, with ticket sales beating the likes of those from El Cid and Lawrence of Arabia.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Julius Caesar's last words are, "Oh, what's the use?", which hits harder on later viewings as Kenneth Williams' (his actor) last entry in his diary before his death reads, "Oh, what's the bloody point?".
• Retroactive Recognition:
  • Cleopatra is played by Amanda Barrie, who would later be best known for playing Alma Halliwell in Coronation Street.
  • The soothsayer is played by Jon Pertwee, who would later be best known for playing the Third Doctor in Doctor Who.
  • Spencius is played by Warren Mitchell, who would later be best known for playing Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part.
  • The galley master is played by Peter Gilmore, who would later be best known for playing Captain James Onedin in The Onedin Line.
  • A pretty bidder is played by Wanda Ventham, who would later be best known for playing Colonel Lake in UFO (1970).
• Special Effect Failure:
  • When Cleopatra is having her bath, Amanda Barrie can briefly be seen wearing a bikini bottom.
  • The table Cleopatra rolls into collapses before she hits it.

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