The movie is "a spoof on the mad scientist movies of the 1950s" according to Michael Betzold at website 'Allmovie' whilst Graeme Clark at the 'Spinning Image' website states that the film "could pass as an update of one of those nineteen-fifties mad scientist science fiction movies" whilst 'The Aurum Film Encyclopaedia Science Fiction' states the movie is a "homage to fifties monster-movies and comic-book aesthetics".
Cat Ballou - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Kirk Douglas turned down the role of Shelleen. Jack Palance desperately wanted the role but was never offered it.
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Modern-day audiences regard Lee Marvin's Oscar win for a raucous comedy with puzzlement, especially given the heavy-hitting dramas released the same year, such as Darling (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ship of Fools (1965). At the time, however, Marvin's over-the-top portrayal of two total-opposite brothers was a revelation following a career playing one-note heavies. The actor had never had an opportunity to show his lighter side, and audiences loved what they saw -- to the point where Marvin's nomination that year was for Cat Ballou (1965) rather than the far more prestigious and dramatic Ship of Fools (1965).
Cat Ballou - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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