Cat Ballou Review
Cat Ballou is a marvelous spoof of Westerns, a precursor to the likes of Blazing_Saddles, Wild_Wild_West and other send-ups of the genre. Lee_Marvin won an Academy Award -- a rare nod for a comedy performance -- for his roles as a drunken gunman and his evil twin. Jane_Fonda plays the 1900s-era schoolmarm Catherine Ballou with sass and vinegar; it's among her best work. What really sets the film apart is the hilarious running ballad which ties together the narrative, using Nat_King_Cole and Stubby_Kaye as a cowpoke Greek chorus. The film's score and the song "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" were both Oscar-nominated, as was the screenplay adaptation by Walter_Newman and Frank_R._Pierson. Though there are dull stretches, this is a one-of-a-kind comic classic, thanks to the sure hand of director Eliot_Silverstein. Michael Betzold, Rovi
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