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FreeForm73

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5. This was not the Movie I expected to see when I went to the theater some 50 years ago

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 7, 2024, 08:49 AM

Feb 2024

I figured it was a western/comedy. Well it was all of that and more!! I have seen it so many times I just about know the entire script. I was uneasy about the N word, but watching how it played out was an a-ha moment for sure.
This movie also made me always seek out any Mel Brooks stuff, just too damn good

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