A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford

released: 1966 Oct 16   duration: 1:37:13

Pseudolus (Zero Mostel), the laziest slave in Rome, has one wish: to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day, he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers), a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero (Michael Crawford). Of course, it can't be that simple, and everything begins to go wrong.

The big military guy, Miles Gloriosus, orders an orgy for 40 men, and part of the entertainment is a juggler. Don't watch this if you don't like slapstick or many female breasts.

At 54:42, an entertainer at a lavish Roman banquet juggles 3 apples for 2 seconds with his back to the camera.

At 55:43, The entertainer is still juggling 3 apples, for another 8 seconds, until someone walking by knocks one down, ending the juggle.

At 58:17, the same entertainer is now juggling 2 ping pong balls with his mouth, making 3 throws and 3 catches in 2 seconds before Zero Mostel walks by and intentionally bangs into him, forcing him to stop.

The entire movie may be seen here.


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