I saw a Clint Eastwood interview, he said he wished he had never made that movie. I wouldn’t doubt that Lee Marvin was drunk. When my husband asks me If I’d like to watch a CE movie with him, I ask if it’s Paint Your Wagon, he rolls his eyes.
Every Clint Eastwood fan should see it once (that’s enough)
I also read that he said he learned how to direct or better yet, how not to direct from his Paint Your wagon experience. The production was out of control and money was wasted everywhere. That is why his movies are filmed tight and usually underbudget.
Totally agree, with everything you said.
A must watch, but never again.