Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews with a "Fresh" score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Jack Palance, for his role as Curly, took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the only Oscar nomination the film received. His acceptance speech for the award is best remembered for his demonstration of one-armed push-ups, which he claimed convinced studio insurance agents that he was healthy enough to work on the film. Billy Crystal was hosting the Academy Awards that night, and used the humorous incident for several jokes afterward that evening, as well as the next year's Oscars opening with Palance appearing to drag in a giant Academy Award, with Crystal (again the host) riding on the opposite end.
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