‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’s Production Was an Explosive Mess

The filming of the Spaghetti Western classic ran the gamut from good, to bad, to… ugly. Clint Eastwood Wasn’t Sold on ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ Eastwood’s iconic “The Man With No Name” character found success with his first two collaborations with Leone, A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars…

Clint Eastwood Wasn’t Sold on ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ Eastwood’s iconic “The Man With No Name” character found success with his first two collaborations with Leone, A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, so Leone started developing The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, certain that Eastwood would be game for a third installment… only Eastwood wasn’t. He reportedly took issue with the script, how Leone had split the story between the three characters, and, as alluded to previously, how Wallach’s character received more screen time and better lines. Finally, negotiations with the actor resulted in him donning the poncho once more, with Eastwood settling for a $250,000 payday, 10 percent of profits made in the U.S., and a Ferrari 275 GTB.

Now on board, Eastwood and Wallach flew to Madrid together, only to find all the hotels in the area were booked up.