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Besides Once Upon A time, Argento also wrote two other Westerns--Cemeteries Without Crosses and something I can't remember right now (got it on bootleg, though). People who should know say nothing Argento wrote actually made it into Once Upon. Argento claims the Jack Elam fly gag was his, but others say it was Leone's idea from the beginning and was incorporated in the script at his request.
Strangely enough, Francis Ford Coppola sat next to Argento at Leone's funeral. Schlock masters like Deodato and Corbucci were also there. And Argento says he visited the set of Godfater (which was filmed before Leone's death).
I agree with a lot Avenger says, but I love Argento's roaming camera and jarring soundtracks. We'd probably have to thumb-wrestle over the merits of Deep Red.
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