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Not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed (Original Post) Xipe Totec Aug 2013 OP
One of the funniest movies of all time. iandhr Aug 2013 #1
Yes it was zeemike Aug 2013 #2
Gen. Ripper could win statewide office in several states MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #4
Mine was Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove. iandhr Aug 2013 #5
No question about the skill of Peter Sellers. zeemike Aug 2013 #7
I also think I heard Sellers was supposed to play the Slim Pickens character deutsey Aug 2013 #9
Yep Pickins as Major Kong was a brilliant pick zeemike Aug 2013 #10
It's up on Blip... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #6
Great movie geefloyd46 Aug 2013 #3
K&R DeSwiss Aug 2013 #8

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
2. Yes it was
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 11:04 PM
Aug 2013

And with some of the best actors....My favorite was Sterling Hayden as General Jack Ripper...

 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
4. Gen. Ripper could win statewide office in several states
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 11:10 PM
Aug 2013

Possibly the GOP presidential nomination.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
7. No question about the skill of Peter Sellers.
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 11:51 PM
Aug 2013

It was only after I saw the movie that I found out he also played the president...and that think he did with his gloved hand was all improvised.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
9. I also think I heard Sellers was supposed to play the Slim Pickens character
Sat Aug 31, 2013, 06:07 AM
Aug 2013

but he had a heart attack and had to drop the role. I'm sure Sellers would have done a great job, but it's hard to imagine the movie without Slim in it.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
10. Yep Pickins as Major Kong was a brilliant pick
Sat Aug 31, 2013, 08:10 AM
Aug 2013

And I cannot imagine anyone different in that role.

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
8. K&R
Sat Aug 31, 2013, 12:47 AM
Aug 2013
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