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Sat Sep-25-04 07:02 PM
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Dr. Strangelove coming on TCM now |
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Edited on Sat Sep-25-04 07:03 PM by nu_duer
I've never seen this flick, but heard about it, here and elsewhere.
Heads up for others who want to see it.
On edit - TCM is Turner Classic Movies.
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Sat Sep-25-04 07:08 PM
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Sat Sep-25-04 07:22 PM
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2. One of my all time favorites. |
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Sheer brilliance from Peter Sellers, G. C. Scott and Kubrick.
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Sat Sep-25-04 07:37 PM
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3. "Survival kit contents check..." |
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"In them you'll find: 1 .45 caliber automatic; 2 boxes of ammunition; 4 days' concentrated emergency rations; 1 drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; 1 miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; 100 dollars in rubles; 100 dollars in gold; 9 packs of chewing gum; 1 issue of prophylactics; 3 lipsticks; 3 pair of nylon stockings.
Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."
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Sat Sep-25-04 07:42 PM
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4. Have you spotted the bit part player, currently a very well known actor? |
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Great line: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here... this is the War Room!!"
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:03 PM
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5. Didn't President Muffley (Sellers) do that line? |
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:36 PM
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11. Yes, that is a Sellers line |
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(about not fighting in the War Room).
It will be on again tomorrow night at 6 p.m. Eastern for those who want to catch this bit of classic trivia:
The scene where Slim Pickens lists the survival kit contents was filmed very shortly after the JFK assassination, therefore it was decided it would be tasteless to have him say "a pretty good weekend in Dallas with all that stuff. . ."
So, "Vegas" was dubbed in for "Dallas" later. Pretty easy to spot now that you know what you're looking for. :)
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:12 PM
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:16 PM
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:19 PM
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8. Hint 2: Darth Vader.... |
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:23 PM
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:34 PM
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10. Oh, I had it before that hint |
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well, that's my story anyway, and I'm sticking to it
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:39 PM
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Great flick, huh?
I see new funny stuff every time I see it.
God, I miss Peter Sellers.
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:46 PM
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that was my first time seeing it
Yeah, awesome movie. Paranoid lunatics wreaking havoc with monster bombs. Seems. So. Familiar.
I'm going to check it out again at 6 tomorrow (and not be on the net at the same time).
:)
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:38 PM
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:39 PM
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Maj Kong is great. Slim Pickens did a great job in the movie.
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:40 PM
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15. I forgot that James Earl Jones was in this (nt) |
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:53 PM
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21. He has that line right before Major Kong rides the bomb... |
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"Hey, where's Major Kong?"
"WAHOOOOOOO!!!"
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:46 PM
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16. Sterling Hayden (aka. General Jack Ripper) did a great Freeper... |
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And the scene with Peter Sellers as Capt. Mandrake is a classic.
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:48 PM
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18. Peter Sellers was originally slated to play four parts in the film: |
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President Muffley, Group Captain Mandrake, Dr. Strangelove, and Major Kong. But he couldn't master the accent, so the part of Major Kong went to Slim Pickens. It's a good thing, too; Sellers was a great actor, but Pickens was hilarious in that part.
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:49 PM
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19. His interplay with Bat Guano and Ripper is absolutely hilarious. (nt) |
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:55 PM
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22. "'Feed me' you said, and I was feeding you, Jack!" |
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:56 PM
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23. Don't try any of your pre-versions. (nt) |
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Edited on Sat Sep-25-04 08:57 PM by jpgray
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:03 PM
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24. Do you realize that flouridation is the most monstrously conceived |
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and dangerous Commie plot we've ever had to face?
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:04 PM
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25. Do I look all rancid and clotted? I'm what you might call a water man |
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:06 PM
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28. I do not avoid women, Mandrake. But I do deny them my essence. |
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:D
Have we done this before?
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:09 PM
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29. LOL, who knows, but I'll let you have the last word |
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I love the camera angles on Ripper.
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:13 PM
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32. Oh, that low camera angle? |
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Kubrick loved that angle; it's recurs in some of his later films...
When the writer hears Alex singing in the bathtub in A Clockwork Orange, when Jack is in the storage room in The Shining...
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:15 PM
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36. I didn't know that. The best scene in the whole movie belongs to Pickens |
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The ride down on the bomb at the end.
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:34 PM
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38. Here's a picture of Sellers in the role of Major Kong: |
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Sat Sep-25-04 08:51 PM
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20. I just finished watching. |
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Everytime I see it, I get more out of it. What great writing and performances. wow.
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:04 PM
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26. Damn I missed it. I love that movie. |
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:06 PM
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27. It'll repeat on TCM tomorrow at 6pm EST. |
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:14 PM
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33. Thanx. I'll try to make it. |
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I'll try to keep OPBF, our precious bodily fluids, pure until then.
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:10 PM
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30. Didn't Kubrick have Dalton Trumbo do the screenplay? |
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:14 PM
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34. That was Spartacus, IIRC. |
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The screenplay for Dr. Strangelove was, I believe, by Kubrick and Terry Southern.
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:20 PM
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37. Yeah, you're right-thanks. Terry Southern did "Candy" too. |
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:11 PM
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31. Nu-duer, what did you think of the film? n/t |
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Sat Sep-25-04 09:15 PM
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35. Nevermind. I saw post #17. |
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