![]() Scott was never more hilarious than the way he chewed the scenery in the War Room. Maybe I was too young or maybe just inherently too optimistic.Īt any rate, when I discovered Strangelove, I didn’t react immediately to its themes so much as to its comedy. But I never sensed a feeling of overwhelming dread. And there were TV shows telling us about nuclear winter and the like. Louis would be a prime target because it was the home of McDonnell-Douglas. Yeah, we talked about it in school from time to time. Pick: Interestingly enough, I don’t remember being particularly concerned about the possibility of nuclear annihilation during my childhood in the ’60s. We can do some of that if you’d like (“the string in my leg’s gone”!), but we’ll have to discuss why the film works so well.įor instance, do you think the era in which you grew up, with its preoccupation with the possibility (or probability) of nuclear annihilation, plays into your admiration of Kubrick’s handling of the subject? It’s certainly one of my faves, and yes, it’s such a quotable film that mutual Strangelovers tend to just get together and throw lines back and forth and giggle. Steve Leftridge: I’ve been asked many times to name my favorite movie, and I’ve never been able to come up with a definitive declaration, so my jaw drops to read it here from you. It will be interesting to try to discuss this Stanley Kubrick classic without simply falling into a state of supreme awe for such a perfect combination of script, actors, and director. ![]() Not to mention, “Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!” Since I discovered it on heavy rotation in the early ’70s on a local TV movie package, I’ve been quoting lines about precious bodily fluids, nuclear combat toe-to-toe with the Russkies, and the incorrect behavior of fighting in the War Room. See the Double-Take Installation, Licensing, and Activation document for complete details on steps 1 through 3.Steve Pick: I suppose I should flat-out state that this is my favorite film of all time and the one I’ve seen more often than any other.
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