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Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove. Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The War Room. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Written by Peter George (novel) and Stanley Kubrick (Screenplay Peter Sellers plays three roles Dr. Strangelove President Muffley Group Captain Mandrake

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Dr. Strangelove

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  1. Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  2. The War Room • Directed by Stanley Kubrick • Written by Peter George (novel) and Stanley Kubrick (Screenplay • Peter Sellers plays three roles • Dr. Strangelove • President Muffley • Group Captain Mandrake • George C. Scott plays Gen. Turgidson • Sterling Hayden plays Brig. General Ripper

  3. The H-Bomb • Slim Pickens plays Maj. King Kong • James Earl Jones plays Lt. Zogg • Peter Sellers was cast in four roles, the fourth being Maj. King Kong • Couldn’t get the texan accent • George C. Scott fell on accident and the director loved it. • The War Room cutouts were lit from behind by flood lights but they started to catch fire so they had to install special air conditioning • Perfect black comedy because of it’s satirical view on nuclear war made at the height of the cold war.

  4. B-52 • Slim Pickens never shown script and was told it was a drama not a comedy. • Major Kong’s comments about the survival kit originally referred to Dallas but due to Kennedy assassination they changed it to Las Vegas. • The end of the film was to culminate in a custard pie fight, but was changed for similar reasons to the Kong speech. • When someone asks what Strangelove means they say that he changed his name from Merkwurdigliebe, which actually means Strangelove in German.

  5. Ridin’ the Bomb • George C. Scott’s favorite performance. • John F. Kennedy’s assassination affected more than just the ending, it affected the release date. • Strangelove suffers from Alien Hand Syndrome (an actual affliction) which was later named the Dr. Strangelove Syndrome by Univ. of Aberdeen professors. • Based on the novel “Red Alert” by Peter George. • Original scripts had Strangelove referred to as Von Klutz.

  6. Merkwurdigliebe • Director trademarks • Three way conflict (USA vs. Russia vs. Ripper) • Faces close-ups • The use of the number 114 • US Air Force did not allow director to see inside of B-52 so they had to extrapolate from a photo of a B-52. • Has longest title of any movie nominated for an Oscar. • Number 3 best film by AFI • Kubrickisms: Stunning visuals, epic scope, and bleak but realistic look at human nature.

  7. Turgidsen’s falling • Strangelove is a composite of Henry Kissinger, Wernher Von Braun (a German scientist), and Herman Kahn (Nuclear War theoretician). • Turgidsen based on General Curtis LeMay. • Due to an impending divorce with his wife Peter Sellers couldn’t leave England so the shoot had to be moved to England from Los Angeles. • Early titles were The Edge of Doom and The Delicate Balance of Terror. • George C. Scott’s constant gum chewing and obsession with the “Big Board” give us reason to laugh at the military.

  8. Now study the Comic Genius

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