How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, more commonly known simply as dr. Strangelove is a black and white movie about the bomb. The film was directed, produced, and cowritten by stanley kubrick and stars peter sellers, george c. Strangelove is a 1964 darkhumored satire on cold war politics and nuclear weaponry directed by stanley kubrick. Kubrick shot it on four principal locations an office, the perimeter of an air force base, the war room, and the interior of a b52 bomber. They may also need some preparation to understand the nature of black comedy, and some may find it, and particularly the. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb the story concerns an unhinged us air force general who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the soviet union, and follows the president of the uni.
Strangelove or how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb critics consensus stanley kubricks brilliant cold war satire remains as funny and razorsharp today as it was in 1964. A space odyssey, a benchmark science fiction film, a clockwork orange, a dystopian commentary on our society, the shining, a horror film that follows few rules, and full metal jacket, a vietnam movie filmed entirely in england. A delicate balance of terror, how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, dr. Strangelove edge of doom, doctor strangelove, strangelove. Through a series of military and political accidents, a psychotic general u. Strangelove or how i learned to stop worrying and love. For those not familiar with slim pickens, countless americans have been thrilled by his comedic charm in spielbergs epic movie, 1941. This week on the cinefiles john and steve discuss, perhaps, the greatest black comedy of all time, stanley kubricks masterpiece. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb stars peter sellers, george c. The realism of kenneth waltz 2320 words 10 pages gentlemen, you cant fight in here. Strangelove s jetblack satire from a script by director stanley kubrick, peter george, and terry southern and a host of superb comic performances including three from peter sellers have kept the film fresh and entertaining, even as its issues have become slightly less timely. Strangelove, the cult classic dark comedy about nuclear warfare, 2001. Strangelove 1964 is filled with great comic performances, and just as well, because theres so little else in the movie apart from faces, bodies and words.
How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb is a 1964 black comedy directed by stanley kubrick. Strangelove on nbcs today show interview 1980 duration. Jul 26, 2016 a clip from stanley kubricks 1964 cold war satire dr strangelove, featuring peter sellers as mildmannered us president, merkin muffley, and the creepy exnazi scientist, strangelove. It made the movie even funnier watching those guys. Strangelove, is a 1964 black comedy film that satirizes the cold war fears of a nuclear conflict between the soviet union and the united states. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb by andy dameron honors english 15 the assignment. A lot of things said in the movie are still valid today, even though its been decades old. Scott plays general turgidson, who is played in an exaggerated cartoonish manner. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, 1964, directed by stanley kubrick, with peter sellers, george c scott, sterling hayden. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb is the funniest and most serious american movie in a long time. While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Strangelove we all have movies we somehow never got around to watching. Hes meant to point out the general absurdity of the cold war. See more ideas about dr strangelove, stanley kubrick and slim pickens. Strangelove explains the rationale for a doomsday bomb. With benedict cumberbatch, chiwetel ejiofor, rachel mcadams, benedict wong. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb subtitles.
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. A side conversation between turgidson and another guy lets us know that this guy whos now head of weapons development for the u. A space odyssey, a benchmark science fiction film, a clockwork orange, a dystopian commentary on our society, the shining, a horror film that follows few rules, and full metal jacket, a. There may be no funnier or darker comedy than stanley kubricks dr. How i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb trailer video videos that you like on your facebook account, find more fantastic video from your friends and share your ideas with your friends about the videos that interest you. Strangelove during the columbia 75 film tours in the theater, sitting behind about 8 older guys who were in the air force in the 60s this was back in like 2000 or so, whenever columbia pictures turned 75, obvs.
Vera lynn well meet again well meet again well meet again, dont know where, dont know when but i know well meet again some. Students selected a film and viewed it repeatedly and then isolated specific scenes for careful study. They may also need some preparation to understand the nature of black comedy, and some may. An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop. A clip from stanley kubricks 1964 cold war satire dr strangelove, featuring peter sellers as mildmannered us president, merkin muffley, and the creepy exnazi scientist, strangelove. Strangelove begins with an image of a remote island poking above the clouds, with the narration, for more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately circulating among high level western leaders, that the soviet union had been at work on what was the ultimage weapon, a doomsday device. An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and general frantically tries to stop. The film stars peter sellers playing three different roles, and also features george c scott, sterling hayden, slim pickens, and keenan wynn. Ripper of burpelson air force base, believing that fluoridation of the american water supply is a soviet plot to poison the u.
1522 1179 853 1529 592 1460 1133 998 645 158 1083 704 895 385 193 197 1266 1536 1131 223 1312 404 412 890 193 409 716 67 816 739 1003 991 1316 1464 213 622 602 204 380 558 1053 1031 125 1005