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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
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Overview
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
Rated PG | Length 95 minutes
Actors
Peter Sellers | George C. Scott | Sterling Hayden | Keenan Wynn | Slim Pickens | Peter Bull | James Earl Jones | Tracy Reed | Jack Creley | Frank Berry | Robert O'Neill | Glenn Beck | Roy Stephens | Shane Rimmer | Hal Galili | Paul Tamarin | Laurence Herder | John McCarthy | Gordon Tanner | Burnell Tucker | Victor Harrington
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2017 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 10 stars |
| (Average) 10 stars |
Viewing Notes
Weird to sit in a theater and watch a farce about the very real possibility of nuclear war, which should feel like an antiquated concept, knowing that the current sitting president is in favor of INCREASING our current nuclear stockpile, which is 200 times the amount we need to annihilate the entire planet.
That aside, it was a true pleasure and unique experience to watch a 35mm print of this in a theater with a large crowd. Laughter during a good comedy is a great, cathartic shared experience.
As a bonus, Alex Cox was on hand to introduce the film with some related stories and bits of info. For instance, Peter Sellers was originally supposed to play four parts, not three. The fourth being the part played by Tex Ritter. Hard to imagine anyone else but Ritter in that role.
Terry Southern’s son was also in the audience and watched the film with us. How cool is that?!
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