Dr. Strangelove..

[Bevo&Pevo 5222]

TCM this evening.  I used to use ol' Slim Pickens ridin' in the bomb for an avatar pict.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

8 minutes ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

TCM this evening.  I used to use ol' Slim Pickens ridin' in the bomb for an avatar pict.

never mind

Edited November 1, 2019 by Onboard 2.0

[oSuJeff97 3435]

Of course I like to speak to you! Of course I like to say hello!....Not now, but any time, Dmitri.... I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened.

[demos 3011]

Gentleman, you can’t fight in here. This is the war room.

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face.

[RPM 26360]

6 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

I used to use ol' Slim Pickens ridin' in the bomb for an avatar pict.

Heard a factoid earlier that I didn't know. Sellers was originally going to play Maj. Kong, too. 

Edited November 2, 2019 by RPM
posthumous promotion

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Short and Miller discussing Dr. Strangelove and then immediately transitioning to "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" as equal pieces of art is surreal.

Don't get me wrong, I love A&C, but still...

[RPM 26360]

Miller is an unusually bad pick by TCM. I hope he's one month only.

[Eskimohorn 5644]

We studied Dr Strangelove in Philosophy while covering ethics. Basically showing how the rituals of the flight crew shielded them from any ethical dilemma of dropping nukes on people.

[Red Five 40898]

He'll see the big board!

[notre dame joe 197]

On 11/1/2019 at 7:29 PM, RPM said:

Heard a factoid earlier that I didn't know. Sellers was originally going to play Maj. Kong, too. 

I got three actors for the price of six.

[Ben Tobin 374]

Shoot, a feller could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all this stuff

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

On 11/2/2019 at 10:12 AM, Eskimohorn said:

We studied Dr Strangelove in Philosophy while covering ethics. Basically showing how the rituals of the flight crew shielded them from any ethical dilemma of dropping nukes on people.

 

counterpoint: A fella could have a pretty good time in Vegas with all that stuff.

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

5 hours ago, Ben Tobin said:

Shoot, a feller could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all this stuff

 

Goddamit, only beat me by 5 hours.

[Duckman 82]

On 11/4/2019 at 9:20 AM, Ben Tobin said:

Shoot, a feller could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all this stuff

Random trivia - but the actual line was Dallas.  They dubbed in Vegas after Kennedy was shot.

[staboner 4988]

1 hour ago, Duckman said:

Random trivia - but the actual line was Dallas.  They dubbed in Vegas after Kennedy was shot.

yep, was gonna post this

[staboner 4988]

without a doubt one of the best movies ever made. layers of hilarity and sarcasm. Peter Sellers allowed to show his breakaway speed in so many ways. Just unreal how good this was. 

[notre dame joe 197]

On 11/1/2019 at 2:07 PM, Bevo&Pevo said:

TCM this evening.  I used to use ol' Slim Pickens ridin' in the bomb for an avatar pict.

Favorite trivia goes something like: British crew members saw Pickens always jeans and cowboy boots and believed Kubrick had told him he must stay in character.

[qwertyu1234 496]

My favorite old/black and white movie. This scene might not be my favorite, but i love the camera angle of Ripper as he's completely lost it. 

 

[miguelito 11313]

Just started on TCM.

[HoustonFrog 368]

My all time favorite movie

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 minute ago, HoustonFrog said:

My all time favorite movie

There are worse choices one could make.

[Nolacycling 893]

More trivia. Actor playing Russian ambassador cracks a smile when Strangelove(Merkwürdigliebe) is fighting with his hand.

Edited November 16, 2019 by Nolacycling
a nazi by any other name

[mr. sunshine 2833]

It’s on TCM at 7. Don’t deny it your essence 

[Horn80 6134]

All Major Kong knew was the folks back home got bombed by Russians and he was damn sure going to make sure they got hit back.

[mr. sunshine 2833]

10 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

All Major Kong knew was the folks back home got bombed by Russians and he was damn sure going to make sure they got hit back.

*Rooskies

[RPM 26360]

Even if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek!

[AustinMT 952]

George C. Scott as Gen. "Buck" Turgidson was a genius stroke of against-type casting, and he played it perfectly.

[RPM 26360]

9 minutes ago, AustinMT said:

George C. Scott as Gen. "Buck" Turgidson was a genius stroke of against-type casting, and he played it perfectly.

His description of a B-52 flying under radar was glorious. Frying chickens in the barnyard! Has he got a chance?

 

[AustinMT 952]

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by AustinMT

[atomheartbevo 89831]

When I saw this thread, I was afraid Hollywood had decided to remake it.

[Schulz2.0 29015]

Watched this for the first time the other night. I thought it was hilarious.

[washparkhorn 9939]

The absolute absurdity of the Cold War - flayed open for all to see and to laugh at. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21946]

One of the best cast movies of all time.

[Bozo_Casanova 26579]

 

[Augustus 3061]

This movie is free on YouTube right now

[Augustus 3061]

Of course... the whole point of a Doomsday device is lost... if you KEEP IT A SECRET WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THE WORLD?!

[notre dame joe 197]

I didn't get the mine gap debate.  Don't they have about 15 minutes to get underground? 

[Augustus 3061]

11 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

I didn't get the mine gap debate.  Don't they have about 15 minutes to get underground? 

I was also confused by Slim Pickens riding the nuclear missile/bomb as it dropped from his bomber.  That seems implausible.

Edited November 6, 2023 by Augustus

[83Horn 1648]

I do not avoid women, Mandrake, but I do deny them my essence.

[hayden_horn 11365]

On 11/2/2019 at 10:12 AM, Eskimohorn said:

We studied Dr Strangelove in Philosophy while covering ethics. Basically showing how the rituals of the flight crew shielded them from any ethical dilemma of dropping nukes on people.

it's how corporations fire people too. 

[RPM 26360]

21 hours ago, Augustus said:

I was also confused by Slim Pickens riding the nuclear missile/bomb as it dropped from his bomber.  That seems implausible.

You saying Slim couldn't hang on for 8 seconds? 

[bernorange 8367]