PS was supposed to also play Major Kong, but could not get an accent going, so he ASKED to be dismissed from that role, and Slim Pickens came in, was not told it was a black comedy, played it straight AF, and nailed the role.
Yeah George C. Scott was entertaining. The movie had funny moments, although I think the story is much more darker. I believe Kubrick was poking fun at project paperclip, and Manhattan Project. And poking fun of older men and lack of sex drive.
You are correct. Peter Sellers was supposed to play Slim Pickens character Kong, in addition to the president, Mandrake and Strangelove. I think he told Kubrick that he couldn't pull off the southern/southwestern accent. Sellers also severely injured his hamstring as Mandrake. Great movie. Just watched it recently. I do not think there are any underlying issues that Kubrick was trying to get out. He hated the bomb. I think Miss M possibly is right about that being a serious thing with The Shining. Then again, the whole last scene being cut after it's release just makes exponential rabbit holes. The whole doomsday device, he obviously hated the bomb. Dr. Strangelove was just a great movie, great cast, great writing. Of course, that is just my opinion. I still have not watched Lolita. I do plan on watching Paths of Glory from Kubrick, hopefully this weekend. That is where he met his wife. She was the singer at the end. It's supposed to be one of the greatest war movies of all time, so I am intrigued. Take it easy!
Thanks. Sellers used a southern accent in Lolita. I'm not sure if this was a true story or something they decided to tell people later. The huge question is why Dr. Strangelove a Nazi. I think this was commentary towards project Paperclip but aimed at non-rocket scientists. The CIA also took Nazis (camp doctors) for Operation Artichoke. Operation Artichoke is where LSD came from and I believe the name Mandrake is a play towards LSD. (The folklore of Mandrake is similar to LSD). I'll be doing a follow up video in the future that talks about Kubrick movies and Operation Artichoke and MK Ultra connection. Thanks. Hope you get to check out Lolita.
It's about alchemy with influence by Aleister Crowley. Purity of essence is seen as purity of bodily fluids. Ripper states his life essence, semen, is exhausted after intercourse. This is a central message of Crowley. 1963 coincidentally saw establishment of Dr. strangelove AND Dr. Strange the comic book character, who is a magician, as was also Crowley. "Love" in strangelove, goes back to the central tenet of Thelema, being equal to force of will. 93 years of inhabitablity after the nuke strike is said to commence, in the movie. 93 is a central number of Thelema. In the Book of the Law, the central text of Thelema, it states; "It shall be his child & that strangely." The child to Crowley is often the semen-ejaculatory energy. Also the white cloth sheet and white paper sheet is related to the "sheets" mentioned in the Book of the Law.
Ok this is original. I've followed a few Paul McCartney is dead conspiracy theories and some suggest that Paul was replaced by Crowley son. I have not seen a connection of Crowley and Dr. Strangelove. I like it and if you have references please post them. Thanks.
Peter Seller's broke his ankle during the bomb. Would that mean they done the bomb scene first or Slim Pickens had to replay all the scenes Seller's done. 🤔
The "multiplicity" of Peter Sellers might represent the many arms of one octopus. No, I can't flesh that idea out any more than that. I mean, I could --- but everyone needs to discover their own personal octopus. ⁉
That's interesting. If he did a 4th character that would make him an octopus. Sellers was a multi talented actor. I think his Mandrake character was referring to LSD (the folklore of Mandrake). And Dr. Strangelove implies a Nazi scientist working in America (Operating Paperclip). Although not every Nazi scientist working on rockets were saved by Operation Paperclip. Nazis scientists in concentration camps were also saved by Operation Paperclip and used in Project Artichoke (where the CIA started using LSD and where the idea of the Manchurian Candidate comes from) Makes me wonder if Jack D Ripper was a Manchurian Candidate or something similar.
@@tankardoftales4645 Well, as you probably know --- Kubrick wanted Sellers to play a 4th character in the movie, but Sellers balked and Slim Pickens was hired instead. I'm not so sure about Ripper being a MC. I think Ripper represented a throwback to a previous era, and he was fighting the future. As he said in the movie, war is too important to be left to the politicians. He was trying to take that power out of their hands at all costs. Historically, this has always been a source of friction between the military and the ruling class.
@@davegentry-pu9xm yeah there is something Kubrick is saying about the politics. I think Dr. Strangelove looks closer to FDR. Merkin Muffley looks like Pope Pius XII. Not sure about Mandrake. I'm not sure how Ripper fits with MC, or maybe he doesn't... I believe it was assumed the Jack the Ripper (serial killer) has syphilis and maybe Jack D Ripper had similar issues. But I do think the story is commenting on Operation Paperclip.
@@tankardoftales4645 Oh definitely. The character of Dr. Strangelove was opening a can of worms that, to this day, most people are either completely ignorant of, or, if they are --- they want those worms to stay securely in the can. Because if one understands what's in that can, all of 20th century history has to be rewritten. But we both know that only the "winners' get to write that. lol
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PS was supposed to also play Major Kong, but could not get an accent going, so he ASKED to be dismissed from that role, and Slim Pickens came in, was not told it was a black comedy, played it straight AF, and nailed the role.
Thanks. In Lolita Peter Seller's used a country accent. This was when HH was forcing him to read the letter.
I'll have to watch it again. I never thought it was that funny, except for George C. Scott. His personality just cracks me up in that one.
Yeah George C. Scott was entertaining. The movie had funny moments, although I think the story is much more darker. I believe Kubrick was poking fun at project paperclip, and Manhattan Project. And poking fun of older men and lack of sex drive.
I believe that Sellers was also supposed to play the part of Major Kong...
Thanks. I cannot picture Seller's doing Major Kong good :)
@@tankardoftales4645 maybe I heard that it was the Texas accent that drove him over the edge and led to his refusal...?
@@jonathansmith2323 Thanks. Seller's did spin a Texas accent (or country/cowboy) in Lolita.
You are correct. Peter Sellers was supposed to play Slim Pickens character Kong, in addition to the president, Mandrake and Strangelove.
I think he told Kubrick that he couldn't pull off the southern/southwestern accent. Sellers also severely injured his hamstring as Mandrake.
Great movie.
Just watched it recently.
I do not think there are any underlying issues that Kubrick was trying to get out.
He hated the bomb.
I think Miss M possibly is right about that being a serious thing with The Shining. Then again, the whole last scene being cut after it's release just makes exponential rabbit holes.
The whole doomsday device, he obviously hated the bomb.
Dr. Strangelove was just a great movie, great cast, great writing.
Of course, that is just my opinion.
I still have not watched Lolita.
I do plan on watching Paths of Glory from Kubrick, hopefully this weekend. That is where he met his wife. She was the singer at the end.
It's supposed to be one of the greatest war movies of all time, so I am intrigued.
Take it easy!
Thanks. Sellers used a southern accent in Lolita. I'm not sure if this was a true story or something they decided to tell people later.
The huge question is why Dr. Strangelove a Nazi. I think this was commentary towards project Paperclip but aimed at non-rocket scientists. The CIA also took Nazis (camp doctors) for Operation Artichoke. Operation Artichoke is where LSD came from and I believe the name Mandrake is a play towards LSD. (The folklore of Mandrake is similar to LSD). I'll be doing a follow up video in the future that talks about Kubrick movies and Operation Artichoke and MK Ultra connection.
Thanks.
Hope you get to check out Lolita.
You can't fight in here! This is a war room!
Lol... Does the War Room look odd? Large circler table with circler light fixture above. Huge map on screen. Rest of the room is undefined.
It's about alchemy with influence by Aleister Crowley. Purity of essence is seen as purity of bodily fluids. Ripper states his life essence, semen, is exhausted after intercourse. This is a central message of Crowley. 1963 coincidentally saw establishment of Dr. strangelove AND Dr. Strange the comic book character, who is a magician, as was also Crowley. "Love" in strangelove, goes back to the central tenet of Thelema, being equal to force of will. 93 years of inhabitablity after the nuke strike is said to commence, in the movie. 93 is a central number of Thelema. In the Book of the Law, the central text of Thelema, it states; "It shall be his child & that strangely." The child to Crowley is often the semen-ejaculatory energy. Also the white cloth sheet and white paper sheet is related to the "sheets" mentioned in the Book of the Law.
Ok this is original. I've followed a few Paul McCartney is dead conspiracy theories and some suggest that Paul was replaced by Crowley son.
I have not seen a connection of Crowley and Dr. Strangelove. I like it and if you have references please post them. Thanks.
Tex, he broke his ankle trying to do the bomb scene were Tex rides it down. Good thing though Tex's replacement actor worked well
Peter Seller's broke his ankle during the bomb. Would that mean they done the bomb scene first or Slim Pickens had to replay all the scenes Seller's done. 🤔
The "multiplicity" of Peter Sellers might represent the many arms of one octopus. No, I can't flesh that idea out any more than that. I mean, I could --- but everyone needs to discover their own personal octopus. ⁉
That's interesting. If he did a 4th character that would make him an octopus. Sellers was a multi talented actor.
I think his Mandrake character was referring to LSD (the folklore of Mandrake).
And Dr. Strangelove implies a Nazi scientist working in America (Operating Paperclip).
Although not every Nazi scientist working on rockets were saved by Operation Paperclip. Nazis scientists in concentration camps were also saved by Operation Paperclip and used in Project Artichoke (where the CIA started using LSD and where the idea of the Manchurian Candidate comes from)
Makes me wonder if Jack D Ripper was a Manchurian Candidate or something similar.
@@tankardoftales4645 Well, as you probably know --- Kubrick wanted Sellers to play a 4th character in the movie, but Sellers balked and Slim Pickens was hired instead. I'm not so sure about Ripper being a MC. I think Ripper represented a throwback to a previous era, and he was fighting the future. As he said in the movie, war is too important to be left to the politicians. He was trying to take that power out of their hands at all costs. Historically, this has always been a source of friction between the military and the ruling class.
@@davegentry-pu9xm yeah there is something Kubrick is saying about the politics. I think Dr. Strangelove looks closer to FDR. Merkin Muffley looks like Pope Pius XII. Not sure about Mandrake.
I'm not sure how Ripper fits with MC, or maybe he doesn't... I believe it was assumed the Jack the Ripper (serial killer) has syphilis and maybe Jack D Ripper had similar issues.
But I do think the story is commenting on Operation Paperclip.
@@tankardoftales4645 Oh definitely. The character of Dr. Strangelove was opening a can of worms that, to this day, most people are either completely ignorant of, or, if they are --- they want those worms to stay securely in the can. Because if one understands what's in that can, all of 20th century history has to be rewritten. But we both know that only the "winners' get to write that. lol