Peter Sellers stars in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964)! Learn the answers to questions like: How are sex and war juxtaposed? Are doomsday devices real? And was it a good idea for Peter Sellers to play 3 different roles? Listen now to find out!
When a military commander goes rogue in an attempt to start a nuclear war, a motley band of leaders must try to stop him! In this podcast episode, Scott Croco and Jay Holavarri unhack Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).
Episode Log:
Scott and Jay's history with Dr. Strangelove (0:00) Jay has a bias towards B&W movies (3:25) NYTimes originally panned the movie, then re-reviewed it later (4:45) A 5-star review of Movies Unhacked (5:35) Cast & crew trivia (6:15) Dr. Strangelove vs Failsafe (9:45) January 1964 trivia (11:30) Summary of Dr. Strangelove's story/plot (14:20) Nuclear drills vs active shooter drills (17:55) Sexuality and war juxtaposition (19:05) Russian ambassador has some great lines (24:20) George C. Scott as Gen. Turgidson (27:30) Peter Sellers's 3 characters - Pres. Muffly (29:20) Peter Sellers's 3 characters - Mandrake (33:50) Peter Sellers's 3 characters - Strangelove (37:45) Character of Major Kong, and the airplane crew (40:50) Thoughts on the ending (44:30) Cold War strategy & deterrence (45:50) Soviet Union did build a doomsday device in the 80s (47:20) Old school office machines, and SO MUCH PAPER (55:15) Payphones and code breaking - then vs now (58:10) Living in mineshafts after nuclear war? (59:35) Could there be a nuclear winter as a result of war? (1:00:55) How often has the Oscar winner also been the top grossing film? (1:04:40) Critics' reactions and awards (1:10:10)Episode 020 - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) unhacked!
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