020: Dr. Strangelove (1964)

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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! Full Shownotes: https://www.moviesunhacked.com/2018/dr-strangelove/

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