Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • Director: Stanley Kubrick
  • Writer: Stanley Kubrick,Terry Southern,Peter George
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English, Russian
  • Release date: January 29, 1964
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Also known as: A Delicate Balance of Terror
  • " Dr. Strange-love" ( Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ) is based on the American director Stanley KubrickA black humorous comedy adapted from the novel "Red Alert" was released in the United States in 1964.
    The film won four nominations for the 37th Academy Awards, and is called the " Future Trilogy " along with " 2001: A Space Odyssey " and " A Clockwork Orange ".

    Details

    • Release date January 29, 1964
    • Filming locations Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Hawk Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,800,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $9,440,272

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $11,751

    Gross worldwide

    $9,523,464

    Movie reviews

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    • By Catalina 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      "Dr Strangelove"

      "Dr. Strangelove" expresses director Stanley Kubrick's anti-war sentiments in a darkly humorous way. The movie is as absurd as its full title, Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Fearing and Love the Bomb. The film tells the story of the crazy US Air Force general Jack Ray assigned bombers to kill the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union decided to apply an irreversible "doomsday machine" that could destroy the world to counter this nuclear threat. In this film, the frontline soldiers...

    • By Dylan 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      dark humor

      Just like the black and white tone of this film, the whole film is also full of the director's black humor. The bullets are flying outside, but General Repi is still casually talking with Captain Mandek about his R plan; the Soviet Union is about to start The doomsday device of the United States, but American politicians are still meeting and discussing seemingly easily; in the end, the world is about to be destroyed, the United States is still thinking about how the living people should...

    • By Idell 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Doctor Strange

      The camera angles of the film are classic and peculiar. In roundtable meetings, there is often a camera angle that looks from between two people, a bottom-up camera angle when a close-up of a character is taken, and a missile plane camera angle that contains human impulses and desires. The so-called peace during World War II was a false peace when both the United States and the Soviet Union possessed nuclear weapons. Both sides fear the end of the world that would result from the use of...

    • By Alanna 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      cold war bound madness

      "Dr. Strangelove" is definitely an anti-Cold War theme. A mediocre director would choose to shoot the impact of the Cold War head-on, but Kubrick chose black humor to do the opposite, using countless absurd elements to form a A "Cold War" game full of sex, Nazis, race, religion. War is the conflict between one's own reason and the enemy's reason. When everyone is rational and everyone is just, everyone is irrational and everyone is guilty.

      The story...

    • By Felipe 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Dr. Strangelove

      In fact, I haven't fully understood the film Dr. Strangelove. I feel that there are many aspects. I may need to watch it twice more to have more ideas. The main content is that an American military officer who is extremely anti-communist gave orders to drop nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union. At this time, the White House held an emergency meeting and learned that only the military officer knew how to retrieve the password, and the President of the United States did not want to do so, but...

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    • By Lambert 2023-07-20 03:20:07

      Nope, I'm going to laugh shit. A movie full of black jokes from start to finish, Kubrick, you are the...

    • By Leif 2023-05-16 17:06:38

      Kuye is a dark and violent version of...

    • By Elta 2023-04-20 11:55:33

      It may be a movie that saves the fate of...

    • By Eloy 2023-04-10 04:17:40

      Gotta watch it again, but it's really...

    • By Ashly 2023-04-07 21:33:05

      Japan's nuclear radiation, NATO launched Syria. Watching this movie now feels more joyful than ever. . . Kubrick is...

    Movie plot

    The U.S. Air Force general, Jack Ripen, is a complete lunatic. He sent his bomber to destroy the Soviet Union because he suspected that the Communist Party was plotting against the American people. The President of the United States received Jack’s suggestion. At the same time, the Soviet ambassador threatened the president that if the Soviet Union was attacked by any unknown weapon, the Soviet government would press the "doomsday...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    It is said that during the filming of the film, George C. Scott was furious when Kubrick repeatedly asked him to perform excessive performances. Today, "Dr. Strange Love" has been regarded as Scott's masterpiece. Although he vowed not to cooperate with Kubrick, he really likes his performance in the film.
    Peter Sellers starred in the film for a salary of 1 million US dollars, while the film shooting budget is only 1.8 million.
    While...
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    Creative background

    "Dr. Strange Love" originally originated from Kubrick's vague idea. He wanted to make a film about a nuclear accident based on the Cold War panic that prevailed at the time. With the gradual deepening of research, Kubrick realized that the "balance of fear" that exists among nuclear powers is very delicate and fragile. At Kubrick’s request, Alistair Buchan, the founder of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, recommended...
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    Set production

    Because Peter Sellers was dealing with a divorce dispute and could not leave the UK, Kubrick chose to shoot the film at the Shepperton Studios in London. The crew set up the Pentagon’s war room, the B-52 bomber, and Ripper’s offices and corridors in the three main studios of the studio. The film’s art direction is Ken Adam, who has just completed "Dr. No". When designing the war room, Kubrick was very optimistic about the...
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    Positive comments from

    This is an earlier film expressing the worry about the destruction of mankind caused by nuclear war. Under the seemingly cynical narrative, it is full of concern for the fate of mankind and contains a deep sense of worry. ( Comment by " Beijing Evening News "
    "Dr. Strange Love" is the first of three films that Kubrick has made philosophical thinking about the future of mankind, and it is also his wake-up call for all mankind. With...
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    Movie quotes

    • Ambassador de Sadesky: The fools. The mad fools.

      President Merkin Muffley: What's happened?

      Ambassador de Sadesky: The doomsday machine.

      President Merkin Muffley: The doomsday machine? What is that?

      Ambassador de Sadesky: A device which will destroy all human and animal life on earth.

    • General Jack D. Ripper: Water is the source of all life. Seven tenths of this earth's surface is water. Why do you realize that 70% of you is water? And as human beings, you and I need fresh, pure water - to replenish our precious bodily fluids. Are you beginning to understand?

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: [nervously] Yes.

      General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake. Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water or rainwater? And only pure grain alcohol?

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Well, it did occur to me, Jack, yes.

      General Jack D. Ripper: Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation - fluoridation of water?

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Jack, yes, I have heard of that, Jack. Yes.

      General Jack D. Ripper: Well, do you know what it is?

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No, I don't know what it is.

      General Jack D. Ripper: Do you realise that fluoridation - is the most monstrously-conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?

    • General Jack D. Ripper: [pulls out a machine gun hidden in his golf bag] Cover over here and help me with this belt.

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: I, eh, I haven't had very much experience, you know, with those sort of machines, Jack. I only ever pressed a button in my old Spitfire.

      General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, in the name of Her Majesty and the Continental Congress come here and feed me this belt, boy!

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: [becoming increasingly nervous] Jack, I'd love to come. But, what's happened, you see, is the string in my leg's gone.

      General Jack D. Ripper: The what?

      Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: The string. I never told you, but you see, I've got a gammy leg. Oh dear. Gone. Shot off.

      [Ripper karate-chops the receiver, cycling the action]

      General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, come over here. The Red Coats are coming! Come on!