"Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, more commonly known as Dr. Strangelove, is a 1964 political satire black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, stars Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Slim Pickens. Production took place in the United Kingdom. The film is loosely based on Peter George's thriller novel ""Red Alert"" (1958). The story concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a first"
"Academy Film Awards. In 1963, Stanley Kubrick cast Sellers to appear in ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"" alongside George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn and Slim Pickens. Sellers and Kubrick got on famously during the film's production and had the greatest of respect for each other, also sharing a love of photography. The director asked Sellers to play three roles: US President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove and Group Captain Lionel Mandrake of the RAF. Sellers was initially hesitant about taking on these divergent characters, but Kubrick prevailed. According to some accounts,"
"is, saying to Mr. Staines (Jack Creley) that it is not a ""Kraut name"", Staines responds that Strangelove's original German surname was ""Merkwürdigliebe"" (""Strange love"" in German) and that ""he changed it when he became a citizen."" Twice in the film, Strangelove accidentally addresses the president as ""Mein Führer"". Dr. Strangelove did not appear in the book ""Red Alert"". The character is an amalgamation of RAND Corporation strategist Herman Kahn, mathematician and Manhattan Project principal John von Neumann, rocket scientist Wernher von Braun (a central figure in Nazi Germany's rocket development program recruited to the US after the war), and"
"should be a serious character. In later takes Sellers played the role straight, though the President's cold is still evident in several scenes. In keeping with Kubrick's satirical character names, a ""merkin"" is a pubic hair wig. The president is bald, and his last name is ""Muffley""; both are additional homages to a merkin. Dr. Strangelove is an ex-Nazi scientist, suggesting Operation Paperclip, the US effort to recruit top German technical talent at the end of World War II. He serves as President Muffley's scientific adviser in the War Room. When General Turgidson wonders aloud what kind of name ""Strangelove"""
"Richard McGonagle Richard Francis McGonagle (born October 22, 1946) is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and television shows. He is also known for his work by voicing Colonel Taggart in ""Prototype"", Orlovsky in """", Mr. Incredible through various ""The Incredibles"" projects (replacing Craig T. Nelson), Victor Sullivan in the ""Uncharted"" franchise, Four Arms and Exo-Skull in the ""Ben 10"" franchise, Bato in """", Dr. Peace in ""No More Heroes"", Eight Armed-Willy in ""The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack"", Dr. I.Q. Hi in ""Duck Dodgers"", Apocalypse in """", Ed Machine"
"Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as ""Johnny Guitar"", ""The Asphalt Jungle"", and ""The Killing"". Later he became noted for appearing in supporting roles such as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"" (1964). He also played the Irish American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The Godfather"" in 1972 and the novelist Roger Wade"
"Corey Stoll Corey Daniel Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on the American television horror/suspense series ""The Strain"" on the FX network, as well as Congressman Peter Russo in ""House of Cards"", for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013. He was a regular cast member on the NBC drama series """" (2010–2011), and portrayed the villain Darren Cross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ""Ant-Man"" (2015). Other notable roles include a 2004 Off-Broadway performance of ""Intimate Apparel"", portraying Ernest Hemingway in the 2011 romantic"
"Donald Sumpter Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor, known for his work in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early television appearances was the 1968 ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Wheel in Space"" with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in ""Doctor Who"" again in the 1972 serial ""The Sea Devils"" with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" spin-off ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". In 2015 he appears as the Time Lord President Rassilon in ""Hell Bent"". His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald"
"board attempt to vivisect them. They awaken just in time and escape back to earth with an alien fire extinguisher. When they arrive late for work and try to tell Stanley about the aliens, he doesn't believe them, having heard every alien story ever from fellow worker Old Bob (Don Stroud). President Smith (Barry Bostwick) and his significantly more competent press secretary (Donna D'Errico) receive news about the invasion from General Vice (George Kennedy) and the President tells his advisor, Dr. Strangemeister (Wigald Boning), to find two people with alien experience and make them into secret agents. Unbeknownst to anyone,"
"Slim Pickens Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American rodeo performer and film and television actor. During much of his career, Pickens played mainly cowboy roles, and is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in ""Dr. Strangelove"" and ""Blazing Saddles"". Louis Burton Lindley Jr. was born in Kingsburg, California, the son of Sally Mosher (née Turk) and Louis Bert Lindley Sr., a Texas-born dairy farmer. Young Lindley was an excellent horse rider from an early age. Known as ""Bert"" to his family and friends, he"
"– ""Forrest Gump"" 1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – ""Leaving Las Vegas"" 1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – ""Shine"" 1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses ""Ulee"" Jackson – ""Ulee's Gold"" 1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – ""The Truman Show"" 1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – ""American Beauty"" 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash 2002: Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum 2004: Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" as Miles Raymond 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman –"
"Donald Pleasence Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE (; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor. His most notable film roles include psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in ""Halloween"" (1978) and four of its sequels, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967), RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in ""The Great Escape"" (1963), SEN 5241 in ""THX 1138"" (1971), Clarence ""Doc"" Tydon in ""Wake in Fright"" (1971), and the President of the United States in ""Escape from New York"" (1981). Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Alice (née"
"The American President The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. – while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill. Composer Marc Shaiman was nominated for the Original Musical or Comedy Score Oscar for ""The American President"". The"
"completely original and creepy."" Cohen says at one stage the financiers wanted a ""classier"" title than ""The Ambulance"" so he retitled it ""In Thin Air"". They changed their mind and the film went back to being called ""The Ambulance"". In the May, 1990 edition of his column Stan's Soapbox, Stan Lee mentions playing himself in a scene in ""an adventure mystery called 'Into Thin Air'."" Cohen wanted to cast John Travolta,Jim Carrey in the lead but his producers refused. Donald Trump made a small cameo in a deleted scene. Jamie Lee Curtis was originally considered to play Officer Sandra Malloy"
"in getting protagonist Billy Boyle through German-occupied Italy. Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as ""Johnny Guitar"", ""The Asphalt Jungle"", and ""The Killing"". Later he became noted for appearing in supporting roles such as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"" (1964). He also played the Irish American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The"
"Powers Boothe Powers Allen Boothe (June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017) was an American television, video game, and film actor and voice actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning portrayal of Jim Jones in """" and his turns as TV detective Philip Marlowe in the 1980s, Cy Tolliver on ""Deadwood"", ""Curly Bill"" Brocius in ""Tombstone"", Vice-President and subsequently President Noah Daniels on ""24"", and Lamar Wyatt in ""Nashville"". Boothe, the youngest of three boys, was born on a cotton farm in Snyder, Texas to Kathryn Emily (née Reeves) and Merrill Vestal Boothe, a rancher. His father"
"Doctor Strange (2016 film) Doctor Strange is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Scott Derrickson, who wrote it with Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character, along with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton. In ""Doctor Strange"", surgeon Stephen Strange learns the mystic arts after"
"George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film ""Patton"", as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"", and as Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's 1984 film ""A Christmas Carol"". He was the first actor to refuse the Academy Award for Best Actor (for ""Patton"" in 1970), having warned the Academy of Motion"
"Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, magician, and singer. He is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf in ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"" (2017–present). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"" (2008)"
"Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since World War II and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage. Among the challenges faced by the production team was the difficulty to get the authorization to bring a camera inside the Air Force Space Command bases and other US military and government locations. After four months of investigation, the US Department of Defense's public relations office decided to grant Denis Delestrac and his crew the access to"
"Isaiah Washington Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American actor. Washington has appeared in Spike Lee film's ""Crooklyn"", ""Clockers"", ""Girl 6"" and ""Get on the Bus"". Washington is also known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama television series ""Grey's Anatomy"" from 2005 until 2007, and again in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, Washington portrayed Thelonious Jaha on The CW's science fiction television series ""The 100"". Washington was born in Houston, Texas where his parents were residents in the Houston Heights community. His parents moved to Missouri City, Texas around 1980, where"
"in east Texas. Powers Boothe Powers Allen Boothe (June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017) was an American television, video game, and film actor and voice actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning portrayal of Jim Jones in """" and his turns as TV detective Philip Marlowe in the 1980s, Cy Tolliver on ""Deadwood"", ""Curly Bill"" Brocius in ""Tombstone"", Vice-President and subsequently President Noah Daniels on ""24"", and Lamar Wyatt in ""Nashville"". Boothe, the youngest of three boys, was born on a cotton farm in Snyder, Texas to Kathryn Emily (née Reeves) and Merrill Vestal Boothe, a"
"strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It follows the President of the United States, his advisors, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer as they try to recall the bombers to prevent a nuclear apocalypse. It separately follows the crew of one B-52 bomber as they try to deliver their payload. In 1989, the United States Library of Congress included ""Dr. Strangelove"" in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. It was listed as number three on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list. United States Air Force Brigadier General"
"""Red Alert"" that Kubrick and Peter George sued on charges of copyright infringement. The case was settled out of court. What worried Kubrick most was that ""Fail-Safe"" boasted acclaimed director Sidney Lumet and first-rate dramatic actors Henry Fonda as the American President and Walter Matthau as the advisor to the Pentagon, Professor Groeteschele. Kubrick decided to throw a legal wrench into ""Fail-Safe""s production gears. Lumet recalled in the documentary ""Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove"": ""We started casting. Fonda was already set... which of course meant a big commitment in terms of money. I was set, Walter [Bernstein, the screenwriter]"
"boasted the acclaimed director Sidney Lumet and the first-rate dramatic actors Henry Fonda as the American president and Walter Matthau as the advisor to the Pentagon, Professor Groeteschele. Kubrick decided to throw a legal wrench into ""Fail Safe""s production gears. Lumet recalled in the documentary ""Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove"": ""We started casting. Fonda was already set ... which of course meant a big commitment in terms of money. I was set, Walter [Bernstein, the screenwriter] was set ... And suddenly, this lawsuit arrived, filed by Stanley Kubrick and Columbia Pictures."" Kubrick argued that ""Fail Safe""s own source novel"
"States Air Force to sponsor films such as ""A Gathering of Eagles"" to publicly address the potential dangers of nuclear defense. ""Dr. Strangelove"" is a black comedy by Stanley Kubrick about the nuclear arms race between the US and the Soviet Union and the doctrine of mutually assured destruction. Following a bizarre mental breakdown the C.O. of a SAC base orders the B-52 wing operating from his base to attack the Soviet Union. The title character, Dr. Strangelove, is a parody of a composite of Cold War figures, including Wernher von Braun, Henry Kissinger, and Herman Kahn. The secret code"
"league,” referencing the speech President Shepherd made about the attacks on Sydney Ellen Wade. The film is recognized by the American Film Institute as #75 in its 2002 list of 100 Years...100 Passions. The American President The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. –"
"William Sadler (actor) William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) is an American film and television actor. His television and motion picture roles have included Chesty Puller in ""The Pacific"", in """", Sheriff Jim Valenti in ""Roswell"", convict Heywood in ""The Shawshank Redemption"", Senator Vernon Trent in ""Hard to Kill"", and the Grim Reaper in ""Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"", a role for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as Colonel Stuart opposite Bruce Willis in ""Die Hard 2"". He played the character of President of the United States, Matthew Ellis, in ""Iron"
"Tim Matheson Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of the smooth-talking Eric ""Otter"" Stratton in the comedy film ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978) and of Vice President John Hoynes in the NBC drama ""The West Wing"". He has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the animated series ""Jonny Quest"" and for playing President Ronald Reagan in a television film adaptation of the 2015 novel ""Killing Reagan"" that premiered on October 16, 2016 on"
"Peter Finch (""Network""), Victor Fleming (""The Wizard of Oz""), Janet Gaynor (""A Star Is Born""), Curtis Harrington (""Night Tide""), Zoltan Korda (""The Thief of Bagdad""), Darren McGavin (""The Man with the Golden Arm""), Adolphe Menjou (""Paths of Glory""), Paul Muni (""Scarface""), Dudley Nichols (""Stagecoach""), Maila Nurmi (""Plan 9 from Outer Space""), Nelson Riddle (""Lolita""), Vito Scotti (""The Godfather""), Ann Sheridan (""They Drive by Night""), Constance and Norma Talmadge (""Intolerance"", ""Camille""), Eddie Little (""Another Day in Paradise""), Eddie Bunker (""Straight Time""), Gregg Toland (""Citizen Kane""), Edgar G. Ulmer (""Detour""), Peter Lorre (""Casablanca""), Clifton Webb (""Laura""), William Hurlbut (""Bride of Frankenstein"") and"
"including Albert Einstein (Mel Brooks), Mona Lisa (Lake Bell), Marie Antoinette (Lauri Fraser), Maximilien de Robespierre (Guillaume Aretos), George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Isaac Newton (all voiced by Jess Harnell), Odysseus (Tom McGrath), Ajax the Lesser (Al Rodrigo) and Spartacus (Walt Dohrn). There are also silent cameos by Benjamin Franklin, Mahatma Gandhi, William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Vincent van Gogh, the Wright Brothers, Jackie Robinson and baby Moses. Plans for a film starring Mister Peabody and Sherman have existed for several years with director Rob Minkoff. His first attempt to make a feature film goes to 2003, when it"
"Maurice Tarplin Maurice Tarplin (April 1, 1911, Boston, Massachusetts - May 12, 1975) was a novelist and a radio actor best known as the narrator of ""The Mysterious Traveler"", employing a voice once described as ""eerily sardonic."" Tarplin was a familiar voice as Dr. Weird on ""The Strange Dr. Weird"" and Inspector Faraday on ""Boston Blackie"". He was heard on numerous other shows, including ""Valiant Lady"", ""The Shadow"", ""Theater Five"", ""The March of Time"" (as Winston Churchill), ""Gangbusters"" and various soap operas. He played Los Angeles District Attorney Richard Hanley on ""The Guiding Light"". On ""Myrt and Marge"" he played"
"off and the strength of it makes the film that comes before and after seem comical."" Despite the negative press and lackluster box office, it was still nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning five: Its remaining nominations: The film was notable for giving character actor Alexander Knox (in the title role) one of his few chances to play the lead in a film. American president Franklin D. Roosevelt showed the film at the September 1944 Second Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill. Churchill was unimpressed, however, leaving during the film to go to bed. Despite being a"