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To: cincinnati65
I didn't see anyone mention "On The Beach". Maybe not the most liberal of all time, but one of the most depressing.

IMO, Dr. Strangelove makes fun of everybody.

"Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the bomb. ... The bomb , Dmitri. ... The hydrogen bomb! ... Well now, what happened is ... ah ... one of our base commanders had a sort of ... well, he went a little funny in the head ... you know ... just a little ... funny. And, ah ... he went and did a silly thing. ... Well, I'll tell you what he did. He ordered his planes ... to attack your country... "


"What kind of suit do you call that, fella?"

Captain Mandrake: "What do you mean 'suit'? This happens to be an RAF uniform, sir."


Russian ambassador about the USSR Fearless Leader: "Be careful, Mr. President. I think he's drunk."


"Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: one 45 caliber automatic, two boxes of ammunition, four days concentrated emergency rations, one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills, one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible, one hundred dollars in rubles, one hundred in gold, nine packs of chewing gum, one issue of prophylactics, three lipsticks, three pairs of nylon stockings. Shoot! A fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."

191 posted on 03/24/2002 12:04:56 AM PST by Semi Civil Servant
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To: Semi Civil Servant
IMO, Dr. Strangelove makes fun of everybody.

Including the ineffective liberal American President Merkin whom I believe was based on Adlai Stevenson.

213 posted on 03/24/2002 3:22:11 AM PST by PJ-Comix
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To: Semi Civil Servant
I didn't see anyone mention "On The Beach". Maybe not the most liberal of all time, but one of the most depressing.

I ignored the anti-nuke message in the movie because I really liked the love story between Dwight (Gregory Peck) and Moira (Ava Gardner). I loved the scene when she is walking on the dock by the carrier.

242 posted on 03/24/2002 7:35:58 AM PST by saminfl
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To: Semi Civil Servant
Strangelove is not only Kubrick's masterpiece -- the only one of his films that is completely flawless -- it also belongs on anyone's all time top ten list.

It does poke fun at the military -- but only that part of the military that is ruled by politics. The actual soldiers are intelligent, competent, and completly loyal to their duty.

(well, most of them, anyway)

335 posted on 03/25/2002 7:21:21 AM PST by js1138
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