Heather hasn’t seen Dr. Strangelove

…or: How I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb. That’s right, we sit down to watch the 1964 black and white dark comedy about the cold war and mutually assured destruction from Stanley Kubrick starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. Is the movie relevant today? Is it actually funny? What’s with all the silly names like General Turgidson and Slim Pickens? Find out what Heather thinks of her first time watching the classic film in this full podcast episode!

Notes and Links

• Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True | The New Yorker
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove
• https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/29/dr-strangelove-stanley-kubrick-anniversary
• Making of Dr. Strangelove: Stanley Kubrick's Nightmare Comedy
• Stories from Terry Southern | by Scott Myers | Go Into The Story
• https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying/