It is the rare movie that gets funnier and more terrifying with each passing year.
Here is why Kubrick’s nuclear nightmare is not just a classic, but a prophecy. The film’s origin story is essential to understanding its genius. Kubrick initially wanted to make a straight dramatic thriller about a nuclear accident. He spent weeks reading over 40 books on the Cold War, including nonfiction works on military strategy and nuclear command. Dr Strangelove or- How I Learned to Stop Worryi...
Dr. Strangelove teaches us a vital, uncomfortable lesson: General Jack D. Ripper starts the apocalypse because he is sexually frustrated and believes fluoride is a Communist plot to "sap our precious bodily fluids." It is the rare movie that gets funnier