Conceived as a tense thriller, too many of the segments turned out to be funny.
Conceived as a tense thriller, too many of the segments turned out to be funny. The final scene was originally filmed to be a custard pie fight between the Russians and the Americans in the war room, but the scene was deemed too farcical. Slim Pickens assumed the role of Major Kong, but Lionel Mandrake, President Muffley and the title character were all portrayed by Peter Sellers. The resulting film was, FTP, what 1964 classic cold war dark comedy for which a best director nomination was granted to Stanley Kubrick?
Conceived as a tense thriller, too many of the segments turned out to be funny.
{Dr. Strangelove} or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb