Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
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#120925
Operation Paul Bunyan
"I immediately thought of Dr. Strangelove and I could just hear Peter Sellers on the phone going, well, Dimitri, there's this tree."
— Chuck
Chuck referenced Dr. Strangelove when imagining Cold War-era diplomatic communication about the tree incident.
Dec 9, 2025
#052425
Selects: How Publicists Work
"I finally saw Dr. Strangelove. Oh, really? Great movie. One of the best."
— Josh
Josh discusses watching this classic satire film and praises it as one of the best movies.
May 24, 2025
#090724
Selects: How Futurology Works
"He was described as a super genius and he's one of the inspirations for Dr. Strangelove."
— Chuck
Herman Kahn, a futurist and strategist, was one of the inspirations for the character Dr. Strangelove in the 1964 film.
Sep 7, 2024
#031522
Operation Northwoods: The False Flag Op That Never Was
"I'm glad that, that Livia mentioned Dr. Strangelove, which had not come out yet."
— Josh
Josh noted the similarity between the absurd names and ideas in Operation Northwoods and those in Kubrick's satirical film about nuclear war.
Mar 15, 2022
#123119
Are broken arrows a problem?
"I had someone on Movie Crush then we did Doctor Strange Love. The great, great movie from Stanley Kubrick"
— Josh
Dr. Strangelove is discussed as a movie that depicts Operation Chromedome and nuclear bomb scenarios.
Dec 31, 2019
#102617
Episode 1,000: The Simpsons Spectacular Part II
"That title is also a reference to Dr. Strangelove."
— Josh
Josh identifies the episode title 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling' as a Dr. Strangelove reference.
Oct 26, 2017
#042517
How the National Security Council Works
"It's like the war room from Strange Love."
— Chuck
Chuck compares the original Situation Room setup to the war room from Dr. Strangelove, with outdated map tactics.
Apr 25, 2017
#030917
History of the Trail of Tears, Part II
"Yeah. It reminds me of the great movie Dr. Strangelove. There's no fighting in the war room."
— Josh
Josh references the famous line from the film to comment on the irony of the war department carrying out Indian removal.
Mar 9, 2017
#011216
How Futurology Works
"He was a part of the inspiration for Dr. Strange Love."
— Chuck
Herman Kahn, a futurist and strategic theorist, was one of the inspirations for the character Dr. Strangelove in the film.
Jan 12, 2016
#091515
How Publicists Work
"I finally saw Dr. Strangelove. Oh, really? Great movie."
— Chuck
Josh mentions finally seeing this Stanley Kubrick film and praises Peter Sellers' performance in it.
Sep 15, 2015
Cast
Peter Sellers
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott
General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn
Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens
Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull
Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed
Miss Scott
J
Jack Creley
Mr. Staines
F
Frank Berry
Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck
Lt. Kivel
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