Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

When I was 14 years old I went and stayed with my aunt and uncle during the summer at Ricks College for about 10 days. They were dorm parents and the dorm they were over was empty. My brother and I had the entire quad to ourselves. We spent our mornings watching movies in the dorm lounge. My uncle introduced us to the Pink Panther series and we watched all the movies several times. This was my introduction to Peter Sellers. I have had this movie on my queue for over a year. 5 stars. I had to watch the show with the captions on to catch every work of Sellers. The man is so funny. I love the characters. I loved the war room. I wish the movie would have lasted longer. My favorite part was when Peter Sellers (he plays three roles) is playing Dr. Strangelove and he is fighting his right hand, which for an unexplained reason can't stop doing the "hail hitler" sign. A retired German scientist, Strangelove steals the show with his accent and demeanor. I was equally impressed with Sterling Hayden and George Scott's performances. It was also fun to watch a very young James Earl Jones. Watching the "making of the movie" on the DVD was very helpful. I didn't realize that Stanley Kubrick wanted this movie to be serious and then ended up moving it to a comedic satire. Given the year this was released and all that was going on in the world- it was a HUGE risk but it paid off.