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**otiscleotus** · March 31st, 2011, 06:20 AM

Seven Days In May

Kirk Douglas helps head off Burt Lancaster's attempt at a military overthrow of the US government. From the same time and makes an interesting triumverate with Failsafe and Dr. Strangelove.

Interesting to read the production notes and see that the WhiteHouse liked the book and allowed the opening scene to be shot outside the gate (but where are the super big fat people?) while the Defense Department demanded "script approval" as usual and didn't cooperate with the production.

Screenplay by Rod Serling so it had a Twilight Zone feel to it.

The arms race and Soviets may have been a big point of it when it was made and for years afterwards but now watching it I'm taken by the lack of character and ingrained corruption of the principle players. They remind me of the stooges around Hitler in Downfall.

And Ava Gardner looks pretty much worn and fucked-out in her role.

March 31st, 2011, 06:20 AM	#1088
otiscleotus Proprietor of the Baulsaglough Nuclear Waste Dump Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minnebraska Posts: 5,424 Thanks: 26,442 Thanked 103,802 Times in 5,473 Posts	Seven Days In May Kirk Douglas helps head off Burt Lancaster's attempt at a military overthrow of the US government. From the same time and makes an interesting triumverate with Failsafe and Dr. Strangelove. Interesting to read the production notes and see that the WhiteHouse liked the book and allowed the opening scene to be shot outside the gate (but where are the super big fat people?) while the Defense Department demanded "script approval" as usual and didn't cooperate with the production. Screenplay by Rod Serling so it had a Twilight Zone feel to it. The arms race and Soviets may have been a big point of it when it was made and for years afterwards but now watching it I'm taken by the lack of character and ingrained corruption of the principle players. They remind me of the stooges around Hitler in Downfall. And Ava Gardner looks pretty much worn and fucked-out in her role. __________________ Novosibirsk model indexes: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by otiscleotus; March 31st, 2011 at 07:27 AM..