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Post by johnl on Apr 12, 2009 17:53:37 GMT -5
Wolfgang, it's probably "The Purple Plain", set in Burma, and starring Gregory Peck.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 12, 2009 20:43:24 GMT -5
As I remember the plane in Strategic Air Command that makes a (faked) forced landing was a Central DC-3. It was part of a readiness test.
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Post by Dee the man on Apr 12, 2009 22:02:02 GMT -5
Yes Tom, thats right. And the general that came out of the DC-3 later was loosely based on THE SAC General, Curtis LeMay. ;D
I love that movie, Strategic Air Command. I've seen all the ones mentioned in this tread, but... My all time favorite will always be "12:00 High".
Dee
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Post by pung on Apr 13, 2009 6:59:05 GMT -5
You might try catching the movie "A Gathering of Eagles" with bRock Hudson & Rod Taylor. It's about SAC operational readiness, and has some good B-52 filming.
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Post by johnfromoz on Apr 13, 2009 20:23:18 GMT -5
I believe "Airplane" was released here and the UK as "Flying High" and is a comedy classic. The send-up of the "Airport" series was well-deserved. I liked the small touches, like the propliner sounds accompanying one scene of the jetliner. And the unsubtle touches, too, of course, including the smiling autopilot. On that subject - also amused to see one of the B52s in "Dr Strangelove" cast a B17 shadow on the ground!
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Post by Randy_Cain on Apr 14, 2009 7:09:00 GMT -5
Hi, Speaking of "Strategic Air Command", I just checked and it airs on Turner Classic Movies www.TCM.com on April 19 at 1pm Eastern Standard Time. (letterbox edition) ;D I remember from Roger Osborne's intro the last time it aired that Jimmy Stewart's Air Force carrier had a lot to do with him taking that role. By that point, he'd all ready "retired" from "working for a living" as an actor. He also said that any film that wanted access to real footage of aircraft and/or scenes shot for the film using military installations or assets would ultimately have to pass the approval of the military before release. I suppose that explains a lot about how much this film and others look so much like recruitment films and ads for "the military complex". On a seperate note, there was a string of Cagney films made in the earlythat included footage of the USS Macon and USS Los Angeles....promoting enlistment of new recruits in to the newly formed Lighter Than Air wing. And one for Jens, Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" includes the interior mock-up of a Short Empire flying boat. On second thought, maybe he all ready has seen it. Yours,
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Post by ashaman on May 5, 2009 6:20:54 GMT -5
I believe "Airplane" was released here and the UK as "Flying High" and is a comedy classic. The send-up of the "Airport" series was well-deserved. Here in Italy was called " L'aeroplano più pazzo del mondo", " the craziest plane in the world", instead, and it is a classic. ;D I liked the small touches, like the propliner sounds accompanying one scene of the jetliner. And the unsubtle touches, too, of course, including the smiling autopilot. Not one scene, all of them. All the times the plane is watched form outside, his engines sound like a DC6's. That 707 is a recurring gag in a Italian forum I am part of, with his " turbojets model R-2800", as a friend of mine once said. The inflatable autopilot was a genius stroke for the comedy of the movie, especially when the hostess had to... blow it full again, and the doctor ( the great Leslie Nielsen) tried to enter in the cockpit, and got out immediately trying not to " disturb". In the end the two ( hostess and inflatable autopilot both) smoke a cigarette too. ;D ;D ;D On that subject - also amused to see one of the B52s in "Dr Strangelove" cast a B17 shadow on the ground! This I never noticed. Will try to see it next time I watch this movie.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 5, 2009 18:08:08 GMT -5
yeah, this film is a real classic comedy even in german language.
I remember an other film scene with Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau on Board an airplane from Paris to London. He tries to use the plane toilet with a leg in plaster ;D
And here an anecdote from the film Dr.Strangelove:
Lacking cooperation from The Pentagon in the making of the film, the set designers reconstructed the cockpit to the best of their ability by comparing the cockpit of a B-29 Superfortress and a single photograph of the cockpit of a B-52, and relating this to the geometry of the B-52's fuselage. The B-52 was state-of-the-art in the 1960s, and its cockpit was off-limits to the film crew.
When some United States Air Force personnel were invited to view the reconstructed B-52 cockpit, they said that "it was absolutely correct, even to the little black box which was the CRM. It was so accurate that Kubrick was concerned whether Ken Adam's production design team had done all of their research legally, fearing a possible investigation by the FBI.
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Post by ashaman on May 6, 2009 7:47:43 GMT -5
yeah, this film is a real classic comedy even in german language. I suspect it is almost everywhere. I remember an other film scene with Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau on Board an airplane from Paris to London. He tries to use the plane toilet with a leg in plaster ;D No offense to anyone French here, but French sense of humor never worked too well for me. I've seen some Inspector Clouseau movie ( was him the Pink Panther or am I mistaking him for another?), and yes, I laughed and all, but really couldn't find anything memorable about it. And here an anecdote from the film Dr.Strangelove: Lacking cooperation from The Pentagon in the making of the film, the set designers reconstructed the cockpit to the best of their ability by comparing the cockpit of a B-29 Superfortress and a single photograph of the cockpit of a B-52, and relating this to the geometry of the B-52's fuselage. The B-52 was state-of-the-art in the 1960s, and its cockpit was off-limits to the film crew. When some United States Air Force personnel were invited to view the reconstructed B-52 cockpit, they said that it was absolutely correct, even to the little black box which was the CRM. It was so accurate that Kubrick was concerned whether Ken Adam's production design team had done all of their research legally, fearing a possible investigation by the FBI. I knew instead that the reconstruction was so much spot-on that they WERE investigated ( though probably not in an invasive way) because their guesswork had been too close to reality, in these years before the arrival of the ICBM's. Quite the strange movie, Dr Strangelove. In the end you have more questions than at the start.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on May 6, 2009 9:12:26 GMT -5
Hi, The Pink Panther movies were directed by Blake Edwards, an American, so I don't think there was much French humor in those movies - just typical American silliness. That's what I like about Dr. Strangelove - it leaves you *thinking* about things.
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Post by chris_c on May 6, 2009 9:58:11 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on May 6, 2009 10:34:27 GMT -5
Hi, Tom is right, there is nothing French in the Pink Panther film series except the film locations. Blake Edwards is an American, Peter Sellers was an British actor who has lived and worked in the US. I think you confuse the issue with the French production with Louis de Funès from 1964 on. Una ragazza a Saint-Tropez and Fantomas. Since these productions are mostly flat, they have their highlights. here is an highlight from his work in Italian and German www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj08X2ob7L8and the original in French and German www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GkZFBmBYSMHave fun Wolfgang
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Post by ashaman on May 6, 2009 11:02:26 GMT -5
I was not confusing the movies, I was asking if it was the same actor, because I've seen the Pink Panther movies TOO, together with friends. Been a while I've seen his movies though, and could have him confused with someone else. Ad for Dr Strangelove, I never said I didn't like it, nor said I don't like the fact that it makes you think. Only that it has an open ending that explain next to nothing and leaves you ( me, in this case) wondering. Surely one of the best movies of its genre, though the reason those first B52 were sent being fluorite causes poor sexual performance is new to me. In the Italian adaptation and dubbing ( perhaps for puritan reasons was glossed over... we DO have the misfortune to still guest those busybodies of the Vatican here) the reason in the end seemed to be terminal paranoia and preemptive aggressive behavior, because the idiot starting the attack seemed to be convinced that they ( the americans) should have hit the bad communists, before being attacked first. Moderator's Edit - Please do not criticize specific persons, ethnic groups, or nationalities. Thanks.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 6, 2009 11:54:37 GMT -5
Hi you can like or dislike...whatever you want it is OK hmmm, for me the end of the film is clear. The Doomsday machine is activated and there is no way back. Wolfgang
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on May 6, 2009 12:10:40 GMT -5
Yes, I think that is true too - the Doomsday machine activates and you end up with all kinds of nuclear explosions. But did they close the "mine shaft gap" and are some people safe down below? What would you have done differently to avoid this, but still keep the country safe? Lots of things to think about.
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