About this episode

The episode discusses how Stanley Kubrick transformed the theme of nuclear annihilation into a comedic narrative in 'Dr. Strangelove'.

How did Stanley Kubrick turn nuclear annihilation into a comedy? John, Matt, and Westy get into the Cold War satire that somehow made mutually assured destruction hilarious. We're talking Peter Sellers playing three roles (he was meant to do four, but pulled a sickie), George C. Scott being tricked into giving maybe the performance of his career, and a pie fight ending that never was. Plus, the realistic events that were so absurd Kubrick figured he might as well lean into the lunacy. One of cinema's greatest pivots from drama to dark comedy - we tell you how it happened. Telling the story of Hollywood one film at a time. Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform: Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're across all major social channels too: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

More episodes of All The Right Movies

• Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Ep. 133 · April 23, 2026 · 2h 26m
• The Towering Inferno (1974) | Ep. 132 · April 9, 2026 · 2h 27m
• The Best of ATRM: June-Nov 2025 · March 26, 2026 · 2h 20m
• Children of Men (2006) | Ep. 131 · March 12, 2026 · 2h 31m
• Knives Out (2019) | Ep. 130 · February 26, 2026 · 2h 29m
• A Life In Movies: James Woods · February 8, 2026 · 1h 31m

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the All The Right Movies podcast page.