18. Dr. Strangelove + Fail Safe

US/USSR relations are getting strange, love, and the Janssens are here to probe behind the red curtain in their analysis of Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr Strangelove' and Sidney Lumet's 'Fail Safe', a pair of twin films from 1964 both based on a terrifying cold war 'what if'. The only problem is, one is a revered satire of power and impotence, and the other plays its plot of mutually assured destruction totally straight.But maybe the 'boring' movie deserves some attention, too - can 'Fail Safe' be rescued from its reputation as an unfunny version of 'Dr Strangelove'? Some truth bombs are gonna be dropped. TUNE IN COMRADESTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's funereal Johnny Cash cover of 'We'll Meet Again': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KodNFsP6r88Eliza's tearful Janelle Monae bop 'Cold War': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORiHNtN4Noah's OTHER movie podcast about 'Dr Strangelove' pfft traitor: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb/EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'The Devil Wears Prada' + 'Phantom Thread' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.