In Memory Of James Earl Jones | Dr. Strangelove (James Earl Jones, Slim Pickens)
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- James Earl Jones made his film debut in Dr. Strangelove as Lieutenant Lothar Zogg. In this scene from the end of the film, Zogg, a bombardier aboard a B-52 bomber, helps Major "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) prepare to drop a nuclear bomb on the Soviet Union.
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🎬Dr. Strangelove (1964): A film exploring the disastrous consequences of the wrong person pushing the wrong button-told with dark humor. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) loses his grip on reality and orders his bomber squadron to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Convinced that communists are plotting to contaminate the "precious bodily fluids" of Americans, he plunges the world into chaos. Directed by Stanley Kubrick,
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That shot of Slim Pickens riding the bomb down, jubilantly waving his hat and whooping is pure genius.
One last ride before the world ends.
Just a touch of phallic imagery there.
@@Lutefisk_lover Hoo boy...it looked to me like a cowboy at heart (Slim was a genuine cowboy long before he ever took up his acting career) living out his dream of doing what he saw as the ultimate bronco ride.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns That's one reading.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns Yeah, he was cowboy! My mom, as a young girl, saw him perform several times as a rodeo clown in Elko, NV. I'd guess it was during the late 1940s? I'd ask her, but that time is long past.
I've could listen to Slim Pickens and James Earl Jones going through a safety checklist all day. Wonderfully distinctive voices. Rip gentlemen.
One of the best satires ever made to the utter stupidity and madness of nuclear war.
RIP James Earl Jones , you will be sorely missed……
Not one of the best. THE BEST
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When they were writing it coming to the end of every scene it just naturally tended towards comedy.
"Errr.. bomb doors still negative function"
James Earl Jones was also in another nuclear apocalypse movie By Dawn's Early Light.
Another good movie that is underrated.
@@grooveclubhouse Hunt for Red October also. another great movie. Plus, Conan The Barbarian.
i had forgotten that, he was great in that other movie
Thank you for mentioning that movie. In my opinion 'By Dawn's Early Light' was James Earl Jones' best performance.
At least from those I have watched.
"Will somebody get me a cigarette? A REAL CIGARETTE!!!"
Peter Sellers , George C. Scott, Jones, and Pickens, more RIP.
One of the funniest and best movies about the ridiculous nature of nuclear weapons. Rest in Peace James Earl Jones ❤
One of the funniest and best movies ever.
Another nuke war film that JEJ was in was “By Dawn’s Early Light”
@@irvan36mmThat was a serious movie, not a satire.
Why are nukes “ridiculous” ?
It wasn’t about the ridiculousness of nukes…it was about the ridiculousness of the Cold War, the military industrial complex, politicians, and the cultural elite.
James Earl Jones has a body of work any actor can be proud of. He will be missed but we have the work he left behind.
Can honestly say he is one of the few actors I will surely miss. Such a great career.
Speaking of his "body of work" .......... JEJ as boxer Jack Johnson in "Great White Hope" - 1970
@@c.anjelicakieltyka4235The Sandlot 1 & 2.
Only 2 words necessary: GREAT. ACTOR.
RIP, Your Majesty.
"This is beautiful!... is that velvet?" 😂😂😂
Speaking as a voice artist , James Earl Jones was God . Having a great voice isn't everything , it's how you use it . Respect Mr Jones , Respect .
I love that during this whole sequence, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is playing as background music !
and it still manages its own movie references, like the classic actor grabbing a panel falling toward the camera shot.
" Hey what about Major Kong " Hes doing the Nuclear Rodeo .
What does "hes" mean? It's not an English word.
@@slappy8941 Ok, "he is" doing the...there fixed it.
Slim Pickens ( June 29, 1919 - December 8, 1983) .........Yaaaaa Hoooooo !!!
He is going to be fine...probably😅
Amazing how fast Wikipedia can change all the "is" to "was" in a bio. That's how fleeting life is. One day you is, the next minute you... was. RIP to someone who always will.
Great remark...
I noticed too. 😢
Poignant, and a great play of words. I love your command of the Grammar!
True, however, if you use the find and replace command stuff, like that can be done very quick
@@woody4077 Hey, that helped me in editing my book!
James Earl Jones had one of the most iconic voices of all times.
Yep, he and Orson Welles.
James Coburn
So many roles but Dr Strangelove was an all time classic. He will be sorely missed by so many. Stand Down Sir.
James Earl Jones was an Icon.
The quiet big man...
With the voice of a LION...
THANK YOU SIR...
REST IN PEACE...
Godspeed..
✝️
This is exactly the clip that came to my mind when I heard he died today.
Me too
For me it was an episode of Big Bang Theory
Admiral in Hunt for Red October
I was never here
You heard torpedo hit target
For me, he will always be Terrence Mann from "Fields of Dreams."
I had forgotten he was on Dr. Strangelove.
Rumor has it that DOD officials questioned Kubrick because the depiction of the B-52 interior was way too accurate.
I heard that one, too.
The B-52 had been around for almost 10 years when this was made and nothing in the plane was considered classified considering there were lots of pictures of the interior
He had to use a model because the DOD did not want anything to do with the movie
@@FP194 It seems curious to me that the model photography in this film is so bad considering that just a couple of years later the work in 2001 is so exemplary, was it deliberately bad because it was a satire?
Art Director Peter Murton started with a single picture from the cover of a book (Strategic Air Command by Mel Hunter). The film's publicity people invited Defense Department personnel to see the sets and apparently their faces "turned white" when they saw the B-52 set. Apparently it was so similar to the real thing (even down to a CRM-114 like device) that Stanley sent an official memo to the staff making sure that all of the documentation they used for the set was from legitimate (i.e., unclassified) sources.
Check out the video "Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove" on UA-cam.
@@patrickfrith1069 It's part of the problem with how stuff gets classified. Take the B-52 set / cockpit compared to the real thing. Now yeah, back then the cockpit was highly classified, but because of how the nature of the classified system works the cockpit got classified because of what was in it, not that it was a B-52 cockpit. Yes, the actual cockpits back then even when the classified stuff was completely removed were still treated as classified areas just to maintain the security classification of the area, but all those thousands/millions of other pieces of the cockpit weren't actually classified. So yeah, I firmly believe they got unclassified documentation from somewhere that showed them 99.99% of the items, locations, and build specs of everything in the cockpit except for the classified pieces and other classified information.
Mr. Jones and my dad were both born in 1931. My dad passed in 1986, he too had a deep distinctive voice. RIP to both.
slim pickens takes command position serious and gets it done.
The first movie I remember seeing him in was Star Wars. The second was Conan the Barbarian (with Arnold). Those two movies instantly made him iconic to me. And he's never fallen below that standing with me like so many others I once felt this way about. The Hunt for Red October is another of his roles I absolutely loved. He was an actor that deserved many incredible roles. But Hollywood struggled creatively to make roles that could bear the weight of his talent. He will be missed. But not forgotten.
Agreed - also, I really remember him as the King in Coming to America. Hardly a magnum opus of a film, but his charisma and craft shone brightly against any backdrop.
I remember all of them, these roles. Star Wars was also my first experience of his iconic bass.
"I find your lack of faith disturbing."
"Mother of God!"
"Who am I to change tradition?"
And, in The Simpsons episode where he spoofed his own roles as faces forming in the clouds,
"Luke. I am your father. Simba!! Avenge me!!
"Quiet, you guys!"
Him and Robert Duvall in the Family Affair and for a while I was a James Earl Jones lookalike. People would stop in the grocery store and ask if I was him😊😊. My first James Earl Jones movie was him playing Othello 1966. The students at Horace Mann High in LR Ark had field trips to go see the movie. Was quite an emotional day😊
@@Soulessdeeds oh, he was also the very first guest on Sesame Street! If I recall correctly.
One of the finest and most professional actors, 'ever'.
He was an awesome star. Rest in peace.
James Earl Jones was a master craftsman. Slim Pickins was perfect as Major Kong.
One of my favorite actors and human beings, period. No matter the role, he brought gravitas to it, even in this relatively minor one as a bombardier. There will never be another man like him, and we are the poorer for it.
James Earl Jones can fly now without wings.
When I heard this morning, I consciously thought of all the marvelous words we've heard him say... and then I heard in my head: "Negative function."
Great actor. Classic lines. "I was never here and this never happened"
Fantastic actor with amazing voice... RIP James... 😢
A satire and farce that is scarily technically accurate. I worked on some of elements of the communications & weapons delivery systems of the B52 some 25 years after that film was released and it accurately depicted systems and procedures that were still secret. So secret the we had to remove some of the equipment shown before we could allow a plane to go on a public walk through at an airshow. One of my all time favorite films. Jones, Sellers, Pickens and Scott gave masterful performances. The focused, serious tone of Jones contrasted with hick cowboy Pickens was pure cinematic counterpoint. Brilliant acting and casting.
"Hey, what about Major Kong?". Taking a ride into cinema immortality.
"The operating circuits are dead, sir"
"Someone's gotta go back and get us a shitload of circuits!"
Combining two movies that feature Slim, "Doctor Strangelove" and "Blazing Saddles"...love it.
I Understood That Reference 🤓 😎
His first role for me: "Lt. Lothar Zogg" ~ Dr. Strangelove.
... and then, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THOSE PLANS?!?!"
I am going through James's filmography and their isn't one bad movie. NOT ONE. The man might have the highest rating on Rotten Tomatoes ever.
Vader is dead. Long live Vader.
In so many iconic movies he made an incredible impact. The king is dead long live the king.... always with us, always remembered
Impact is an understatement... the voice of Darth Vader.
My favorite movie. RIP James!
His laugh is the kindest thunder.
RIP James you will be missed.
Fitting start to a great career in film for JEJ, in a film that included Peters Sellers, Sterling Hayden, George C. Scott and Slim Pikens.
All perfect in their roles.
This movie was the first where I heard James Earl Jones’ voice. I never tired of it. Rest in Peace.
One of the most iconic scenes in film history. Slim and James really put together a classic, believable sequence here. Go Air Force!
Brilliant movie.....one of Kubrick's best. This guys voice had so much presence....shall be missed.
I will never forget seeing this movie for the first time in 1964. I was a college kid two years away from my first tour in the Vietnam War. I grew up as an army brat and was familiar with the military people who were my mother's and father's friends. The Cold War was what I had instead of a home town. It was also the first time I ever saw or heard of J.E. Jones. I found myself rooting for the bomber crew and had to stop myself because it was the end of the world they were driving to... Mr. Jones' few words of dialogue in this movie was probably the most gripping performance of his whole career. Later he was in another nuclear apocalypse movie "The Dawn's Early Light." You would have to lived like I did on army and air force bases in the 50s and 60s to know how right he got the US military lingo. I know he served for a few years; he must have taken careful observation of how those people talked. I was sad to hear of his passing. His performances were part of the American air I breathed.
One of the greatest film scenes ever. R.I.P. James Earl Jones.
I had the good fortune of watching James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury in Driving Miss Daisy at Her Majesty's Theatre here in Adelaide South Australia . Two wonderful actors on a minimalist set . I am grateful to have seen two such wonderful talents. That instantly recognisable voice will never be forgotten.
The world was immensely better with James Earl Jones and Slim Pickens in it. RIP to two legends
When my daughter heard of the great James Earl Jones’s death her first recollection (probably from over 20 years ago now) was of my telling her, after her mother had cut her fringe very short, that she now looked a bit like Thulsa Doom. 🙂 He was a fantastic actor. Thusla Doom was my favourite of his roles. It was great that he got to do the voice of Mufasa in both versions of The Lion King.
4:01 Nuclear Warhead - Handle With Care 🙂 A fine film. A sidebar: When Peter Seller's character's name Dr. Strangelove was said to have been changed from a German name which was then spoken, someone started laughing. He commented it had passed the censors of the time. It translated as "pubic hair." 1st. Lieutenant James Earl Jones RIP
Was a crew chief on the D-models back in the early 80's.
Whenever I see one it still fills me with a sense of pride.
RIP. Admiral Greer.
Was he here?
I didn’t see him, did you?
@@Justanotherconsumer he's the bombardier
God bless your soul Mr. Jones, your voice inspired me to talk like a man when I was growing up, especially when you were my favorite Star Wars character, The force will be with you.............always!
Rest In Peace Lothar Zogg.
"Apology accepted .... Captain Needa."
Such a great actor and with a voice that chills you to your bones but in this scene Slim Pickens riding the bomb down stole the scene.
Dang, that was lucky. Doggone near lost a 4 million dollar nuke.
Send wire to main office…tell them I said…OWWW!
@mcsegeek1 I Understood That Reference 🤓 😎
One of the all-time greats. About 15 years before Darth Vader, JEJ was already blowing up planets. Kubrick's nasty humor was splendid here, and so well put together you actually believe you're watching a real aircrew. All that ancient equipment is weird to see in action. Every young actor should have a debut like this. RIP James Earl Jones.
A great scene. JE Jones was absolutely spot on.
Mr. Jones and I met on a flight from L.A. to N.Y.C. I never asked him about his favorite movie or actor to work it (didn't want to be that guy) We talked about family and our hobbies and everyday stuff. Did however find out he has a brother who is 20 something years younger than him :) Thank you Mr. Jones for a very enjoyable plane trip. May God keep you in his arms. - Duke
Fantastic film. JEJ made his mark in a small but well acted role.
2:03 - 2:30 is a great bit of acting "WTF??? _I_ didn't break it." by all of them.
Slim Pickens,1919-1983, James Earl Jones, 1931-2024! RIP to two fine Gentleman/Actors!!
Slim Pickens wow,
My mom, 1918-2021
I remember when Princess Diana and Robin Williams passed away. I remember where I was, the time of day, etc. I can now add James Earl Jones. I do not know why but his passing truly hits hard. Wish I could of sat on a porch with him and just listen to him talk. Rest in peace you beautiful and wonderful soul.
The only people in the film with any degree of competence, and they're on the wrong mission. I love how despite every attempt to stop them they still overcome every obstacle and accomplish their mission.
And despite being a smaller role, James Earl Jones nailed it as Lieutenant Zogg. His voice, Slim Pickens and Shane Rimmer were each so distinctive, I only wish the three of them had done another film together as part of a team like this.
That has to be one of the greatest movie scenes of all time . 😊💙👍
A great actor and incredible voice with fantastic talent. But damn Slim really steals the show with this one LOL. RIP JEJ
RIP Sir.. thanks for all the memories
Great actor with a great voice. Thank you for a memorable body of work.
I like to say to myself “Still negative function sir” when things don’t work
I swear, it almost seemed as if he were immortal. He had this larger than life personality, and it always showed in his work. He passed two days before my birthday, and while normally I wouldn't be too broken up over a celebrity death, his truly got to me. I hope wherever he is, that he found peace in the end.
Having served in the Strategic Air Command on 3 different occasions, working ariund nuke loaded aircraft, on alert, this is my all time favorite movie.
Rest Well, Great Stage & Cinematic Actor, James Earl Jones!! RIHP King!
RIP James Earl Jones.
Rest in peace James rest in peace
Rest in Peace 1st Lieutenant James Earl Jones. Ranger, U.S. Army, 38th Regimental Combat Team. I would like to think his spirit isn't gone... it just went "to a galaxy, far, far away..."
RIP sir😢
So many people will say so many things about James Earl Jones. What it all boils down to is that this man was a great man. He was a very talented actor. A humanitarian. I understand that he was a philanthropist. He encouraged our youth to be better people, better citizens. He was an example of what a man COULD be and become DEPSITE the prejudice and racism that existed during the first half of his life. They say that all it takes is one person to stand out, to lead the way, despite the hardship and the darkness around them. To be a point of light in all of the vast darkness. James Earl Jones was one of those points of light. May his light now shine every more brightly in heaven with the lord with the eternal blessings that he so richly has earned.
Would have loved to hear him give a presidential speech with that voice of his.
The phrase, "Still negative function..." will live forever in my mind. I STILL use it in IT when things I attempt don't work...
A great movie. A true CLASSIC. One of Kubrick's very best by a wide margin.
Love the notations on the bombs: 'HANDLE WITH CARE' and 'THIS SIDE DOWN.'
I work for an ISP, as a technical helpdesk operator (yeah, I'm one of those "Have you tried to restart it?" guys, mock me for it if you want). Some 3 or 4 days ago, when I dealt with a difficult situation (GPON terminal responded, but the log has shown 0 traffic), I heard an altered version of this scene playing in my head, with the voices of Slim Pickens and James Earl Jones:
"- Check connection!
- Errr.... connection, negative function, no traffic, values are in the red.
- Remotely reboot the ONT!
- Roger... reboot command sent, still negative function!
- De-electrify the ONT, reboot it manually!
- Roger... uh, rebooted by de-electrifying it, still negative function!
- Give it a reset!
- Roger.... errr, still negative function, the ONT may be malfunctioning!
- Give it a master reset!
- Roger.... erm.... still negative sir, the connection is dead, sir.
- [to customer] Stay on the line for a bit, please! I'll put you on hold, and I'll see what else can I do. [to myself] I'll get it up and running, even if it short-dicks every cannibal on the Congo!"
I've felt myself like Major Kong when the log has shown some traffic. :)
I am the wellspring from which you flow!
DR. STRANGELOVE👍👌
Dr Strangelove is the best black comedy ever made. Kubrick was a genius and both Slim and James Earl play their roles to a tee.The part did not have to be played by a Black actor but the juxtiposition of an articulate Black man with a good old boy is fantastic..
I grew up and old watching this wonderful actor . ❤❤❤
Greatest voice ever!
One of the finest actors and humanbeings. My favorite 2 films, Gardens ofStone and Field of Dreams.May God Keep yousafe for Eternity Mr
Jones. You are sorely missed and totall loved
God Bless you
I got to meet JEJ when he was here in Baltimore with Christopher Plummer in “Othello”. Such a gracious and kind gentleman. His loss will be sorely felt.
The Voice of Darth Vader. Who had one of the best lines from any movie ever"Don't be to proud of your technological terror. There are powers beyond your understanding." I sometimes think that we should listen to this.
May the force be with you James...
one of my favourite actors. such gravitas and passion a rare combo
Fun fact: one of the characters played by Peter Sellers is named Mandrake. James Earl Jones character is named Lothar. Mandrake and Lothar were a famous cartoon duo of the past.
James Earl Jones. I loved his acting. Rip
A hero of mine. I watched Star Wars all day in 76.
RIP James Earl Jones. Great scene, love the “Nuclear Warhead Handle With Care” on the bombs. So many little nuggets in this film 😂
Fantastic actor, in voice or in person! Sorely missed.
Always enjoyed JEJ as an actor. He was great.
Well done.
Beautiful people.
Thank you.
Rest in peace Mr Jones. I still quote you from Field of Dreams when I talk to my coworker, Graham.
“MoooooonLight Graham …. Go the distance!”
moonlight graham was burt lancaster... JEJ was terance (cant remember last name be he was the author) moonlight graham became a dr.
These scenes--and those featuring the iconic CRM-114--were the first memories of JEJ that flashed when I heard of his death.
I loved his characters in The Sand Lot and Field of Dreams as well as the Hunt for Red October. His dad had the same deep baritone voice and was a good actor in his own right. They're together again, may they have Eternal Peace.
My wife and I stopped dead in our tracks when they announced that JEJ passed. Felt this one deeply.. if he was anything like the character he played he had to be a great man..and will be greatly missed. Time moves on .. his time here was a good one.