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av8rdave

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1. The problem today is...

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 03:19 PM

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The characters in the original movies were exaggerated parodies of people that were ridiculous then - General Turgidson (George C. Scott) lampooning Curtis LeMay* being a memorable example. Nowadays, the real players are pretty much parodies of themselves, so it would be difficult to make it work in a movie. Then again, I have flashes of Steve Buscemi playing Elon Musk (pretty much a real life Dr. Strangelove, complete with the Nazi references).

* I had the misfortune of meeting LeMay in the mid 80s. He may have been a war hero (debatable), but he was a complete horse’s @$$. Being grounded in reality was not his strong suit.

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