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Dr. Strangelove: Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious.
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The interior of the B-52 bomber was apparently so accurate that the defense department demanded to know where Kubrick got that information. He apparently had seen photos of it from a British magazine. See more...
Dr. Strangelove (1964) - 18 mistakes
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring George C. Scott, James Earl Jones, Peter Sellers (add more)
Continuity: Just before Ripper kills himself, the cigar's shadow across his face indicates bright lights at the back of his office, away from the windows. When Ripper and Mandrake are seen standing together, bright lights are coming from the other direction. The direction of the shadows alternates between the close-ups and the wide shots.
Factual error: The tracks of the bombers on the "big board" descend on Russia from all angles. In reality bombers would only attack Russia from a few directions, as they must all start from a handful of air bases. For planes to take off from a mythical US base and then approach Russia from the Arctic or Europe would have required a flying time comparable to circling the Earth.
Continuity: During Dr. Strangelove's last delivery in the war room the Russian ambassador is standing next to his wheelchair, looking straight and grim. Strangelove develops some rather macho ideas about the ratio of women and men in the mine shafts after, and the ambassador turns to him and says with a smile, "You have an astonishingly good idea." but when the camera angle changes he is looking as straight and grim as before.
Factual error: When Major Kong is riding the bomb down like a horse, there is absolutely no wind whatsoever. Not only do we not hear it, but we can also not see any wind effects on Major Kong, as he can be heard to yell and holler quite clearly, and he is waving his hat like there is no danger of it blowing out of his hand.
Plot hole: The attack on Burpelson should have started at night. Using time cues like Turgidson's secretary stating the message was "about 8 minutes ago" and "it's three o'clock in the morning" (the clock says 3:15) Mandrake sent the go code approx 2:06am (CST). Later in the war room Turgidson states the code was sent "about 35 minutes ago". Ten minutes later the president orders General Faceman to assault the base. This order would have gone to Alvarado approx 2:51am, about 30 minutes to load troops and drive seven miles and they should have reached the base perimeter by 3:20am (with headlights).
Continuity: When the B52 is attacked by a missile, the DSO orders "Commence evasive action right". In the next shot the plane is turning left. Despite all the turning, the course of the missile on the radar screen remains straight, while the heading of the missile should change as seen from the turning plane.






