ironman1945 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I was watching Dr. Strangelove a few days ago, and something caught my eye that I'd never noticed before... even after watching this movie a gizillion times from the age of about 7... Inflight sequence as the B-52 model/prop goes low over Mother Russia... look at that shadow/profile.... Had to get low flying footage somewhere! Dave/Ironman1945 coogrfan, Derek B, LSP_K2 and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Even so, it sorta fits the movie…. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Another Kubric conspiracy! Ayovan, Alain Gadbois and Martinnfb 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I'd be tempted to say shadow of the camera plane Not sure the USAF cooperated on this film , so the footage could be a model superimposed on top of filmed background ....shot from a B17. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 ......THIS IS THE TWILIGHT ZONE..........(You figure out the tune that goes with it.....) Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Very well spotted, I've seen the movie several time and never picked up on this. I am fairly sure that the movie's "hero" B-52 was a model, so the presence of the B-17 shadow suggests the superimposition of the model on to an existing background. Chris. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 And the wife gets so annoyed when I point out stuff like this during a movie.... Swatto, Martinnfb and Jack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 B-17 over the lunar surface ?! I knew it !!! Jack and Ryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Out2gtcha and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 That cat really needs its stainless-steel teeth polishing.... and a good bath..... and......Oh, hold on just one minute! Chris. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 17 hours ago, Panzerwomble said: I'd be tempted to say shadow of the camera plane Not sure the USAF cooperated on this film , so the footage could be a model superimposed on top of filmed background ....shot from a B17. I can tell you first hand that the USAF didn't cooperate with the film, my father was the USAF public information officer in New York city at the time when the film was being made ,Kubric approached them and asked if they could use the Airfoce's B-52 cockpit trainer to film the cockpit flying scenes, it was a very big "NO", my father told me about this and also told me that Kubric got someone to let them use a Boeing 707 cocpit trainer for filming..if you watch the film closely during the cockpit scenes look at the throttle console and you can see that it is only set up for 4 engines versus 8. Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 That is too funny, Martin. Thanks for the laugh. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 1 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 ISTR somewhere that the B-17 used was in French (civilian) service and was filming ice flows for geophysical research and magnetic measurements etc. Kubrick bought up what was essentially dull film stock but just what his film needed for verisimilitude*. * I have always wanted to use that word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 1 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 https://imgur.com/hWKdx5b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 1 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Bah! I have a photo of F-BEEA on imgur but can't get it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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