Wagon Train
1957
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Mar 8, 2013 · Loaded with thermonuclear weapons, a U.S. bomber piloted by Maj. T.J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) is on a routine flight pattern near the Soviet Union when they receive orders to commence Wing...
Best known of all, and an enduring historical film image of the American-Soviet Cold War era, Pickens riding a dropped H-bomb to a certain death, whooping and waving his cowboy hat (in the manner of a rodeo performer bronc riding or bull riding), not knowing its detonation will trigger a Soviet doomsday device
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Aug 17, 2009 · Slim Pickens / Major Kong riding the bomb. Rob Fehily. 2.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 946. 169K views 14 years ago. 13 of the most iconic seconds in cinema history. ...more.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb: Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn. An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries ...
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black comedy film cowritten, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers in three roles, including the title character.
Jun 21, 2024 · The scene of an air force major (played by Slim Pickens) riding atop a falling nuclear bomb is one of the most enduring images in cinematic history. The film originally ended with an elaborate pie fight inside the War Room.
At the end of Stanley Kubrick 's Cold War dark comedy Dr. Strangelove, B-52 pilot Maj. "King" Kong — a straight-shootin' Texan played by cowboy character actor Slim Pickens — goes to the bomb bay to manually release the stuck bay doors on his damaged aircraft, thus enabling him to complete his nuclear attack run on a Soviet target. He ...
Jan 25, 2015 · Loaded with thermonuclear weapons, a U.S. bomber piloted by Maj. T.J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) is on a routine flight pattern near the Soviet Union when they receive orders to commence Wing Attack Plan R, best summarized by Maj. Kong as "Nuclear combat! Toe to toe with the Russkies!"
Dec 26, 2023 · The title of the song itself, “Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell,” provides a vivid image. It references Slim Pickens, an actor known for his role in the film Dr. Strangelove, in which he rode a nuclear bomb.
