McMillan & Wife
1971
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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
Aug 17, 2009 · Slim Pickens / Major Kong riding the bomb. Rob Fehily. 2.31K subscribers. Subscribed. 940. 168K views 14 years ago. 13 of the most iconic seconds in cinema history. ...more.
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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 ...
Dec 26, 2023 · It references Slim Pickens, an actor known for his role in the film Dr. Strangelove, in which he rode a nuclear bomb. The symbolism behind this is thought-provoking, as it portrays the idea of someone willingly embracing destruction, showcasing the fatalistic nature of our society.
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Jun 25, 2012 · Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell Lyrics. [Verse 1] Take me for a ride, I'm the one you pushed aside. But it's coming back to you. Ya it's coming back to you. Run...
Dec 9, 1983 · MODESTO, Calif. -- Slack-jawed cowboy actor Slim Pickens, who went from riding in rodeos to riding the bomb in 'Doctor Strangelove,' died Thursday after a long bout with pneumonia, his...
Riding the Bomb. Slim Pickens as B-52 Bomber pilot Air Force Maj. T. J. "King" Kong, in the 1964 movie "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," a dark...
