[lit-ideas] Re: War is a cold business


"I don't know, Helmut, and what's more I don't give a damn."
[At this point the CRM114 self-destruct mechanism gets hit and blows itself up]
[CUT TO STANLEY KUBRICK DOING LINES OF COKE FROM THE GLUTEUS MAXIMUS OF A STRIPPER IN HELL] 

KUBRICK: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS SCREENPLAY.
PETER SELLERS: IT MUST BE BETTER THAN LOLITA. POOR VLAD! HE SPENT ALL THAT TIME IN HOLLYWOOD AND YOU ONLY USED WAS A FEW LINES OF DIALOGUE.
KUBRICK: SCREW HIM. JAMES MASON IS BETTER THAN JEREMY IRONS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. 

PETER SELLERS: WHY THIS, JACK?
KUBRICK: JUST FEED ME MANDRAKE. I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. WE CAN'T LET THAT "FAILSAFE" MOVIE MAKE PEOPLE WALK AROUND NERVOUS AND TERRIFIED. IT'S BAD FOR BUSINESS. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT HOWARD HUGHES THINKS. I HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE COCA-COLA COMPANY!
PETER SELLERS: WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING DOOMSDAY IF YOU DON'T LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THE WORLD?
KUBRICK: YOU KNOW HOW THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD LOVES SURPRISES. HE PLANNED TO ANNOUNCE IT AT THE NEXT PARTY CONGRESS. 

PETER SELLARS: IN VEGAS?
KUBRICK: THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED A "PARTY" CONGRESS. YOU CAN'T STAND THE TRUTH!
PETER SELLARS: I CAN'T STAND DRIVING A CAR OFF A CLIFF WITHOUT AT LEAST TELLING THE PASSENGERS TO JUMP. 

KUBRICK: JUST KEEP YOUR EYES WIDE SHUT.



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