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Originally Posted by anden
In reply to Kcollins4........Dr Strangelove was not a parody of Fail-Safe, strangelove opened in Dec. 1963, Fail-safe opened in Oct. 1964. There was a complicated lawsuit involving the books which inspired each of these movies, Failsafe the book & Red Alert- the book. Columbia took over distribution of both pictures.
Trying to explain all the details would involve at least a 1000 word reply, it's complicated.
At any rate, my father was in Dr. Strangelove, (Sterling Hayden) playing Jack Ripper who starts WWIII.
Andrew Hayden
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Loved your Father's work. If I remember correctly, he also had a small, but memorable role later on in 9 to 5? I have Fail Safe on vhs, and have always loved it, along with Dr Strangelove. As a child, I still remember sonic booms from B-58s from Bunker Hill (later Grissom) AFB, Indiana. Great thread!
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