From the Farscape episode "A Clockwork Nebari"
Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an acclaimed filmmaker, always directing and usually producing and writing or co-writing his own movies as well. He began as a photographer and documentary maker before shifting to feature films, where he continued to emphasize cinematography techniques and advancements.
Kubrick's early movies were film noir and several were anti-war pieces (notably Paths of Glory, and in a darkly comedic vein, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). His work covered other genres including historical epics (Spartacus, Barry Lyndon), sci-fi (2001: A Space Odyssey and elements of A Clockwork Orange), and horror (adapting the Stephen King novel The Shining). His final film was the posthumously released Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
References[]
- Multiple references have been made to the Kubrick movies 2001, The Shining, and Dr. Strangelove.
- When Oscar the Grouch decides to become a filmmaker in Sesame Street Episode 0924, David remarks, "He thinks he's Kubrick or somebody."
- The Monsterpiece Theater sketch "Me, Claudius" has various monsters declaring "Me Claudius!" (as in the "I am Spartacus!" scene in the Kubrick directed 1960 film Spartacus, although the screenplay was by Dalton Trumbo).
- A second season Farscape episode is titled "A Clockwork Nebari," alluding to A Clockwork Orange. Referencing the movie scene where Alex has his eyes forced open as part of behavior modification treatment, Crichton has his eyes taken out to become "mind-cleansed."
- The "I am Spartacus!" scene from Spartacus is referenced again in Sesame Street Episode 4411, when members of the cast, all dressed in Count von Count garb, stand and proclaim "I am the Count!"
Connections[]
- excluding movies linked above
- Marisa Berenson played Lady Lyndon in Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Peter Capell played the military judge in Paths of Glory (1957)
- Alan Cumming played a desk clerk in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- Sky du Mont played Sandor Szavost in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- Thomas Gibson played Carl in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- Michael Hordern narrated Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Nicole Kidman played Alice Harford in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- James Mason played Humbert Humbert in Lolita (1962)
- Frank Middlemass played Sir Charles Lyndon in Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Matthew Modine played Pvt. Joker in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Oswald Morris was director of photography for Lolita (1962)
- Pat Roach played Toole in Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Peter Sellers played Claire Quilty in Lolita (1962)
- Peter Ustinov played Batiatus in Spartacus (1960)