Released by kritzerland in 2009 kr 2003 containing music from lord love a duck 1966, how to murder your wife 1965. Unfortunately, i have to disagree on just about all counts here. If you like lord love a duck you are looking for humorous, sexual and dark humor movies about with high school, misfit, satire, teenager, teenage life, best friends and youth themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Jun 03, 2010 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration.
In a short documentary that comprises the sole special feature on the new dvd edition of lord love a duck, writerdirector george axelrod notes that the 1966 film is against just about everything. If you watch the trailer, turn your sound down first i never heard of it before so it must not have been a big hit. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by al hine. One response to lord love a duck 1966 david csontos, on june 11th, 2008 at 9. Overview of lord love a duck, 1966, directed by george axelrod, with roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, at turner classic movies. Jul 11, 2016 on the latest episode of the forgotten filmcast, todd is joined by his walt sent me cohost kristen lopez to discuss a bizarre late 60s satire. Sep 20, 2000 lord love a duck was a 1966 movie starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld.
In other words, its a satire, and one thats all the more subversive for taking the innocuous form of a. Kritzerland kr 2003 country united states format cd release date 7sep2009 upn 8572520036 2 cds. With roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west. Axelrods patchy but often brilliant first attempt at direction.
Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and touching films with plots about love and romance, youth, high school, high school life, coming of age, teenage life and lifestyle mostly in comedy, drama and romance genres. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies. Unlike the loved one with its gothicbaroque focus on one issue, duck tackles a couple of dozen topical targets headon and with admirable accuracy. For some its an incisively bizarre portrait of sixties america, for others its a sloppily made, undisciplined mess with more boom. Film music site lord love a duck soundtrack neal hefti. The wild oneslord love a duck theme song halos heaven. The plot revolves around the attempts of high school student alan musgrave mcdowall to win the heart of barbara ann green weld by granting her every wish. The title track, sung by the wild ones and composed by ernie sheldon, features the typical monkees era hey hey hey business and even camp duck quacks. The main thrust is directed at the 60s plastic society, with an emphasis on the. Lord love a duck is a curious title, a reference to the nickname mollymauk that roddy mcdowalls character took, because it is actually an albatross, not a duck. Lord love a duck was a 1966 movie starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. It is based on al hines 1961 novel of the same name. Lord love a duck 1966 george axelrod, roddy mcdowall.
Forgotten films a look at the movies forgotten by time. Everything we know about the lord of the rings amazon series. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. Requiem for a bachelor lord love a duck original soundtrack recording 11. Film lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Roddy mcdowell, tuesday weld, harvey korman and ruth gordon star in this deliciously offbeat comedy that. A man for all seasons 1966 full movie video dailymotion. Blackbear 2019 very valentine tv movie 2019 bound by movement 2019 cinderela pop 2019 money trap 2019 you cant watch this 2019 the lumber baron 2019 madonna and the breakfast club 2019 marriage killer 2019 disappearance 2019. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and ruth gordon. Lord love a duck was also a black comedy from 1966 starring roddy mcdowell and tuesday weld whatver happened to her. Alan musgrave roddy mcdowall watches with amazement as stella bernard ruth gordon, a society dowager, downs her third gin fizz in.
Yet, he plays a brainy, pencilneck geek who is valedictorian of his high school graduating class. Britains bloodiest dynasty s1 e1 britains bloodiest dynasty. Dec 23, 2012 lord love a duck was also a black comedy from 1966 starring roddy mcdowell and tuesday weld whatver happened to her. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie lord love a duck composed by neal hefti, the wild ones, released by united artists records in 1966. Mcdowall was 40 when this film was made, and in his 55th motion picture. Lord love a duck 1965, directed by george axelrod film.
He jokes in the promotional short that lord love a duck may look like a beach picture, but is actually a booby trap. George axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has. Most similar movies to lord love a duck the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Lord love a duck origin the history of the exclamation lord love a duck.
Based on the novel of the same name, lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy that sets out to lampoon almost everything that comes to mind when you think of. How to murder your wife lord love a duck soundtrack from 1965, 1966, composed by neal hefti. Lord love a duck the 1966 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The title track, sung by the wild ones and composed by ernie sheldon, features the typical monkeesera hey hey hey business and even camp duck quacks. Ruth gordon, martin west, lola albright, tuesday weld, roddy mcdowall. Vandalizing their new high school, miscreant alan roddy mcdowall explains his nickname to barbara ann tuesday weld who offers her depraved ambition, in george axelrods lord love a duck, 1966. At first glance, george axelrods, lord love a duck appears to be a satire of 60s beach party movies. Posted by grantbarrett on july 12, 2014 add comment. Difficult to describe and far too sly for most audiences of 1966, lord love a duck is black comedy at its very best. Lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy film directed by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Is the expression lord love a duck a long winded rhyme for an expletive that has to remain unuttered in this polite company, or is there a story behind it. There was a 1966 or so film starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, ruth gordon and harvey korman named lord love a duck, a way out offbeat comedy that lampooned the 60s southern california teen culture. Roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west, ruth gordon, harvey korman, sarah marshall, lynn carey.
Strangelove, et al, and features mcdowalls greatest performance apparently outstripping his scenerychewing dr. A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl. Roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld star in 1966s lord love a duck. How to murder your wife lord love a duck soundtrack. The soundtrack to a fine george axelrod movie, lord love a duck combines the standard, prepsychedelic rock of bands like the dave clark five or paul revere with mod organ and blues.
Al hine 19151974 was a reporter, novelist, and movie producer who wrote numerous books including lord love a duck, which was made into a movie starring tuesday weld and roddy mcdowall, and pop novels based on the bewitched tv series and the beatles movie help. A wacky satireblack comedy with high school senior mcdowall helping schoolmate weld get whatever she. This episode is hosted by martha barnette and grant barrett, and produced by stefanie levine. On the latest episode of the forgotten filmcast, todd is joined by his walt sent me cohost kristen lopez to discuss a bizarre late 60s satire. Film score monthly fsm box 03 country united states format cd release date 14aug2008 12 cds.
A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. The best movies of 1966 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Ruth gordon, roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lord love a duck, 1966 bp9c9j from alamys library of millions of. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and.