Dr. Strangelove (7/8) Movie CLIP - Kong Rides the Bomb (1964) HD

[@mattvaldez2438]

fun fact - the actor, slim pickens, was a professional bull rider before he got into acting. when he was drafted in ww2 the draft board asked his previous occupation / relevant experience and he said “rodeo” but they misheard it as “radio” and he spent the war at a radio site stateside

[@foxwolf316]

I wonder If he learned how to do Doppler affect scream, I wonder If snow fell off a cliff

[@grau1032]

Lol lucky guy

[@Nick-ym4gh]

id say slim pickens did the right thing

[@josephhickman4759]

Met the dude once...straight up fella..he was a friend of the mother of gal I was dating. In Nevada.

[@TWOneRT801]

@@josephhickman4759 Yeah, yeah, Sure.....(maybe?)

[@thefrecklepuny]

One of the most iconic scenes in movie history right here!

[@theotherhalfoftheang]

there's not yet a death as epic as this one

[@arthurdent549]

+Jay Hdz ...Yeah, and Slim Pickens was the man for the job...

[@taxitalknyc7600]

A+

[@thefrecklepuny]

Charles, go away and seek some help. You clearly have issues I cannot help you with.

[@thefrecklepuny]

I read somewhere that he played this scene straight, i.e. not as a comedy role due to not realising the movie was a dark comedy. If so, a great job things were misinterpreted at both ends.

[@lavatacoburrito9410]

My dude saw his impending doom and rides it all out with a smile and a scream, respect.

[@robbhahn8897]

He is just sticking to Plan-R don't you know.

[@otakububba8081]

‘The Offspring’ said it best: “Slim Pickens well he does the right thing, and he rides the bomb to hell…..”

[@briang.7206]

They were all going to die..that missle exploded near them they all got a dose of radiation.

[@millsharvey7729]

@@otakububba8081 1

[@DeadManSinging1]

@@briang.7206 They were all going to die because they bombed a Russian Doomsday device that was set to auto retaliate with the full Soviet payload

[@mohli]

Cause of death: Riding a Nuke

[@TheSgtBeefheart]

+Idir M Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough

[@davidperry767]

+Idir M Hell of a way to go...

[@than217]

+Idir M Or the technical term: fragmentation by blunt force trauma. lol

[@ademrax01]

well atleast it was painless

[@ademrax01]

xD

[@GrimReaper-dh8yc]

The most American death in cinematic history

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Not enough Apple pie

[@rocketraccoon1976]

America, F**k Yeah!!

[@Himmyjewett]

No the most American way to die is die by eating McDonald's

[@BeyondDaX]

@@Himmyjewett Nice b8 m8

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

king of all nanaes maybe, but only if your cosplaying as captain America while you do it.

[@jokerdust4298]

Achievement Unlocked -> The Atomic Wrangler

[@arazorsedge8066]

just made fallout new vegas alot better

[@justme-yr2xf]

*Kong, yes, that's what they called me* ẞ

[@cookiethesnitch]

🤣🤣🤣

[@zanethezaniest274]

Fisto would be proud

[@KidRiser7211]

Quest Completed - Wang Dang Atomic Tango!

[@AximandTheCursed]

The Joker: "...because in their last moments alive, people show you who they really are." Major Kong:

[@aaroniousairlines9949]

I'm not sure which is crazier, a psychopath with green hair or someone that would sit on the bomb he's trying to drop

[@pabloda3rd391]

@@aaroniousairlines9949 he had no time to get off the bomb it was too late so he might as well

[@aaroniousairlines9949]

@@pabloda3rd391 my point is why sit on a bomb you are currently trying to drop. That's like the Coyote sawing the board he is sitting on.

[@pabloda3rd391]

@@aaroniousairlines9949 good point why was he on the bomb

[@patriceaqa288]

Please don't quote that for a film this good

[@sarahjanereeve]

Easily one of the truly iconic scenes of cinema. Remarkable.

[@oxtailsoup6493]

Indeed. For me it’s top 5 in iconography. There is so much packed into this one scene. You know a cinematic moment is special when you can evoke a range of emotions that run the gamut from laughter, to sadness, to fear. I’ve heard so many different emotional reactions to this scene and I think that’s what makes it so special. It’s so many different things to so many different people and it’s almost impossible for a 3 min scene in a movie to evoke such a varied emotional response that transcends gender, culture, race, and nationality. Even foreigners who have a distant opinion about American culture in general have widely varied emotional reactions to this one single iconic scene. Truly one of the greatest movie moments in cinematic history.

[@alexman8800]

John Travolta : Don't shoot the nuclear weapon. Major Kong : What about riding on the nuclear weapon.

[@jeffersongutierritos1992]

One of the scenes of all the time

[@AH-is5yg]

true it is so iconic and the funniest scene ever.

[@anthonylopresti3078]

What do u mean cinema??

[@vladimirhorowitz]

God I love this scene. He starts hootin' and hollerin' as soon as he sees the bay doors open! He actually can't wait for the bomb to drop!

[@nelsonsmissingarm6951]

He learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

[@MegaChaseman1]

@@nelsonsmissingarm6951 ayyyyyyeeee

[@anthonylopresti3078]

I know… he WANTED to be vaporized

[@Britishwolf89]

He wanted to ride that sumbitch all the way.

[@femstora]

neither can we all.

[@mrdankhimself]

Hey, can't you read the sign? "Do not ride the bomb."

[@Rayman1971]

take that, maynard g krebs!!!

[@Deepdarkbasement]

FijiUnited also you can't fight in here this is the war room!

[@pcstudios182]

Sorry.

[@PrincessofPower84]

TAKE THAT, MAYNARD G. KREBS!!

[@cornishphilosopher]

Sorry

[@TheOneTrueLeo2002]

God bless Major Kong for his many contributions to society.

[@LoneWanderer69]

And god bless our fluids.

[@AtomicSquirrelHunter]

"Thank you for your service."

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

And ending the world.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

And initiating the doomsday machine.

[@slytheguy6988]

Oh hey. You're here again.

[@ArchiveAcheron]

The moment those hatch doors open we see Major Kong have an instant spontaneous enlightened form of madness as he feels honored to be given such a divine death. Beautiful.

[@rvkice23]

Watch closely, he does try to grab on to something just as the bomb gets released, just for a second. After that, he embraces his fate

[@patdohrety2940]

You wouldn't feel a thing. Instant lights out. Your atoms shredded into subatomic particles. Star dust

[@DomFalance]

​@@patdohrety2940Horrific and yet painless. Dichotomy personified.

[@huskerheathen2781]

When I read that James Earl Jones passed away today, I could not help but immediately think of him in Dr Strangelove engaging with Slim Pickens in the B-52 Nuke Drop Procedure scene. This exchange of procedural commands by Pickens and confirmation by JEJ is an absolute cinematic gem that I can never peel out of my memory. Thank you James Earl Jones for all that you gave us.

[@squiremuldoon5462]

This scene still gives me chills , a most profound message about mankind. Love how his screams are echoed to eternity right as it hits.

[@quicoboy]

...it's our barbaric yawp...yee-haw!...

[@nooneinparticular5256]

The brief moment of silence is absolutely ear-shattering.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

The message: yee haw

[@JackJackKcajify]

Best part of this scene is how unexpected it is. If you never got spoiled before watching the movie, when the door rips open with the viscous loud wind gushing through, seeing the land underneath, its such a switch in tone, and unexpected, i love it. The savageness of the environment comes full force. Amazing scene, not overrated at all. The build up is great. and him riding the bomb is unexpected and funny, and sad at the same time. Top scenes of all time, glad you kept in the entire build up

[@anthonylopresti3078]

No it def wasn’t sad.. Although I’m sure slim Pickens regretted this decision immediately upon leaving the plane.. “maybe this wasn’t such a good idea just to get the shot..”

[@imtheonevanhalen1557]

@@anthonylopresti3078 Kong knew to just get it over with.....the end was near for everybody

[@anthonylopresti3078]

@@imtheonevanhalen1557 yea I guess so… I mean wtf is wrong with these Hollywood actors they are willing to do ANYTHING for exposure.. Even getting blown into smitherines riding a 1.2 megaton nuke dropped from a plane..

[@beelzebubcrumpethorn]

"Where in hell is Major Kong?" He's on his way to become VIP at Valhalla.

[@spentlizard353]

Hell of an accomplishment considering he literally destroyed the world.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

1:45 Hey! What about Major Kong?

[@David-gr1do]

Valhalla = place for dudes that destroyed the world? Lol

[@dars5229]

WITNESSED!

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

"I don't know Lord Vader, but I think he just completed the circle of life"

[@TheUnclefester13]

A young James Earl Jones as the bombardier. Never realized that till now. Said pilot before, so I corrected my mistake.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

James Earl Jones wasn't the pilot. I think he was the bombardier. Role of the pilot role was for Slim Pickens after Peter Sellers got injured and couldn't do convincing cowboy-accent. Kubrick got a real cowboy as a replacement and it works.

[@TheUnclefester13]

I agree. Best role I ever seen Slim play that I can think of. Thanks for setting me straight. Funny seeing all those actors in their younger days. Some times you get to thinking they were born old.

[@richardvernon317]

@@TheUnclefester13 It was James Earl Jones first film credit. He had been doing a theater play with George C Scott when Kubric spotted him. His name was Lt Zogg and was the B-52's Bombardier.

[@hmnanda]

you mean young darth vader?

[@TheUnclefester13]

BossHossGT500 my bad

[@goodmachines7743]

Major Kong died the way he lived... As a cowboy!

[@joel8583]

YEE HAW!!!!

[@Rogerv1032]

A true Texan.

[@sunnygolightly9996]

You mean a hillbilly

[@goodmachines7743]

@@sunnygolightly9996 Define 'hillbilly' for me.

[@sunnygolightly9996]

@@goodmachines7743 Actually I take that back, I think hillbilly means uneducated and mischievious american country folks, I don't think Major Kong fit that category.

[@samit_datta]

Crew: Where the hell is Major Kong? 😳 Major Kong: ☁️🤠☁️

[@Mewithabeard]

Major Kong: "REEEEEEEEEEE"

[@kong-ns8wk]

😇

[@idontwantanysubscribers1157]

Yee haw

[@musion7740]

Major Kong: Allahu Akbar

[@Alidonius6721]

Ohhhh yeaahhhh. Now we are having fun!!!!

[@13thvarebel16]

2015: "WITNESS ME!" 1996: "HELLO BOYS! I'M BAAACK!" 1964: "*YEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAWW!*"

[@jonmar4683]

2020:" Call an Ambulance, but not for me!"

[@jtabr22]

🤠

[@foxwolf316]

greatest death scenes the best

[@syrius20]

1996 was an awesome scene too!

[@light564]

You're also forgetting 2012 "always remember folks, you heard it here from Charlieeeeeee!"

[@WiIdbiII]

This scene really was hard to watch for me. My first cat died the same way.

[@mnoypoiuyt65r4w8]

...your cat rode a bomb while yee haing?

[@pierrekerlau3023]

​@@mnoypoiuyt65r4w8 i'm the cat and yes i did

[@mnoypoiuyt65r4w8]

@@pierrekerlau3023 oh thats cool

[@welson186]

So Far, So Good... So What!

[@VeritatisCupitores]

What happened to your second cat?

[@Sonichero151]

This.... This is the pinnacle of absolute pinnacle of the Beauty of Annihilation. when you reach a point where everything is going to hell all around you and you just enjoy the ride all the goddamn way down.

[@bobbyrogers8297]

Danny Caracciolo AMEN BROTHER, PREACH!!!

[@TralfazConstruction]

Rest in peace, Shane Rimmer. My parents took me to see this in '64 when I was eight years old. General Turgidson's secretary, the flying scenes of the B-52 and Slim Pickens riding the nuke to its target are standout memories of having dinner with my dear mother and father then seeing Dr. Strangelove. What a fine experience for a youngster.

[@joel8583]

I imagine you were blown away by it!

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@joel8583 It made a lasting impression. My contemporaneous memories of that initial time seeing Dr. Strangelove are fairly intact. My mother got me to try seared bacon-wrapped scallops at dinner and scallops are still a favorite of mine some fifty-six years later. Now I'll have to get some of those before the week is out.

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@dukeford8893 That he was. The crew scenes inside of the aircraft are very compelling to me now.

[@oxtailsoup6493]

One of the most iconic scenes in all of cinematic history! I know some might think that is an exaggeration but I truly feel this way!!

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@anhidric1 This movie is one I like to watch every three or four months. I don't believe I'll ever get tired of it. Best wishes.

[@thememeguy2195]

It goes to show how much of a dedicated director Kubrick was that he actually had Slim Pickens ride a nuclear warhead and detonate it all for this scene. That's true dedication.

[@legoyoda9782]

Bravo Stanley....

[@johndavid8815]

My hero

[@thecockman]

Rip slim

[@Daniel_Plainview_1911]

​@@thecockman RIP all of Earth

[@NoahSpurrier]

That wasn’t Slim Pickens’ first rodeo. Slims Pickens did his own stunts. After the thermonuclear explosion Slim got up, dusted himself off, and went on to appear in other great movies.

[@Alucard24601]

What makes this scene even greater is the fact that as he's falling, the only sound you hear is the air and his yahooooing. Had this been done in this day and age, there would have been music playing over it which would ruin it

[@Jaytracker]

I still think that some poor soul on that base heard a yeehaw, looked up, and immediately was met by a nuclear explosion

[@camnotary4349]

And then the solid 3-4 seconds of utter silence right after impact really drive home what just happened

[@Nubsty]

Ok boomer

[@Alucard24601]

@@Nubsty classic response of the uneducated idiot. You kids need to learn better insults :)

[@alenciaga21]

@@gorillaman6827 Well if you don't understand Kubrick's brilliant use of music and silence in his movies maybe you aren't ready for this one yet ;)

[@gestaposantaclaus]

“Dude...like....whoa”- residents of Valhalla upon his arrival.

[@themightyhumanbroom5450]

OMG he would meet the qualifications to get in.

[@edwardgaines6561]

@@themightyhumanbroom5450 *CERTIFIED.* 😤

[@dars5229]

WITNESSED!!!

[@isakjohansson7134]

666 likes

[@ceoofgrind8101]

SHINY AND CHROME!!!

[@jordanverbeek5121]

I was in a theatre which re-released it for a limited run. Everyone was laughing right up until the screen went white. You know it is a powerhouse film when it can flit from comedy to drama in the space of the same scene.

[@michaelcharlesthearchangel]

James Earl Jones started his film career with iconic scenes and finished his life as an uncopyable icon, himself. Rest in the Force, Anakin Skywalker \ Darth Vader.

[@rackinfrackin]

With all due respect to Peter Sellers, who was originally supposed to play Major Kong, no one - and I mean NO ONE - could have topped Slim Pickens in this.

[@jason60chev]

"You could have a great weekend in Vegas with this stuff!"

[@herbertbielefelder341]

Originally he said DALLAS. Then, JFK was killed and the studio had to record Pickens saying the phrase with VEGAS over the original.

[@DrHugoZQuackenbush]

Dan Blocker AKA Hoss Cartwright was asked to do this role and his agent turned it down, I love Slim Pickens but cant help wondering what Hoss would have done with this role

[@vincentsartain3061]

I'm pretty sure Sellers wasn't comfortable with the prospect of playing a redneck cowboy like Kong and was probably relieved that someone like Slim Pickens replaced him. As for Dan Blocker in the role of Kong, I think Pickens outdoes him in the high-pitched "yahoo" yell.

[@vincentsartain3061]

@SgtBaker16 Yes I read about that unfortunate mishap. But to my mind it's just as well that Pickens, after a couple of decades of paying his dues as a bit player or in minor roles, was given his shot at screen immortality -- and he passed the test with flying colors!

[@MrPathorn]

>When Johnny Comes Marching Home >Cowboy Hat >Yee Haww Yeah Most American death

[@kyleshiflet9952]

That's actually what Kubrick wanted it to be

[@jaypea30]

*Johnny I hardly knew ya

[@xsailor85]

USA!!!🇺🇸 USA!!!🇺🇸 USA!!!🇺🇸

[@theguywithaliases3372]

dont forget. >literally riding a nuclear bomb

[@FManAngryAmerican]

Don't forget Darth Vader...

[@AwfulWaffle8474]

"What about Major Kong?"

[@EpicLuigi24]

YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wwjudasdo]

Indeed.

[@nyctazz]

Woooooaahhhhhwahhhooooo

[@scorchx3000]

"Leave him, he looks like he's enjoying himself."

[@philipthomson7460]

One Flash and he's Ash!

[@psilobom]

I would love to have seen the live reactions of audiences in theaters when this scene came out. I imagine it was dead silent, to uproarious laughter, then dead silence once again.

[@armorpro573]

Probably

[@lizrobards500]

One of the funniest moments in film. Absolutely hilarious.

[@ivankuznetsov8177]

Liz Robards it’s actually both funny and creepy at the same time

[@pcbacklash_3261]

I think the funniest moment is when the general and the ambassador are duking it out and the president shouts, "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the WAR ROOM!" (That, and the fact that the Soviet premiere's name is Kissoff). :-D

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

George Job The guy is literally riding a bomb while ye hawing and wearing a cowboy hat, it’s hilarious

[@jackdonohue7893]

George Job I think you missed the point of the film.

[@maxwellmarsden7273]

...i still crack up at this, he kept his hat in the aircraft just-in-case then he's all rodeo on a nuke???!!! ROFL

[@stephenhern4710]

Before Michael Bay was born.

[@MALICEM12]

*how Micheal Bay was born

[@GZilla311]

Jubilee Gabriel Mateo how Michael Bay was conceived?

[@GZilla311]

Jubilee Gabriel Mateo Well yes, but that still gives us a 9 month window.

[@claypidgeon4807]

+GZilla311 How Michael Bay was conceived, then?

[@GZilla311]

Clay Pidgeon Yeah, that's what I meant. I mean it seems accurate.

[@praetoriandorn3154]

I love that there are handles cut into the bomb casing just so you can hold on while riding it.

[@victorbonilla4634]

Probably there for inspections but handy when riding the bomb too..😂

[@teggy1734]

The engineers thought of everything

[@w7lves]

gotta make sure it’s safe

[@aircanuck]

Every free falling bomb in the US arsenal actually had handles built into them after this.

[@ClassicalAI]

Ladies and gentlemen, 58 years later, we gather around this mirror of the human condition again.

[@aircanuck]

Brilliantly stated

[@macabro716]

Yeah except this time we're all not so naive to think it's happening because of good guys over here vs bad guys over there. Someone wants it this way.

[@ennui9745]

@@macabro716 And who might that be?

[@macabro716]

@@ennui9745 the they

[@ennui9745]

@@macabro716 we're on the brink now because Russia invaded Ukraine for no good reason.

[@jamesekblom7655]

Quite possibly the greatist death in fictional history.

[@jonathancampbell7798]

jekblom123 he lived

[@miksuko]

Greatist

[@miksuko]

Jonathan Campbell hahahhaha

[@donnied217]

Quite possibly the best grammar in a comment in KZbin History... *greatest

[@miksuko]

Donovan Dominguez spelling*

[@hawk7825]

This thing cracks me up all the time. Best death ever.

[@Doctor699]

The only people in the film with any competency at all, yet they don't know they're on the wrong mission.

[@Xurreal]

This is LIfe. This is Duty.

[@akorn9943]

Sad as hell when you think about it. Really shows the perspective of the soldier vs the politician. Major Kong thinks he’s proudly dying for his country when he’s really destroying the world to preserve bodily fluids.

[@stormkyle2403]

"Died the way he lived, like a goddamn psychopath."

[@SamuelBlack84]

That's the dream

[@jesurenbnb]

Or cowboy

[@Aririririoeod]

He died like a dog in the street just like his father before him

[@vmobile890]

Pickens lived with his wife in Columbia, California. He died in a hospital in Modesto on December 8, 1983, after surgery for a brain tumor. He was survived by his wife and children, Thomas Michael Lindley and Margaret Louise Wittman (née Lindley), as well as his stepdaughter he chose to raise as his own, Daryle Ann Giardino (née Lindley). His funeral was held at Presbyterian Church of the Forty Niners in Columbia, California, where he was a member.His ashes were scattered over his favorite trail areas.

[@DanaPohlson]

​@@Aririririoeod I'd have to say that having every atom in your body torn apart into subatomic particles is probably more dramatic than dying like a stray dog in the city

[@johncase1353]

"Take that you hippies" "Hey can't you read the sign?" "Sorry"

[@eriks8382]

Maynard G krebs

[@cooljackster7390]

“Take that Maynard G. Krebs!” - Homer Simpson

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

Maynard G. Krebs. He was a beatnik character in a TV show from the early 60s. He was played by the same guy who played Gilligan.

[@twisteddarknightcore2418]

only thing that was found intact in the aftermath were those balls of steel

[@ethanblair7351]

hehehuehuehue

[@maxwellmarsden7273]

...well they were GLOWING and all... LMAO

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

More like depleted uranium!

[@docrofreborn7497]

His balls were so tough, they flew all the way to Chernobyl and got irradiated AGAIN when the plant exploded, surviving again. Today, they’re what’s called the “Demon Core”

[@gibbonsplays8706]

1:46 CATCH A RIIIIIIIIII- *Scooter will never forget you*

[@bradoneil536]

Came to watch this on the day of James Earl Jones’ death. His now-iconic voice adds a lot to this scene, even though he’s mostly just reading back flight jargon. The change from that technical speech to the very human “hey, what about Major Kong?” helps make this an all-timer. RIP to a legend of the screen.

[@emperorpalpatine2184]

The force is strong with this one...

[@reddpupp7249]

Dew it

[@Bensonu3o3uq]

Yes It is my emperor

[@solountipomas8616]

Over heated balls i presume...

[@robertaxel]

Darth Vader gets early experience in blowing up a planet...

[@danielfloyd1442]

Major Kong destroys the Death Star no wonder James Earl Jones is in this movie😂😂😂

[@laylagardner8728]

I love how despite the fact that Kubrik himself talked about the film being layered with sexual imagery because he noticed experts on nuclear warfare almost always used sexual metaphors, nobody makes the connection that having the bomb between his legs is a phallic symbol.

[@Jaytracker]

Everyone made the connection that major Kong was riding a major dong but its funny without the inuendo anyways

[@stringer8400]

Great insight

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

I always figured it was just him being american AF riding a bull straight to hell! Or would Kubrick argue that horses are a phallic symbol when ridden.

[@JayByrd83]

Then should be facing forward on the bomb.

[@Tempusverum]

Meat, bone, wood, cigars & etc. What isn’t a sexual innuendo

[@Doongie4ever]

He died the way he lived.

[@EnCey2]

Doongie4ever On a bomb?

[@TheBaconBootsShow]

EnCey2 Nah, he was having a blast! ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

[@sppannkkme]

TheBaconBootsShow I see what you did there, LOL.

[@dava_arvarabi]

Doongie4ever Like a goddamn psychopat

[@Wh40kFinatic]

Like a goddamn psychopath.

[@mrgannon]

I kept looking at the crewmember and those voice and eyes. R.I.P. James Earl Jones you had too much talent for one man to possess

[@Bryan514]

The description's not accurate - Kong doesn't accidentally open the bomb bay doors - opening the bomb bay doors was why he was there in the first place, specifically to improvise a fix to the damage that was keeping the doors closed.

[@RedSky-vf8bf]

I think the description meant to say that he might've inadvertently went out the bay door with the bomb. It's ambiguous, probably intentionally, but you can't know for sure that the Major actually wanted to ride that sucker into the ground. Or if he was so focused on getting the bay door open, that he didn't even pause to think that "Maybe I shouldn't be sitting on top of this when I fix the panel."

[@prime1552]

who reads the description

[@xaenon]

Personally, I don't think it would much matter. The planes were ordered to go in, and nothing of the information the plane crew received gave them any reason to believe that a nuclear war wasn't already underway. Even if the US was conducting a 'first strike', the inevitable retaliation would be massive. What would there be to return to? I know *I* wouldn't be particularly motivated to go home. But given the option of going out on the ultimate rodeo instead..... OH HELL YEAH.

[@joevignolor4u949]

The bomb bay doors on a B-52 are operated hydraulically and not electrically. And I can tell you from personal experience working on B-52's that no pilot is going into the bomb bay and would be able to find the correct wires to do anything. It's hard enough for maintenance personnel to figure out the wiring on a B-52 sitting on the ground using a wiring diagram.

[@exnbcnco]

@@joevignolor4u949 Now you know that is not true!!!! The Bomb Bay Doors on a B52 has the manual unwind option, a device carried over from the B17 during WWII. And yes I know what I am Talking about, I have built many models in my many years on this rock with all call home! So there, now go stick that in your #%&@(*!$&&?/ and leave us smart people alone!

[@MWRJET]

James Earl Jones: “Hey, what about Major Kong?” Me: “Gone to his last rodeo. AND BELIEVE YOU & ME, IT WAS A BLAST!!!!”

[@maxwellmarsden7273]

...he went out singing and swinging!!!

[@michaelpiatkowskijr1045]

Funny how he got his name from the rodeo and got into showbusiness in the military.

[@minnowpd]

He's joined the airborne troops. oops

[@robbhahn8897]

Could watch it a hundred times and never get tired of it. Hilarious!

[@crweewrc1388]

Rest in peace to the great James Earl Jones.

[@MediaArchive2-z9f]

1:45:

[@StellarBlue1]

"WELL BOYS, I reckon this is it: Nuclear combat toe to toe, with the Rooskies!"

[@Seekeroftheblackflame]

*Rooskies.

[@StellarBlue1]

Sean Johnson You got it!

[@tu-95turbopropstrategicbom55]

StellarBlue1 WING ATTACK PLAN R? I TOLD YOU BOYS NO HORSING AROUND ON THIS PLANE.

[@georgemorley1029]

“Noo-clear”

[@ahistoryfanatic5683]

You can't have NATO without tea mate

[@KEM451]

Although portraying an incredibly horrific event, it's truly one of the most iconic scenes in cinematic history.

[@anthonylopresti3078]

Why does everybody keep saying scene? This wasn’t a movie scene! This is how slim Pickens went out for real! Damn it

[@otakumike2006]

And at the end one person survived...It was Major Kong.

[@WednesdayAddamsMW]

His hat's gone, but he's unharmed otherwise.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Well of course. He was at the center of the blast - it all blew outward from there. .

[@Fact_core]

I have balls of steel

[@rmarsden8485]

...prolly mad and searching for his hat the blast knocked it outta his hand!!! 😂😂😂

[@beelzebubcrumpethorn]

ok I never watched this movie, does he actually live? *and I swear to god if one of you woooshes me*

[@odintillgren3212]

To be fair, epic way to go out, and by the time he hits the ground it's suddenly not his problem anymore.

[@jjwwqq]

Well, he never hit the ground. Not all his bits and pieces at the same time, at least.

[@odintillgren3212]

@@jjwwqq Having learned a little more since I posted, apparently for maximum devastation a nuclear bomb is detonated above its target. So so you're right that Kong never made it to the ground. There'd be nothing left of him but a puff of smoke riding the shockwave.

[@jjwwqq]

@@odintillgren3212 we are probably breathing in a few of his molecules every day.

[@zsedcftglkjh]

Best death EVER!

[@alexamerling9363]

It's how I want to go out :P

[@baconjunior1000]

how do you know he died? lol

[@dipity7827]

maddog_1230 It was a nuclear bomb. Those can vaporise or turn a human to carbon in a instant if close enough to the epicenter.

[@biggrip7181]

WAIT, he died?

[@jacobrobert9561]

What about a tiger in a mine laced collesium with Denis Rodman and a baby in a basket with your only salvation being a coke machine

[@wesleymiles8756]

I have never heard a scream so scared and happy at the same time in my life

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Now that is how u get into Valhalla.

[@coastercritique]

Indeed, he rides eternal, shiny and chrome.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

+AnimateCleric Witness him!

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

+MrPete8680 First person in at the beginning of a nuclear Ragnarok. Wait a minute...

[@KennethDCalderon]

Witness!!

[@boxylemons7961]

+MrPete8680 "GENERAL RIPPER, HE LOOKED AT ME" "I AM WELCOME IN VALHALLA"

[@marcocoelho4258]

The scene in armageddon with Steve Buscemi character riding the nuke made much more sense now. I didn't understood it at the time.

[@georgeclarke8137]

One of the greatest satirical movies ever made.

[@paulbenedict1289]

Nobody in the bomber crew knew it was a satirical movie. They weren't shown the rest of the script.

[@Jamcaninch]

@@paulbenedict1289 wuuuut? how do you cowboy ride a bomb and think its a straight film?

[@paulbenedict1289]

@@Jamcaninch It's just an extravagant ending, but everything else is pretty straightforward.

[@paulbenedict1289]

@michael boultinghouse He couldn't do Texan accent is what I've heard.

[@patriceaqa288]

Does everybody in the war room die at the end?

[@MrWii000]

And today...the last surviving cast member of Dr. Strangelove has passed away. RIP Mufasa

[@richardsmith5477]

This was and still is one fantastic movie with greats in it like Slim Pickens,Peter Sellers. May you both "Rest In Peace"

[@SeriouslySirius1066]

RIP James Earl Jones, you were a pop culture legend and icon for many generations. Let you continue being a legend for many more generations to come. 🥺🥺

[@healthybeautynutricioncoac4562]

RIP Slim Pickens (June 29 1919-Dec 8 1983) James Earl Jones (January 17 1931-Sep 9 2024) You All Be Missed 😞

[@Halpin2006]

At 1:45, look how young James Earl Jones was! One of his first major roles!

[@thekingofmovies193]

I know. It's sad that he's gone, now.

[@captjim007]

Hey............Where's Major Kong?????????? Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[@duckly5362]

And his final words where “Yee ha“

[@zombienursern4909]

Cross Blood: reminds me of another movie where Bruce Willis says in one scene: yippie kai ya, motherf*cker!"

[@evevevevevsv]

Die hard?

[@zombienursern4909]

Tristan douglas: Exactly! The first movie, where Alan Rickman is hanging by his fingertips from a broken window on a skyscraper, which was ironic, cause his bad boy character told his guys to "shoot the glass!". Because Bruce was in his bare feet. Good movie! Hey. Have a nice day-spring is coming to us in Northeast Ohio!

[@evevevevevsv]

Zombie NurseRN :)

[@mauriziosorelli9566]

Rodeo

[@s-094cam5]

"Yeehaw! Ride 'im cowboy! Yippie aiyo kaiyay!" "Get off. The nuclear. Warhead."

[@deangestner6708]

Hey just feeling the power between my legs...

[@jdj90]

Armageddon, classic

[@joshuasantana685]

NO NUKES! NO NUKES! NO NUKES! NO NUKES! NO NUKES! NO NUKES! NO NUKES! NO NUKES!

[@Shapes_Quality_Control]

“Was just trying to do that thing from them movie. Ya know when Slim Pickens rides the bomb into the target.”

[@rmarsden8485]

"...PLEASE..." ROFL 😂😂😂

[@golperuano]

Slim Pickens deserved an Oscar for this performance! Genius!

[@ultraage2000]

"Hey, what about Major Kong?" Major Kong: (screams as he meets his end)

[@thecatastrophe132]

The cut happens immediately after he says it, and it’s gold “Hey, what about Major Kong” “AAAAAAAA” Oh and 1:45

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

Darth Vader flew the plane that dropped the bomb??

[@DartLuke]

John Smith best pilot in the galaxy

[@whysosyria1]

bombardier

[@maxh1063]

I believe it's mufasa actually

[@mtrich8113]

Did you hear him say when the bomb dropped THE FORCE IS STRONG ON THIS ONE?..nah but I bet he must have thought it.

[@billwilson6248]

Ironic. He could destroy the ICBM silo, but not stop his son destroying the Death Star.

[@gene51231356]

1990: "Thank God we're past the Cold War and risk of a nuclear holocaust." 2022: "Bon jour."

[@angelofiron4366]

God bless NATO for ending the world. 🚀💥

[@robertgoodger9687]

2022 and we are back on the edge, how stupid can mankind be.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

The cold war never ended it changed forms

[@HaloDude557]

Another zoomer crying about Ukraine lol

[@gerragotheallidile]

@@HaloDude557 Dude, You clearly don't care, do you?

[@potatoeater4838]

RIP James Earl Jones, he now knows where Major Kong is now

[@Fr0st1989]

damn james earl jones looks so young in this i always picture him as an old man lol

[@furioussherman7265]

THAT'S JAMES EARL JONES?!?!

[@Riutanharju]

"No, I am your father!" ;)

[@contactfront5212]

NO_FUN_ALLOWED he’s like the only person in this movie who’s still alive

[@epiendless1128]

Young, and still a pleasure to watch.

[@xaenon]

Furious Sherman It is indeed.

[@CaneFu]

When you decide your life has become too routine...

[@Deke2364]

After watching Fail Safe it is necessary to enjoy the parody that is Dr Strangelove. Best cast, Love live Kong

[@maxwellmarsden7273]

...riding a nuke into a target WOULD spice things up a bit!!! LMFAO

[@Xynudu]

Gotta love it. Career defining role :) Gone, but not forgotten.

[@tassapaumavijani2240]

RIP James Earl Jones.

[@seangelarden8753]

They wanted Sellers to play that part as well but he faked an injury to get out of it, genius because Slim Pickens was perfect

[@Bestillivoze]

Did Sellers get tripled salary for his work on this movie?

[@seangelarden8753]

@@Bestillivoze I don't know the answer

[@candyman9798]

I love Sellers but Pickens was perfect for this role

[@applescruff1969]

He didn't fake the injury. He genuinely injured his foot during the making of this movie, and was unable to do it, which is why Slim Pickens was cast here. However, I agree with you that it was for the best that Sellers didn't play Major Kong. Slim Pickens was born to play it. Lol.

[@solracer66]

Kubrick never told Pickens that the movie was a black comedy so he would play the role 100% straight.

[@raraparuka]

I have seen this ending clip countless times. It never fails to get a laugh out of me,

[@herrmajor2310]

Timeless, and still as relevant today. A masterpiece of film making.

[@garryheywood1]

Dr Strangelove - absolutely brilliant movie, loved this film ever since I was a child ( I'm now 57) never get tired of watching it.

[@mikemessier7977]

Best cold war era movie! Brilliant indeed.

[@NYRM1974]

Major Kong is our hero God bless him for the crowd-pleasing show

[@joel8583]

YEE HAW!!!

[@SergeyPRKL]

There is no god.

[@joel8583]

@@SergeyPRKL Yes there is. How else do you think you exist?

[@Koffur]

This will always be one of the greatest moments in movie history

[@stephenmark6781]

This film is a black comedy masterpiece from start to finish. One of my all-time favorites.

[@not.supermario]

Wow, actors Shane Rimmer, the voice of Scott Tracy from Thunderbirds, James Earl Jones of Star Wars, Lion King, etc, and Slim Pickens! What a combo! Complete with Peter Sellers! Edit: can't forget about George C. Scott as Patton!

[@richardvernon317]

Shane Rimmer was in Star Wars as wel. His single line was "This R2 units a bit beat up , want a new one?"

[@franklight2947]

RIP James Earl Jones

[@jettiz3703]

Gandhi must be proud.

[@Booker8991]

Dat Ghandi tho... he be a crazy nuke loving, civ destroying, muthafu***

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

As he should.

[@Ween745]

F*ck Ghandi

[@Schwedeballz]

“I knew Ghandi.........he was a prick”

[@KronnangDunn]

GANDHI II

[@tomcooper6108]

My brother was inspired by this film. He ended up in the Air Force stationed at LRAFB with B-58 Hustlers. He still has a pilots manual. Great film!

[@classyyert3099]

Wow I guess major kong did realize how to love the bomb... A little too much

[@my_little_anarchist]

The fact that no music plays during his ride down and all we hear is him howling with the wind makes it so much better.

[@zombyjano]

Ground: Morning class Bomb: Unfinished assignments Kong: Me

[@nickpallotta4834]

He keeps licking that bomb with his hat. One of the best scenes all time.

[@richardlangdon712]

RIP Mr. Jones.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

1:46 Very iconic scenes in movie history.

[@motorcitysmitty]

That is the ultimate "Going Out in a Blaze of Glory"

[@rmarsden8485]

...now Mike don't tangle Young Guns II up with this!!! Bon Jovi would want royalties... 😂😂😂

[@personfromescuela3616]

It's not supposed to

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

"Dimitri I'm sorry they're jamming your radar and flying so low but they're trained to do it, you know. It's, it's initiative."

[@no.5429]

Hey what about Major Kong? YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@davebrittain9216]

I was born in 1961 and saw this movie on TV when I was little probably around 1967 and that scene with Slim Pickens riding down on that bomb was burned into my memory.