tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post8062086273625379013..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: "Manchurian Candidate Redux"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-44680126137699522562012-07-25T09:47:47.206-04:002012-07-25T09:47:47.206-04:00I love that Gregory and Lansbury got the number 57...I love that Gregory and Lansbury got the number 57 from a Heinz 57 bottle that was sitting on the table in front of them. That's a pure George Axelrod touch, I'd bet.wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-51111871983051679292012-07-22T13:08:33.787-04:002012-07-22T13:08:33.787-04:00Jonah! Well-put and, yes, I was aware of the dubio...Jonah! Well-put and, yes, I was aware of the dubious source of the quote. Thanks for sharing! Same to you Ed. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-81694068466816764772012-07-22T12:18:42.376-04:002012-07-22T12:18:42.376-04:00To me West didn't bring to mind James Gregory ...To me West didn't bring to mind James Gregory but who The Manchurian Candidate was satirizing -- Joe McCarthyEdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-59553295418254147752012-07-20T21:05:32.733-04:002012-07-20T21:05:32.733-04:00Completely agree-- can't think of any of these...Completely agree-- can't think of any of these clowns (Bachmann included) without thinking of that fantastic film.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13378045165113587962012-07-20T01:19:33.884-04:002012-07-20T01:19:33.884-04:00The Manchurian Candidate quote is a direct--and to...The Manchurian Candidate quote is a direct--and to its original audience, unmistakable--allusion to Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy, who on several occasions offered an exact figure of "Communists" employed by the U.S. Department of State. (I really hope you knew this and just forgot to mention it.)<br /><br />I'm still not certain if the delusional Allen West was paying some kind of homage to McCarthy, or if the historical parallel was inadvertent. In either case, it is neither a tribute to Mr. West's intelligence nor a film citation.Jonahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-17609633025313694152012-07-19T22:07:09.906-04:002012-07-19T22:07:09.906-04:00yes, this decade and the political polarization is...yes, this decade and the political polarization is very much like the 1950's. Great observation, Joe!Charlotte T.noreply@blogger.com