Were never quite sure exactly who mcdowall is is he the devil. Lord love a duck dvd 1966 movie on dvd teen culture. 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. 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 toggle navigation film music site news. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. 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. Neal hefti, the wild ones lord love a duck an act of. The 16th annual berlin international film festival was held from 24 june 5 july 1966. Stella barnard in lord love a duck 1966 the film stars tuesday weld as the innocent attention seeking teenager from a broken home who aspires to become loved by everyone, wears 12 colorful cashmere sweaters given to her by friend and mastermind roddy mcdowall who was 36 at the time playing a teen. The main thrust is directed at the 60s plastic society, with an emphasis on the. Mcdowall was 40 when this film was made, and in his 55th motion picture. Alan musgrave roddy mcdowall watches with amazement as stella bernard ruth gordon, a society dowager, downs her third gin fizz in.
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. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations. Trolls world tour, like a boss and recommendations for easter and passover. Lord love a duck would make an excellent double feature with the loved one. While i agree with peary that the film eventually falls apart, i find the rest of his assessment unduly harsh indeed, up until its rather dreary final half hour, lord love a duck is unique enough to keep any film fanatic on his or her toes. Released by kritzerland in 2009 kr 2003 containing music from lord love a duck 1966, how to murder your wife 1965. Roddy mcdowell, tuesday weld, harvey korman and ruth gordon star in this deliciously offbeat comedy that. Photo lord love a duck ebay download lola albright 8x10 photo t1553 at amazon. 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. How to murder your wife lord love a duck soundtrack. A life member of the actors studio, bartlett is bestremembered, albeit not by name, for her chilling performance as hattie dorsett, the seriously disturbed, abusive mother of sally fields title character in sybil. Happening title tune performed by the wild ones and fleshy teenage video, followed by hero alan roddy mcdowall pursued by cops, opening george axelrods outlandish lord love a duck, 1966.
Roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld star in 1966s lord love a duck. If you like lord love a duck you are looking for humorous, sexual and dark humor movies about with high school, misfit, teenager, teenage life, best friends, youth and romance themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Lord love a duck is a 1966 teen comedy produced, directed and cowritten by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. I think roddy mcdowall must have based his portrayal of the mad hatter in batman the animated series from his role in this film. Her reputation fully rehabilitated, weld carved a niche as a dependable lead in a number of fine films, from lord love a duck 1966, a safe place 1971, with orson welles and jack nicholson, and play it as it lays 1972. 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. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and ruth gordon. In other words, its a satire, and one thats all the more subversive for taking the innocuous form of a. Morgan freeman, frank grillo to star in action film panama 29 august 2019 the wrap. 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. Owning the soundtrack album and a poster was as close as a kid could get to owning a film during this period. Unfortunately, 1960s audiences never really appreciated lord love a.
Yet, he plays a brainy, pencilneck geek who is valedictorian of his high school graduating class. With roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west. Feb 3, 2017 explore rjpies board lord, love a duck. Martine bartlett april 24, 1925 april 5, 2006 was an american actress. Lord love a duck watch turner classic movies on tcm. For some its an incisively bizarre portrait of sixties america, for others its a sloppily made, undisciplined mess with more boom mikes visible in full frame than even play it again sam.
It was adapted from a novel of the same name by al hine. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies. Also known as aka 11 release dates usa 21 february 1966 new york city, new york west germany june 1966 berlin international film festival west germany 29 july 1966. Difficult to describe and far too sly for most audiences of 1966, lord love a duck is black comedy at its very best. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Her best friend and svengali alan, helps her get all she wanted. The age of political correctness was still far enough away to make a screenplay by george axelrod palatable and the film was a huge hit.
George axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has engendered passionate support and derision. The golden bear was awarded to the british film culdesac directed by roman polanski. At first glance, george axelrods, lord love a duck appears to be a satire of 60s beach party movies. Film music site lord love a duck soundtrack neal hefti. Overview of lord love a duck, 1966, directed by george axelrod, with roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, at turner classic movies. 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. Lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy film directed by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach party films. Black comedy satire of 1960s beach party movies, teenage exploitation films, rock and roll, and 1960s southern california teenage culture. How to murder your wife lord love a duck soundtrack from 1965, 1966, composed by neal hefti. Unlike the loved one with its gothicbaroque focus on one issue, duck tackles a couple of dozen topical targets headon and with admirable accuracy. Less well known but equally audacious is his goforbroke directorial debut, lord love a duck 1966, a poisonous love letter to the movie business that nourished him and a satire of southern california culture with its drivein chapels, fast food restaurants, and selfimprovement seminars.
The following is a list of cult films organized alphabetically by name. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and. A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. It is based on al hines 1961 novel of the same name. Lord love a duck looks and sounds exactly as one would expect.
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