And that origin is supported by the earliest example ive found, in a longforgotten tale of 1907, the wheel o fortune, by louis tracy, a british journalist and prolific author. Mcdowall was 40 when this film was made, and in his 55th motion picture. Duck duck goose is a 2018 computeranimated comedy film directed by chris jenkins and starring the voices of jim gaffigan, zendaya and carl reiner. The movie treasure of the lost lamp scrooge mcduck, his dimwitted pilot launch pad, and his newphews huey, dewey and louie, with webby, arrive in egypt where scrooge finds the lost treasure of collie baba, unbeknownst to. Neal hefti, the wild ones lord love a duck an act of. Lord love a duck 1965, directed by george axelrod film. In other words, its a satire, and one thats all the more subversive for taking the innocuous form of a. 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. Lord love a duck, i hope shes not carita magentas ghost. Decouvrez toutes les informations sur le film lord love a duck, les videos et les dernieres actualites.
Lord love a duck, he really doesnt like being left alone. Lord love a duck looks and sounds exactly as one would expect. Le film lord love a duck 1966 vostfr admin 20170524t23. I think roddy mcdowall must have based his portrayal of the mad hatter in batman the animated series from his role in this film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing lord love a duck near you. Posted by patty on january 09, 2000 i have relatives who on occasion exclaim lord love a duck. Lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy film directed by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Belmonts awful beach movies have monnikers like the thing that ate bikini beach, cold war bikini and bikini countdown. 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. Fly good eagle, get back to your nest, you got a home, and a pretty nest. This movie had roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. This film demonstrates that movies can be made differently, that they dont have to follow.
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 origin posted by grantbarrett on july 12, 2014 add comment the history of the exclamation lord love a duck. It is based on al hines 1961 novel of the same name. Its similar to the english film im all right jacks twist on the colorful english expression, fxxx you jack, im all right. Also, does anyone have any idea where it comes from. Mgms new dvd of the film includes a promotional short in which the writer. Thats my reading anyway, although other readings may be equally or even more viable. Makes anarchy of the typical teen beach comedy that was so popular at the time. My darling son has offered to babysit on the day of my eye appointment. Yet, he plays a brainy, pencilneck geek who is valedictorian of his high school graduating class. Lord love a duck 2008 an unusually gifted high school senior, alan musgrave roddy mcdowall, decides to direct his mental powers toward.
Mgms new dvd of the film includes a promotional short in which the. Film lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Ruth gordon, martin west, lola albright, tuesday weld, roddy mcdowall. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Unfortunately, 1960s audiences never really appreciated lord love a duck. Tuesday weld and harvey korman in lord love a duck 1966 roddy. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach party films. Lord love a duck would make an excellent double feature with the loved one. Axelrods patchy but often brilliant first attempt at direction. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent lord love a duck online on moviefone. And i keep swimming around in this little old pond, cant fly like an eagle, cant get me a swan. Scrooge mcducks first fulllength animated feature film. It was originally british, though it has since emigrated to other commonwealth countries. An international coproduction between the united states and china, the film was released in china in march 2018 with an intended north american theatrical release date of april 2018.
But in the case of lord luv a duck i have the gut feeling that the duck is more of a lame duck something or somebody ineffective and less than admirable so, for me, the phrase has an ironic,sarcastic or at least a derogatory undertone. A man for all seasons 1966 full movie video dailymotion. High school graduation grants him opportunity to complete the job, and so. 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. In this film based on the comic book character, howard the duck is suddenly beamed from duckworld, a planet of intelligent ducks. The wild oneslord love a duck theme song halos heaven. At first glance, george axelrods, lord love a duck appears to be a satire of 60s beach party movies. Along the way, the satire bites teen mores, beachblanket bikini movies. Lord love a duck soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. With roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west. Dont nobody care, so tired of swimming and getting nowhere. 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. 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.
A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and. 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. Equally disappointing is the denouement, in which mcdowall confesses unconvincingly to the true motivations behind his actions. 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 is the kind of movie that makes you pity marketing executives. George axelrods corrosively satiric lord love a duck is one of the most irreverent and cockeyed films of the 1960s. Lord love a duck illustrates, with corrosive wit, how the mindless pursuit of. George axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has engendered passionate support and derision. 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. The title lord love a duck is a riff on an obscene alliterative phrase use your imagination. The plot revolves around the attempts of high school student alan musgrave mcdowall to win the heart of barbara ann green. It is well worth seeing, but the main character is complex and not completely sympathetic.
Neal hefti lord love a duck original motion picture. Nevertheless, theres enough of interest in lord love a duck to recommend it as mustsee viewing for all film fanatics at least once. Lord love a duck is a 1966 teen comedy produced, directed and cowritten by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by al hine. 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. Lord love a duck is an english movie directed by george axelrod released in the year 1966.
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