A cautionary tale about body shaming for kids
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Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, April 29, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (325)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1948 Daffy Dilly , directed by Chuck Jones.
Daffy's role as a salesman would be used again in The Stupor Salesman, Fool Coverage, and Design for Leaving. Elmer Fudd is Daffy's foil in the latter cartoon.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour saw this video last week and knew that we had to share this with you - The Origins of Your Favorite Cocktails from the folks at Weird History Food (a topic we discuss all the time here):
While the video was fun, it didn't discuss the murky origins of the Martini. Perhaps, next week we'll post a video about it.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 drama, Hud, directed by Martin Ritt, and starring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon deWilde, and Patricia Neal. The film, considered an anti-Western, was both a financial success and critically acclaimed when released. All of the performances were well received; Melvin Douglas and Patricia Neal won Academy Awards for their work. Strangely, although Ritt and Newman had meant to show through the character of Hud, the corruption of modern capitalism and the pitfalls of admiring an individual blindly, without observing his character, and playing Hud as a villain, audiences and some critics found him, 'likeable, almost heroic'. Hud paved the way for movie audiences' acceptance of - and even a preference for - unsympathetic, brutal lead characters. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching Hud. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Paul Newman's commitment to the character spilled over into off-camera moments. One such incident involved the rare opportunity for him and Patricia Neal to hang out poolside at their motel. Neal found herself opening up emotionally about her daughter Olivia, who had died suddenly just months earlier of measles encephalitis. After her long outpouring, Newman stared at her for a long moment, then simply uttered "tough" and walked away. She was taken aback by his reaction. It was early in production, and they had not yet done a major scene together, so she hadn't really gotten to know him well or to understand his methods. Later on in the shoot, however, she realized he was already very much in character as Hud.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1948 Daffy Dilly , directed by Chuck Jones.
Daffy's role as a salesman would be used again in The Stupor Salesman, Fool Coverage, and Design for Leaving. Elmer Fudd is Daffy's foil in the latter cartoon.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour saw this video last week and knew that we had to share this with you - The Origins of Your Favorite Cocktails from the folks at Weird History Food (a topic we discuss all the time here):
While the video was fun, it didn't discuss the murky origins of the Martini. Perhaps, next week we'll post a video about it.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 drama, Hud, directed by Martin Ritt, and starring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon deWilde, and Patricia Neal. The film, considered an anti-Western, was both a financial success and critically acclaimed when released. All of the performances were well received; Melvin Douglas and Patricia Neal won Academy Awards for their work. Strangely, although Ritt and Newman had meant to show through the character of Hud, the corruption of modern capitalism and the pitfalls of admiring an individual blindly, without observing his character, and playing Hud as a villain, audiences and some critics found him, 'likeable, almost heroic'. Hud paved the way for movie audiences' acceptance of - and even a preference for - unsympathetic, brutal lead characters. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching Hud. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Paul Newman's commitment to the character spilled over into off-camera moments. One such incident involved the rare opportunity for him and Patricia Neal to hang out poolside at their motel. Neal found herself opening up emotionally about her daughter Olivia, who had died suddenly just months earlier of measles encephalitis. After her long outpouring, Newman stared at her for a long moment, then simply uttered "tough" and walked away. She was taken aback by his reaction. It was early in production, and they had not yet done a major scene together, so she hadn't really gotten to know him well or to understand his methods. Later on in the shoot, however, she realized he was already very much in character as Hud.
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Friday, April 28, 2023
It took a while -
But they finally explained to Shaquille, that although he was the NBA's MVP, it did not come with a free billionaire award.
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
So, this is how it begins
Later Jimmy and his friends find they enjoy wearing their safety straps with nothing else on.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023
Imperious
- assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
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Sunday, April 23, 2023
Saturday, April 22, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (324)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1948 You Were Never Duckier , (co-starring Henery Hawk,) directed by Chuck Jones.
This cartoon marks the start of a direction change for Daffy Duck, from a "screwball" character, to a greedy, self-centered one.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour wants to wish you all a very happy and healthy Earth Day:
Don't listen to Ronny, thank the earth for being our home.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 psychological drama, The Servant, directed by Joseph Losey, written by Harold Pinter and starring Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, and James Fox. The film is the first of three collaborations between director Joseph Losey, who left to England after being 'blacklisted' in Hollywood, and writer Harold Pinter, The Servant shares with Accident and The Go-Between an jaundiced view of England and class structure. Losey’s film was released while British audiences observed the scandal of the Profumo affair and, later, the ousting of the unpopular Conservative government. Given the atmosphere of the times when The Servant was released, the response from British reviewers was wildly enthusiastic. To say more about the film would ruin it for first time viewers. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Servant. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
When producer and director Joseph Losey was hospitalized for two weeks during this shoot, Dirk Bogarde continued filming assisted by minute, daily instructions over the phone from Losey's hospital bed. When Losey returned to the set, he did not re-shoot any of the script, much to the relief of cast and crew.
Demand Euphoria!
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1948 You Were Never Duckier , (co-starring Henery Hawk,) directed by Chuck Jones.
This cartoon marks the start of a direction change for Daffy Duck, from a "screwball" character, to a greedy, self-centered one.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour wants to wish you all a very happy and healthy Earth Day:
Don't listen to Ronny, thank the earth for being our home.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 psychological drama, The Servant, directed by Joseph Losey, written by Harold Pinter and starring Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, and James Fox. The film is the first of three collaborations between director Joseph Losey, who left to England after being 'blacklisted' in Hollywood, and writer Harold Pinter, The Servant shares with Accident and The Go-Between an jaundiced view of England and class structure. Losey’s film was released while British audiences observed the scandal of the Profumo affair and, later, the ousting of the unpopular Conservative government. Given the atmosphere of the times when The Servant was released, the response from British reviewers was wildly enthusiastic. To say more about the film would ruin it for first time viewers. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Servant. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
When producer and director Joseph Losey was hospitalized for two weeks during this shoot, Dirk Bogarde continued filming assisted by minute, daily instructions over the phone from Losey's hospital bed. When Losey returned to the set, he did not re-shoot any of the script, much to the relief of cast and crew.
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Carly has a stray thought -
Should I tell him the song is really about Warren or let him keep thinking it's about him?
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
For those of you unfamiliar with a landline
Meet Pirro, the marionette without appossable thumbs, (which is problematic for dialing.)
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Bunkies, this is an actual job
Unfortunately, the demand for professional sleepers is limited, as nearly everybody can do it.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Monday, April 17, 2023
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Saturday, April 15, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (323)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1948 The Up-Standing Sitter , directed by Robert McKimson.
Daffy (whose voice is identical to Sylvester's but electronically sped up) invokes a phrase more closely associated with the cat: "Sufferin' succotash!"
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour was paddling around the outbanks of the intraweb, when we came upon the interesting site - After Skool - they animate the words of some very interesting people. We thought we share with you their take on of George Carlin's more famous bits about the planet:
Remember what George said: Take care of yourselves. And then take care of somebody else.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 thiller, The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright. Based on a novella by Daphne Du Maurier and an actual incident of a mass bird attack on the seaside town of Capitola in California in 1961. The film is a masterpiece in both suspense and disaster film making that deprives audiences of any comforting explanation or resolution to great effect. In fact, The Birds barely has an ending. The movie just… stops.
According to Hitchcock, 28,000 birds were used (out of which 3,200 were trained, 30 were considered special, and 4 were so consistently reliable they became leads). In addition to real birds, mechanical birds, animation, puppets, fake bird heads on hammers, cardboard birds, and even stuffed birds were used, interspersed among real ones. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Birds. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
When the children are running down the street from the schoolhouse, extra footage was shot back on the Universal soundstages to make the scene more terrifying. A few of the children were brought back and put in front of a process screen on a treadmill. They ran in front of the screen on the treadmill with the Bodega Bay footage behind them while a combination of real and fake crows were attacking them. There were three rows of children, and when the treadmill was brought up to speed, it ran very fast. On a couple of occasions, several of the children in the front fell and caused the children in the back to fall as well. It was a very difficult scene to shoot, and took a few days to get it right. The birds used were hand puppets, mechanical, and a couple were trained live birds.
Demand Euphoria!
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1948 The Up-Standing Sitter , directed by Robert McKimson.
Daffy (whose voice is identical to Sylvester's but electronically sped up) invokes a phrase more closely associated with the cat: "Sufferin' succotash!"
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour was paddling around the outbanks of the intraweb, when we came upon the interesting site - After Skool - they animate the words of some very interesting people. We thought we share with you their take on of George Carlin's more famous bits about the planet:
Remember what George said: Take care of yourselves. And then take care of somebody else.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 thiller, The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright. Based on a novella by Daphne Du Maurier and an actual incident of a mass bird attack on the seaside town of Capitola in California in 1961. The film is a masterpiece in both suspense and disaster film making that deprives audiences of any comforting explanation or resolution to great effect. In fact, The Birds barely has an ending. The movie just… stops.
According to Hitchcock, 28,000 birds were used (out of which 3,200 were trained, 30 were considered special, and 4 were so consistently reliable they became leads). In addition to real birds, mechanical birds, animation, puppets, fake bird heads on hammers, cardboard birds, and even stuffed birds were used, interspersed among real ones. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Birds. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
When the children are running down the street from the schoolhouse, extra footage was shot back on the Universal soundstages to make the scene more terrifying. A few of the children were brought back and put in front of a process screen on a treadmill. They ran in front of the screen on the treadmill with the Bodega Bay footage behind them while a combination of real and fake crows were attacking them. There were three rows of children, and when the treadmill was brought up to speed, it ran very fast. On a couple of occasions, several of the children in the front fell and caused the children in the back to fall as well. It was a very difficult scene to shoot, and took a few days to get it right. The birds used were hand puppets, mechanical, and a couple were trained live birds.
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Friday, April 14, 2023
Haile Selassie has a stray thought -
Why am I talking to this crazy fat guy in a Napoleon outfit?.
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
Youth wants to know -
What town do Dan and Doreen live in - Pedaphilevile? Geez, the place seems lousy with creeps.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Monday, April 10, 2023
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Saturday, April 8, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (322)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1948 Daffy Duck Slept Here , (co-starring Porky Pig,) directed by Robert McKimson.
The three cities "conductor" Daffy names are a reference to the Jack Benny radio show. A running joke involved the Los Angeles Union Station conductor (played by Mel Blanc) announcing to Benny's entourage heading for New York: "Train leaving on Track five for Anaheim, Azusa and Cuc----amonga!"
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you how one of the favorite Easter candies are made: Peeps -
But bunkies remember the pink- and purple-colored one may cause cancer. Enjoy!
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1962 cult horror classic, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, directed by Robert Aldrich, and starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Victor Buono. The film was supposed to be a low budget horror film that the two star could make a quick buck. The backstage tension between Davis and Crawford pushed the film to become a surprise blockbuster and earned five Academy Award nominations. From the moment What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? was released, it was a box office smash. People lined up around the block to see two of Hollywood's finest go head-to-head on the big screen and make mincemeat out of their former screen images. Davis and Crawford worked hard to promote the film, both knowing that their profit percentage points would pay off in spades with the film's success. Davis traveled to seventeen New York State theaters in three days for personal appearances and helped give away promotional "Baby Jane" dolls to patrons with a "lucky envelope" under his or her seat. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Early on, Bette Davis made the decision to create her own makeup for Jane. "What I had in mind no professional makeup man would have dared to put on me," said Davis. "One told me he was afraid that if he did what I wanted, he might never work again. Jane looked like many women one sees on Hollywood Boulevard. In fact author Henry Farrell patterned the character of Jane after these women. One would presume by the way they looked that they once were actresses, and were now unemployed. I felt Jane never washed her face, just added another layer of makeup each day." Davis' garish makeup made her look something akin to a grotesque version of an aging Mary Pickford gone to seed, and she loved it. She took pride when Farrell visited the set one day and exclaimed, "My God, you look just exactly as I pictured Baby Jane." The outrageousness of Davis' appearance caused some concern for Aldrich and the producers, who feared it might be too over-the-top. However, as time went on, they came to see that Davis' instincts for the character were right.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1948 Daffy Duck Slept Here , (co-starring Porky Pig,) directed by Robert McKimson.
The three cities "conductor" Daffy names are a reference to the Jack Benny radio show. A running joke involved the Los Angeles Union Station conductor (played by Mel Blanc) announcing to Benny's entourage heading for New York: "Train leaving on Track five for Anaheim, Azusa and Cuc----amonga!"
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you how one of the favorite Easter candies are made: Peeps -
But bunkies remember the pink- and purple-colored one may cause cancer. Enjoy!
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1962 cult horror classic, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, directed by Robert Aldrich, and starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Victor Buono. The film was supposed to be a low budget horror film that the two star could make a quick buck. The backstage tension between Davis and Crawford pushed the film to become a surprise blockbuster and earned five Academy Award nominations. From the moment What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? was released, it was a box office smash. People lined up around the block to see two of Hollywood's finest go head-to-head on the big screen and make mincemeat out of their former screen images. Davis and Crawford worked hard to promote the film, both knowing that their profit percentage points would pay off in spades with the film's success. Davis traveled to seventeen New York State theaters in three days for personal appearances and helped give away promotional "Baby Jane" dolls to patrons with a "lucky envelope" under his or her seat. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Early on, Bette Davis made the decision to create her own makeup for Jane. "What I had in mind no professional makeup man would have dared to put on me," said Davis. "One told me he was afraid that if he did what I wanted, he might never work again. Jane looked like many women one sees on Hollywood Boulevard. In fact author Henry Farrell patterned the character of Jane after these women. One would presume by the way they looked that they once were actresses, and were now unemployed. I felt Jane never washed her face, just added another layer of makeup each day." Davis' garish makeup made her look something akin to a grotesque version of an aging Mary Pickford gone to seed, and she loved it. She took pride when Farrell visited the set one day and exclaimed, "My God, you look just exactly as I pictured Baby Jane." The outrageousness of Davis' appearance caused some concern for Aldrich and the producers, who feared it might be too over-the-top. However, as time went on, they came to see that Davis' instincts for the character were right.
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Friday, April 7, 2023
Carrie has a stray thought -
Although Meryl was a brilliant actress, apparently she never learned how to feed herself.
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Monday, April 3, 2023
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Saturday, April 1, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (321)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1948 What Makes Daffy Duck , (co-starring Elmer Fudd,) directed by Arthur Davis.
Daffy calls Elmer Fudd by his first name several times in this short. He also breaks the fourth wall briefly at the very end of the cartoon and addresses the audience. And the fox sounds like an early incarnation of the dog character, Foghorn Leghorn's nemesis.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you a cool video we saw the other day, discussing early film special effects, before CGI - Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off?
The folks at Film Riot discuss all the ins and outs of film making
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1962 cold war thriller, The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, and James Gregory. The film was widely praised after its initial release but was withdrawn from exhibition and withheld from distribution for many years. Several rumors have abounded to explain its disappearance. One held that Sinatra, who controlled the rights to the picture, locked up both The Manchurian Candidate and his earlier political assassination film Suddenly after the assassination of his friend John F. Kennedy, but that has now been disputed. There is, however, apparently some truth to the story that after JFK was murdered a year after the picture was released, some exhibitors requested it be given another run to capitalize on the event but that United Artists refused.
For years while the film was not available for viewing, it built up a great reputation. "The movie went from failure to classic without passing through success," noted its screenwriter, George Axelrod. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Manchurian Candidate. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
In spite of his reputation, Frank Sinatra turned out to be, for the most part, a hard worker and pleasant and cooperative on the set. Writer, producer, and director John Frankenheimer called him "one of the most charming human beings I have ever met." Janet Leigh was friends with Sinatra before filming began, but still nervous about stories she heard from others who worked with him. She found him to be "a caring, giving actor, willing to rehearse indefinitely, taking direction, contributing ideas to the whole." Writer and producer George Axelrod said he was "a dream to work with" and called him "one of the best screen actors in the world...lyrically sensitive...magic." Most people agreed that Sinatra's attitude could be attributed largely to the fact that he had tremendous respect for his director and enthusiasm for the project.
Demand Euphoria!
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1948 What Makes Daffy Duck , (co-starring Elmer Fudd,) directed by Arthur Davis.
Daffy calls Elmer Fudd by his first name several times in this short. He also breaks the fourth wall briefly at the very end of the cartoon and addresses the audience. And the fox sounds like an early incarnation of the dog character, Foghorn Leghorn's nemesis.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you a cool video we saw the other day, discussing early film special effects, before CGI - Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off?
The folks at Film Riot discuss all the ins and outs of film making
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1962 cold war thriller, The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, and James Gregory. The film was widely praised after its initial release but was withdrawn from exhibition and withheld from distribution for many years. Several rumors have abounded to explain its disappearance. One held that Sinatra, who controlled the rights to the picture, locked up both The Manchurian Candidate and his earlier political assassination film Suddenly after the assassination of his friend John F. Kennedy, but that has now been disputed. There is, however, apparently some truth to the story that after JFK was murdered a year after the picture was released, some exhibitors requested it be given another run to capitalize on the event but that United Artists refused.
For years while the film was not available for viewing, it built up a great reputation. "The movie went from failure to classic without passing through success," noted its screenwriter, George Axelrod. As always, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Manchurian Candidate. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
In spite of his reputation, Frank Sinatra turned out to be, for the most part, a hard worker and pleasant and cooperative on the set. Writer, producer, and director John Frankenheimer called him "one of the most charming human beings I have ever met." Janet Leigh was friends with Sinatra before filming began, but still nervous about stories she heard from others who worked with him. She found him to be "a caring, giving actor, willing to rehearse indefinitely, taking direction, contributing ideas to the whole." Writer and producer George Axelrod said he was "a dream to work with" and called him "one of the best screen actors in the world...lyrically sensitive...magic." Most people agreed that Sinatra's attitude could be attributed largely to the fact that he had tremendous respect for his director and enthusiasm for the project.
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