Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The oxford english dictionary has just one example, from of all sources james joyces ulysses. Black comedy satire of 1960s beach party movies, teenage exploitation films, rock and roll, and 1960s southern california teenage culture. Even properly presented, this comedy has a really grim look. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The wild oneslord love a duck theme song halos heaven. A very funny, if not overly scattershot, black comedy from the poison pen of the oft ribald george axelrod. Eliot used the phrase, lord love a duck, as well as p. Lord love a duck looks and sounds exactly as one would expect. A further examination on songs that would be more inappropriate for the angels 7th inning stretch than build me up buttercup. A not as much as either of us would like, im afraid its a mild and inoffensive expression of. At this point in the film i was aware that i liked lord love a duck, but after. Story concerns the musings of roddy mcdowall in the.
A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and. Want to behold the glory that is lord love a duck in the comfort of your own home. Here everything is neutralized and modified so as to keep up with the times.
The old london expression lord love a duck puzzles everyone who. For some its an incisively bizarre portrait of sixties america, for others its a sloppily made, undisciplined mess with more boom. 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. George axelrods corrosively satiric lord love a duck is one of the most irreverent and cockeyed films of the 1960s. Lord love a duck, movie, 1966 internet movie cars database. He displays little feel for directing, and the movies ideas spray out in a dozen directions academic absurdity, drivein churches, psychoanalysis, yet the thing is so weird it becomes distinctive. Lord love a duck 1966 directed by george axelrod genres comedy subgenres black comedy, teen movie release date feb 21, 1966 usa unknown run time 105 min. If so, he went out in a blaze of glory, with one of the weirdest, most brilliant teen movies ever made. Roddy mcdowell lands in a psycho ward after bulldozing his high school graduation.
Makes anarchy of the typical teen beach comedy that was so popular at the time. Lord love a duck soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. A satirical black comedy with mcdowall successfully playing a highschool senior, even though he was in his late thirties at the time. A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. Difficult to describe and far too sly for most audiences of 1966, lord love a duck is black comedy at its very best. Lord love a duck 1966 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With alans guidance, barbara climbs the social ladder, finds a husband and eventually gets a shot at a glamorous movie career.
It replaces the old fullframe vhs that revealed lights and cables on the fake marbled halls highschool corridor set. With roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west. Jan 24, 20 lord love a duck is a sunbaked faustian farce about southern california teen barbara ann greene weld, onetime head cheerleader and most popular girl at longfellow high school, now facing an uncertain future of dreaded anonymity as a senior at the ultramodern consolidated high. In the 37 years between lord love a duck and his 2003 death, he produced little of note, and the films allencompassing satire and comic density suggests he might have used up all of his ideas in one place. The day before school is to start, barbara meets the mysterious alan musgrave mcdowall, a transfer. Lord love a duck is an english movie directed by george axelrod released in the year 1966. 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. 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. Frustratingly this naughty somewhat underseen satire never truly fixes its focus on any one theme, be it youth culture, high school, parent child relations, religion or the movie industry. Mar 17, 2011 a further examination on songs that would be more inappropriate for the angels 7th inning stretch than build me up buttercup. Lord love a duck is a sunbaked faustian farce about southern california teen barbara ann greene weld, onetime head cheerleader and most popular girl at longfellow high school, now facing an uncertain future of dreaded anonymity as a senior at the ultramodern consolidated high. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
Overview of lord love a duck, 1966, directed by george axelrod, with roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, at turner classic movies. Since it has been used a lot in inoffensive situations, it is doubtful it is a euphemism for the fword. Offensive dialogue and situations on various levels to many viewers. If you watch the trailer, turn your sound down first i never heard of it before so it must not have been a big hit. Lord love a duck, movie, 1966 pictures provided by.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for lord love a duck 1966 george axelrod on allmovie. Our tribute to the groovy movies of 1966 includes a pair of subversive films mixing black comedy and crime. This movie had roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright in the lead roles of the film. It also should be noted that duck or ducky has been used since the 16th century, when referring to a dear one, or sweetheart. The term cult movie might have been invented for this littleknown satire. Mgms new dvd of the film includes a promotional short in which the writer. Lord love a duck 2008 an unusually gifted high school senior, alan musgrave roddy mcdowall, decides to direct his mental powers toward helping an innocent new student, barbara ann greene. Lord love a duck was the directing debut of screenwriter george axelrod, who wrote the. I think roddy mcdowall must have based his portrayal of the mad hatter in batman the animated series from his role in this film. He displays little feel for directing, and the movie s ideas spray out in a dozen directions academic absurdity, drivein churches, psychoanalysis, yet the thing is so weird it becomes distinctive. Roman polanskis culdesac and george axelrods lord love a duck. Lord love a duck 1966 george axelrod cast and crew. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies.
But while the scattershot approach can make the plot a bit. It was originally british, though it has since emigrated to other commonwealth countries. At first glance, george axelrods, lord love a duck appears to be a satire of 60s beach party movies. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by al hine.
Lord love a duck was the directing debut of screenwriter george axelrod, who wrote the seven year itch and adapted breakfast at tiffanys. Eccentric spoof of mid60s culture with roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Lord love a duck 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Lord love a duck dvd 1966 movie on dvd teen culture. Dec 23, 2012 lord love a duck was also a black comedy from 1966 starring roddy mcdowell and tuesday weld whatver happened to her. 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 view the tcmdb entry for lord love a duck 1966. Unlike the loved one with its gothicbaroque focus on one issue, duck tackles a couple of dozen topical targets headon and with admirable accuracy. Lord love a duck dvd 1966 movie on dvd teen culture rock. Synopsis this motion picture is an act of pure aggression. Lord love a duck cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. This in and if itself lends a weird, dark quality to the film. How to deal 2003, drive me crazy 1999, election 1999, the battle of shaker heights 2003, archies final project 2009. A little known 60s classic made just at the start of the now generation. Released in 1966 and directed by george axelrod, lord love a duck is a quirky satirical comedydrama about a nonchalant student prodigy roddy mcdowell fascinated by a fellow senior girl tuesday weld, using his preternatural gifting to grant her dubious wishes.
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. Lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy film directed by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Lord love a duck s aim is wide, mocking everything from youth obsession to religion and psychobabble, still pretty ripe pickings. Released june 23rd, 2008, lord love a duck stars roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The phrase is an old workingclass british exclamation used when one is stunned or dismayed. But maybe, on some level, i appreciated how ahead of its time it was. Lord love a duck is a sunbaked faustian farce about southern. It is based on al hines 1961 novel of the same name. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing lord love a duck near you.
Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the george axelroddirected movie via. George axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has. Lord love a duck is a 1966 teen comedy produced, directed and cowritten by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Lord love a duck would make an excellent double feature with the loved one. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach party films. 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 wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Today we look at the titular theme song from the movie 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, satire, teenager, teenage life, best friends and youth themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. George axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has engendered passionate support and derision. If you ever wondered where political correctness got its start it was probably southern california in the mid 60s.