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Apparently Slim had no idea that the movie was supposed to be a comedy - he was only given the script for the scenes he was in, so he couldn't see the rest of the story. He played the role straight and according to some sources he always maintained that the film was a drama rather than a comedy.James Blast wrote:Slim Pickens played Maj. T.J. 'King' Kong, do you mean Sterling Hayden - Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper?
I love that line, and has used it probably overmuch whenever I've had the opportunitySlim Pickens wrote:Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones.
IMDb wrote:Peter Sellers was cast in four roles, but experienced problems when trying to develop a Texas accent for Maj. T.J. "King" Kong. After Sellers broke his ankle, Stanley Kubrick was forced to find another actor. Convinced that nobody could have acted the part as well as Sellers, Kubrick decided to cast someone who naturally fit the role. The producers first approached John Wayne, who did not even bother to respond, and "Bonanza" (1959) star Dan Blocker, who declined the role because of the script's progressive political content. Remembering his work on the western One-Eyed Jacks (1961), Kubrick cast Slim Pickens as Kong, the gung-ho hick pilot determined to drop his bombs at any cost. Pickens was never shown the script nor told it was a black comedy; ordered by Kubrick to play it straight, he played the role as if it were a serious drama - with amusing results.