Stanley was taking a bold and dangerous leap in trying to make Red Alert into a satire comedy. The majority of the films that were coming out during this time were focused as entertainment. A comedy about nuclear war was hardly socially acceptable. Stanley worked hard in trying to make this film as serious as possible but everything he kept ignoring were the things that were the most truthful. So it occurred to him that he was approaching this project all wrong. The only way to tell the story was as a black comedy and the things that one would laugh at most would be the paradoxical postures that make a nuclear war possible. All this hard work would be a waste of time and Red Alert would never happen because Stanley was hard at work with Dr. Strangelove. Dr. Strangelove is also a film that turned the fear of nuclear war into a comedy. Dr. Strangelove can be remembered best by having that huge War Room where the President and his men would decide the fate of the world. This room would also hold the scene where the famous pie-throwing event takes place. Stanley eventually decided to take out the pie-throwing sequence out because it was too farcical and didn?t really fit in with the rest of the film. Dr. Strangelove would finally come out in December in 1963. Dr. Strangelove still continues to stimulate our imagination. With the completion of Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick had achieved the status of international film director and producer. He had all the control he was looking for.
Stanley Kubrick is seen as one of the best, if not the best, filmmakers this country has produced. He continued making films after Dr. Strangelove and has gained more control than he probably expected. Stanley probably thinks that there is still more control that he needs to achieve. He has made other great films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket. It may almost be a decade since the world has seen a new release from Stanley but in 1995 the Warner Brothers News Department mentioned that Stanley?s next project will be ?Eyes Wide Shut,? a story of jealousy and sexual obsession. The film will include some of today?s biggest stars such as, Tom cruise and Nicole Kidman. Stanley is also reported to be working on another film called AI and is now in the final stages of set design and special effects development. Stanley is great at what he does and will continue to do this until the day he dies. He lives in England, doesn?t travel much, he isn?t an outgoing person, and is rarely seen in public. He may not go to film festivals and may not appear on any TV shows but Stanley Kubrick is out there. He is thinking about movies, doing his homework, playing chess, and always looking for something new. He will continue to do movies for as long as he lives and we will all be waiting to see what he comes out with next.