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. Ambitious student barbara anne tuesday weld in an altogether prurient job interview with unhinged principal weldon emmett harvey korman in george axelrods lord love a duck, 1966 view the tcmdb entry for lord love a duck 1966. Jul 15, 2010 tiffany makes collard greens with swiss chard, turnip, and chanterelles in duck broth the drama.
Ambitious student barbara anne tuesday weld in an altogether prurient job interview with unhinged principal weldon emmett harvey korman in george axelrods lord love a duck, 1966. The good lord bird is that book that you read, and then reread immediately because of the striking and breathtaking acrobatics the author makes on the page. 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. He is also the subject of noted film critic giulia dagnolo vallans recent book john landis and his own book. At first glance, george axelrods, lord love a duck appears to be a satire of 60s beach party movies. It would seem though i cannot be sure the author set out to allude to the old english idiom lord luv a duck within in her title. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach party films.
The authors third novel is set in iowa although a more likely location might be some swamp with sanctuarys popeye brooding over the orgiastic shenanigans. The main thrust is directed at the 60s plastic society, with an emphasis on the. 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. We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves is said at the beginning of the book and the characters here cavort in a dimlit world of unreality where there is no palpable truth distinguishable from the lie. Welcome to another week of tcdc and ed hardy, your favorite aspiring cheftestant. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be lovehate, but when big league burger steals his grandmas iconic grilled cheese recipe, hell do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. Lord love a duck discussion forum a way with words.
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. Jan 21, 2020 when he isnt trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twins shadow, hes busy working in his familys deli. Chef patrick oconnell has terrific taste in food, if not clothing. Lord love a duck is a 1966 teen comedy produced, directed and cowritten by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. 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.
It also should be noted that duck or ducky has been used since the 16th century, when referring to a dear one, or sweetheart. Popular trailers popular podcasts popular articles. 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 watch turner classic movies on tcm. 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 wild oneslord love a duck theme song halos heaven. There was a 1966 or so film starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, ruth gordon and harvey korman named lord love a duck, a way out offbeat comedy that lampooned the 60s southern california teen culture.
The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Lord love a duck was also a black comedy from 1966 starring roddy mcdowell and tuesday weld whatver happened to her. Jun 14, 2018 lord love a duck, he really doesnt like being left alone. 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. The duck sailed into our harbour and stole the hearts and instagram accounts of a city. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode. He hoarded ingredients, lost his way with a mousseline, and wound up making a truly odd dish. Lord love a duck wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Since it has been used a lot in inoffensive situations, it is doubtful it is a euphemism for the fword.
Jun 27, 2014 the history of the exclamation lord love a duck. The day before school is to start, barbara meets the mysterious alan. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. Described by writerdirector george axelrod as love finds andy hardy meets dr. The idiom itself lord luv a duck means stunned or dismayed. Lord love a duck an immensely talented playwright, screenwriter, and satirist, george axelrod has rarely received the recognition he deserves within the hollywood industry yet he was the man behind some of the wittiest screenplays of the fifties and early sixties. Ive left him in the kitchen for a little while when i was in the house, but i. Jun 03, 2010 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. 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. Lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy film directed by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. George axelrods corrosively satiric lord love a duck is one of the most irreverent and cockeyed films of the 1960s. Eliot used the phrase, lord love a duck, as well as p. He is also the subject of noted film critic giulia dagnolo vallans recent book john landis and his own book monsters in the movies was published to critical and popular acclaim in 2012. Film lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld.
Music lord love a duck is a musical album of neal hefti. Lord love a duck looks and sounds exactly as one would expect. 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. Mgms new dvd of the film includes a promotional short in which the writer. Coming boxed in an awesome displayable the lord of the rings tub display. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies. Moviechat forums lord love a duck 1966 discussion book is very hard to find book is very hard to find posted 8 years ago by nixified 3 replies jump to latest. I was so impressed with this book that i didnt want to put it down, nor did i find myself doing anything less than going from laughter to tears to just exclaiming wow as i read. An exclamation of surprise 19 ian hay the writings of ian hay lord love a duck. Variant of earlier 18th century lord love you, god love us, etc. I have relatives who on occasion exclaim lord love a duck.
A fun radio show and podcast about language examined through family, history, and culture. 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. Set off on a journey across the world to obtain the greatest collectable in all of middleearth tubbz, the collectable cosplaying duck figurines. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Strangelove and billed on its poster as an act of pure aggression, lord love a duck is a scabrous takedown of california dreaming, beach party movies, pop psychology, progressive education, commercial religion, and all manner of other petty mid60s piffle as filtered through that most idiotically. 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. Some of the people commenting on this board have read the book, and i would love to as well, but apparently its damned hard to get ones hands on a copy. Mcdowall was 40 when this film was made, and in his 55th motion picture. Dec 23, 2012 lord love a duck was also a black comedy from 1966 starring roddy mcdowell and tuesday weld whatver happened to her. Unlike the loved one with its gothicbaroque focus on one issue, duck tackles a couple of dozen topical targets headon and with admirable accuracy. When he isnt trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twins shadow, hes busy working in his familys deli. George axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has engendered passionate support and derision.
How to deal 2003, drive me crazy 1999, election 1999, the battle of shaker heights 2003, archies final project 2009. 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. If so, he went out in a blaze of glory, with one of the weirdest, most brilliant teen movies ever made. Sauron enters the pond to keep a watchful eye on gandalf, frodo, and the rest of the fellowship. A little known 60s classic made just at the start of the now generation. In other words, its a satire, and one thats all the more subversive for taking the innocuous form of a. This episode is hosted by martha barnette and grant barrett, and produced by stefanie levine. Difficult to describe and far too sly for most audiences of 1966, lord love a duck is black comedy at its very best. With roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west.
Lord of the rings sauron tubbz collectible duck geek store. A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. Tiffany didnt want to work with timothy again with good reason. It is based on al hines 1961 novel of the same name. Movies like 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. Mar 01, 2014 george axelrods unclassifiable satire is one of the oddest hollywood movies, which over the years has engendered passionate support and derision.