O Lucky Man!
Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Timing:
2:58 (178 min)
6.764/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Comedy
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Scenario
Malcolm McDowell, David Sherwin
Producer
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Miriam Brickman
Editing
Short description
This sprawling, surrealist comedy serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in modern Britain.
What's left behind the scenes
- A scene in which Rachel Roberts (1927-1980) portrays a housewife contemplating suicide was cut from the American release. In November 1980, Roberts committed suicide due to depression.
- Around 30 takes were filmed of the scene in which the director, played by Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994), hits Malcolm McDowell's character in the face with the script.
- Practically every member of the cast played multiple roles.
- When Mick arrives at the clinic, one lab technician calls another Stanley. This is a tribute to Stanley Kubrick, whose film *A Clockwork Orange* (1971) placed Malcolm McDowell's character in a similar situation. *Oh, Lucky Man!* contains other references to Kubrick's cult dystopian film.
- Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) constantly forgot the names of other characters, so he wrote them on his palms and on the sleeves of his costume.
- Mick's car: a 1965 Ford Anglia Estate 1200 Deluxe.
- In the orgy scene, the actors appear drunk, but in reality, they were drinking tea.
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