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[[File:kubrick.jpg|frame|This man cares about his work. [[Kubrick Stare|His eyes say so.]]]]
'''Stanley Kubrick''' is a controversial director. In a good way. His films span nearly every genre he could get his hands
▲Stanley Kubrick is a controversial director. In a good way. His films span nearly every genre he could get his hands on -- but start in the wrong place.
Originally a New York photographer, Mr. Kubrick wormed his way into film making with little difficulty. He made documentaries, which provided him the technical skill for turning stills into real movies. He never left England during his last forty years due to a [[Fatal Flaw|fear of flying]].
People he had worked with have described him as [[Not Good
On average, however, his relationships could be defined by the making of ''[[Doctor Strangelove]]''; Actors that did exactly as he said walked away with their paychecks (unless they were named Peter Sellers or R. Lee Ermey, who got to do a surprising amount of [[Improv]]). Slim Pickens [[Enforced Method Acting|was never told he was making a comedy]], implying that his character was the hero of the film, heroically delivering the bomb that ''ends the world''. Pickens was okay with it in the long run, spinning the publicity into a highly successful career. On the other hand, George C. Scott wanted to play General Turgidson as a dignified [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], so Kubrick tricked him by telling him to do a few over the top takes as "practice" and that they would never be [[Blatant Lies|put into the real movie.]] ''Kubrick used all of them.'' Scott swore he would never work with Kubrick again.
He also had a long-time friendship with [[Steven Spielberg]], and the two would often have extended talks on the art of filmmaking and other subjects. Because of the England-Los Angeles time difference he would often call the latter up in the middle of the night, and the two would have conversations over the phone for ''hours''. He dismissed Spielberg's ''[[Schindler's List]]'' for having a happy ending, but possibly he was miffed because he was planning to make his own film about the Holocaust and Spielberg beat him to it. After Kubrick's death Spielberg finished the last movie project that he had been working on as a token to him (although Kubrick had already pretty much given the reins of that project to Spielberg prior to his death), resulting in [[
Because of his tendency for blazingly original iconography (his photography side really show), his films are ripe for [[Affectionate Parody]]. Because his films include some of the bleakest and harshest ever made, it is completely impossible to do a cruel one.
His work, due to the controversy it has provoked, has often been [[Vindicated
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* ''Fear And Desire'' - his first real film, which he considered his [[Old Shame]]. Kubrick and his first wife were the only crew on-set during production. [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]], as it has never been released on video and is only rarely screened.
* ''Killer's Kiss'' - Kubrick's second wife cameos in this one.
* ''[[The Killing (
* ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' - the first of two anti-war films starring Kirk Douglas. Set in WWI. The woman who would later become Kubrick's third wife (who would stay with him until his death) appears in this film. Also very underrated, Kirk Douglas once said "There's a picture that will always be good, years from now. I don't have to wait 50 years to know that; I know it now.". In 1959!
* ''[[Spartacus]]'' - the second of two anti-war films starring Kirk Douglas. Set in Rome. Not really a Kubrick movie; he came in at the last minute as a favor to Mr. Douglas.
* ''[[Lolita]]'' - [[Film of the Book|Adaptation of the novel]]. Theoretically starred James Mason. ''Really'' starred [[Peter Sellers]].
* ''[[Doctor Strangelove]]'' - A comedy that ends with [[Kill'Em All|the whole world dying]]. Starred [[Peter Sellers]] in three brilliant and very different roles. Also features Sterling Hayden, [[Anti-Hero]] from ''The Killing''.
* ''[[
* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (
* ''[[Barry Lyndon]]'' - Considered to be his most underrated film, and [[Martin Scorsese]]'s personal favourite.
* ''[[The Shining]]'' - though it lost what made the book great, it is a great horror movie in its own right. This movie cemented Kubrick's reputation as a perfectionist.
* ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' - War movie set in Vietnam. Starred Matthew Modine as Private Joker, really starred R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman.
* ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' - Starring [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Nicole Kidman]]. Has a "[[Love It or Hate It]]" reputation.
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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Kubrick was ungodly eccentric, but the quality and impact of his films speak for themselves.
* [[Doing It for
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: invoked in many of his films.
* [[The Film of the Book]]. Every Kubrick feature film after the first two was an adaptation of a book or short story. ''2001'' is a partial exception, as the original Arthur C. Clarke story only dealt with Heywood Floyd's trip to the Moon, and the rest of the story was written by Kubrick and Clarke in collaboration.
* [[Humans Are
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Despite his perfectionist tendencies, Kubrick did not actually have much in common with this trope. He did poorly in school and even stated that his IQ was below average.
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: [[Trope Namer]]; a lot of his films used it.
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