Slim Pickens. Hollywoods greatest scene.

[Will Carry]

[Mike.357]

[deerslayer]

Hollis Wood was Slim's greatest character...

[Will Carry]

Thanks Mike.357. I wish I knew how to post videos like that. That scene scared the living daylights out of eveybody in the world. It's hard to make kids today understand how close we came to an atomic war. When I was in the first grade we had atom bomb drills at school. We all had fall-out shelters in our basements with canned food and water. Even as a first grader we knew that if the Russians attacked the US that we would be doomed. We would stand around the playground and talk about where the bombs would fall. Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Fort Cambell, Benning, Bragg would all be ashes. Hell of a thing for 6 year olds to be talking about.

[Will Carry]

1941. If they had more Slim Pickens scenes in that movie, it would have been a better movie. Slim Pickens stole that movie. He was hilarious.

[Punisher84]

My personal favorite:

[Garufa]

Mine too.

[Mike.357]

Thanks Mike.357. I wish I knew how to post videos like that. That scene scared the living daylights out of eveybody in the world. It's hard to make kids today understand how close we came to an atomic war. When I was in the first grade we had atom bomb drills at school. We all had fall-out shelters in our basements with canned food and water. Even as a first grader we knew that if the Russians attacked the US that we would be doomed. We would stand around the playground and talk about where the bombs would fall. Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Fort Cambell, Benning, Bragg would all be ashes. Hell of a thing for 6 year olds to be talking about.

I remember that stuff like it was yesterday. You are right, hell of a thing for kids to be talking about.

[Major Kong]

That's where I got my screen name. I love that movie. Check out the scene where Kong is listing out the survival kit contents. It's classic.

[Guest Glock23ForMe]

Actual Vid:

[Guest Lester Weevils]

I remember that stuff like it was yesterday. You are right, hell of a thing for kids to be talking about.

Have you ever seen the "Atomic Cafe" documentary? It is a nostalgic stroll down memory lane for those good old end of the world red scare days.

Here is a link to the full uncut hour-and-a-half version, only interspersed with 30 sec commercials every 15 minits or so.

It seems edited by weenie libs but is pure audio and video from the past, no overt sermonizing or modern-day narration. It starts a little slow the first few minutes, but then picks up later on. Folks younger than 40 maybe never saw any of this stuff.

Great collection of old military/govt propaganda, newsreel, etc.

Some short clips of the better sections--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tASgWOU2Oeg

[seez52]

Back to Slim....

He is one of my all-time favorite character actors. The toll booth and 1941 clips are among my favorites of his. As a side note I got to meet him and shake his hand some 30 years ago. It was in Atlanta at the SHOT show. I was working a booth for a gun distributor, and he was the spokesman for Weaver scopes at the time. He was a big guy, and his hand felt huge. He seemed a genuinely nice fellow.

[Punisher84]

Back to Slim....

He is one of my all-time favorite character actors. The toll booth and 1941 clips are among my favorites of his. As a side note I got to meet him and shake his hand some 30 years ago. It was in Atlanta at the SHOT show. I was working a booth for a gun distributor, and he was the spokesman for Weaver scopes at the time. He was a big guy, and his hand felt huge. He seemed a genuinely nice fellow.

That's awesome!