Oscar, You're welcome. The film is both ahead-of-it's-time and dated, in some of its aspects. If you like DR. STRANGELOVE, you'll probably like THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST (I enjoy STRANGELOVE a great deal, but actually find ANALYST wilder & funnier). It skewers many different targets (some...
It's generally considered one of the funniest/wittiest/craziest films of the 1960s (although not well known by the general public), and one of the best satires ever filmed. Most film guides give it a 4-star review (or the equivalent). I agree with the assessment that it is a brilliant film; it...
Jay, Hey, excruciating detail of THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST is my specialty! :D Seriously though, describing unfamiliar music entirely through text is a sticky wicket (especially since my knowledge of proper musical terms is very limited), so erring toward more detail is imperative. Plus, I...
Scott, Cool to read about the lack of a synch problem. Also, the listed 102-minute running time on the packaging is a good sign, as my DVD-R of the un-cut "original music" version (from the good old commercial-free days of AMC, before that channel self-destructed) clocks in at about 102...
Thanks for the link, Gordon. That out-of-synch sound problem is worrisome, unless that's a flaw limited to advance screener copies (or a problem unique to his DVD player). If not, it looks like a product recall/exchange will be in order. Unfortunately, that DVD reviewer gives no indication as...
The R1 DVD of THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST won't street until June 8. From the specs, it looks like it will get "bare-bones" treatment (no trailer), but will be in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Paramount's Martin Blythe indicated on these boards last year that the attempt was going to be made to...