A Clockwork Orange - Official Trailer [1971]

Alex, a teenage hooligan in a near-future Britain, gets jailed by the police. There he volunteers as guinea pig for a new aversion therapy proposed by the government to make room in prisons for political prisoners. "Cured" of his hooliganism and released, he is rejected by his friends and relatives. Eventually nearly dying, he becomes a major embarrassment for the government, who arrange to cure him of his cure. A pivotal moment is when he and his gang break into an author's home: the book he is writing (called "A Clockwork Orange") is a plea against the use of aversion therapy, on the grounds that it turns people into Clockwork Oranges (Orang is Malay for "Man"): they are not being good from choice (sentiments later echoed by the prison chaplain). The film reflects this: many bad scenes in a Clockwork Orange are accompanied by jolly music; if we are to experience them as we should, we have to do it consciously, by realising they are bad, and not because the director tells us so through the use of music and images. Written by Steven Pemberton
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Release: 2 February 1972
Running Time: 136 min
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations
AFI Recognition:
100 YEARS100 MOVIES #46
100 YEARS100 THRILLS #21
100 YEARS100 HEROES & VILLAINS #12
100 YEARS100 MOVIES 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION #70
Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Executive Producers: Max L. Raab, Si Litvinoff, Bernard Williams
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Malcolm McDowell (Alex [DeLarge]), Patrick Magee (Mr. [Frank] Alexander), Michael Bates (Chief guard)
Warren Clarke (Dim), John Clive (Stage actor)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Domestic Total Gross: $27 million
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[vintagecadillac]

I believe that films theme is about Choice, "When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man"

[thegoodlyperson]

Your mind is obviously to dumb to comprehend such a complex film. dumbass.

[thegoodlyperson]

wtf? ummm.... good luck?

[Elliot Penner]

oh, you really ARE fun! i'd like to put you in a mahogany chest and feed you clockwork orange slices !

[thegoodlyperson]

If you don't get it, your dumb. Do you know what "a clockwork orange" even is? If Elliot simply stated that he didn't enjoy the movie, instead of trying to throw people down the Krubera, I would be fine with that. My mind blowing experience comes from the fact that humanity can change for the better. Also, that clockwork oranges don't exist. These come more from the book though. And if your really nit picking about me typing to instead of too, get a life

[thegoodlyperson]

you would know

[Elliot Penner]

yep, you a real funny human-person, maybe make a career out of if? ...that is, y'know, if being a professional dumbness never quite pays the bills for ya...

[thegoodlyperson]

.....I tickle your boner?

[Elliot Penner]

'shame is called upon me' ??? what's that, some kind of samurai curse? Lol, you tickle my funny boner !

[burgrman]

You really should consider grammar before dissing someone about being dumb. Maybe use the proper adverb "too" next time.

Also, for some, this is rubbish and he stated his opinion. I figured the open minded sort would appreciate that.

I do disagree with Elliot about you being pretentious though.

I think it is probably just easier to make your little head spin. And... Of course now you feel you have to share your mind blowing experience with us and tell us how dumb we are if we don't "get it".

[thegoodlyperson]

Elliot.... is your goal here to piss everyone off? Shame is called upon you boy. Of course UltraGigala is your therapist. There is something wrong with you boy. It's ok not to like great works of art. Just keep your wrong opinions to yourself.

[Reo Kin]

God damn spoiler!