General Buck Turgidson
E357402
General Buck Turgidson is a gung-ho, hawkish U.S. Air Force general and key comedic figure in Stanley Kubrick’s satirical film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Buck Turgidson canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force general
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| advises | President Merkin Muffley ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dr. Strangelove
ⓘ
Dr. Strangelove ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
|
| appearsInScene | War Room ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cold War U.S. military hawks (loosely) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
aggressive
ⓘ
anti-communist ⓘ gung-ho ⓘ hawkish ⓘ militaristic ⓘ overconfident ⓘ patriotic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocating pre-emptive nuclear strike
ⓘ
comically cavalier attitude toward nuclear war ⓘ |
| occupation | general ⓘ |
| partOf | Dr. Strangelove cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | George C. Scott ⓘ |
| setting | Cold War ⓘ |
| thematicSignificance |
critique of nuclear brinkmanship
ⓘ
satire of military hawks ⓘ |
| worksFor | President Merkin Muffley ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.