Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsvii

Preface 1

Introduction 3

1. Lolita: A Shadow of a Shadow9

2. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb: An Immodest Proposal30

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey: To Infinity and Beyond 44

4. A Clockwork Orange: Strange Fruit67

5. The Shining: The Misuses of Enchantment 88

6. Full Metal Jacket: The Law of the Father117

7. Eyes Wide Shut: Twelve and a Half137

Afterword: A.I.: A Real Boy172

Conclusion 176

Appendix 1: The Early Films189

Appendix 2: Lolita 194

Appendix 3: Dr. Strangelove 197

Appendix 4: 2001: A Space Odyssey 199

Appendix 5: Napoleon203

Appendix 6: A Clockwork Orange206

Appendix 7: Barry Lyndon 208

Appendix 8: The Shining 213

Appendix 9: Full Metal Jacket 223

Appendix 10: Eyes Wide Shut 228

Appendix 11: Auteur Theory239

Appendix 12: Unmade Projects243

Appendix 13: Remakes and Reworkings 247

Appendix 14: Published Screenplays249

Appendix 15: Academy Awards 251

Appendix 16: A Kubrick Miscellany 253

Notes267

Bibliography307

Index 317

About the Author

Patrick Webster is a musician, writer and university lecturer. A graduate and postgraduate of the University of Leeds, his previous writing includes work as diverse as: Bob Dylan and masculinity, ecology and dyslexia. He lives in Leeds, in the North of England.