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John Lennon's death foreshadowed

posted 16 years ago by TheMemphian
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When I saw the leader of The Puddlians (Canadian Secret Service) get blown away, I couldn't help but sense the irony.

"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)

[–] teejay6682 16 years ago

i don't get the connection. could you elaborate?

[–] TheMemphian 16 years ago

Well, he was obviously portraying John Lennon "The Liver-puddlian"(though really a CSS agent) and he got shot to death at point blank range.

I wonder if Lennon ever saw this film. Probably did... and laughed about it.

"What rotten sins I've got working for me. I suppose it's the wages." -Bedazzled (1967)

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

I get the feeling this would have been John Lennon's type of movie. He was, after all, the target of an FBI investigation when Nixon tried to have him deported.

[–] elliotjames2 10 years ago

Not so far-fetched considering what we know now about CIA mind control experiments (and a lot more we don't know). In the film, a blank-faced US security agent shoots him. http://renegadeexpression.wordpress.com/tag/mark-david-chapman/

[–] darryl-tahirali 9 years ago

In the film, a blank-faced US security agent shoots him. - elliotjames2

Yes, and that had already been in the popular consciousness for a few years with the idea of the "Manchurian candidate" (Richard Condon's novel, which John Frankenheimer adapted for the screen). And, yes, MK-ULTRA was still in full swing at the time The President's Analyst was released.

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[–] Jones70 (6195) 3 years ago

Yeah that's scary!