{"id":2168,"date":"2007-01-26T13:32:53","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T20:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2021-01-20T23:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T06:50:23","slug":"mouse-that-roared-the-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2168","title":{"rendered":"Mouse That Roared, The (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;In other words, gentlemen &#8212; in effect &#8212; we declare war on Monday, we are defeated by Tuesday, and by Friday we will be rehabilitated beyond our wildest dreams!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe prime minister (Peter Sellers) of the smallest nation on Earth (ruled by the Grand Duchess Gloriana, also Sellers) decides to invade the United States in order to receive millions of dollars in reparation aid. His plans are foiled, however, when his military leader, Tully Bascombe (also Sellers), accidentally gets ahold of a dangerous Q-bomb, and the United States surrenders.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Jack Arnold Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Seberg Films<\/li>\n<li>Nuclear Threat<\/li>\n<li>Peter Sellers Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis classic Cold War comedy (based on a novel by Leonard Wibberley) has dated a bit since its release nearly fifty years ago, but nonetheless remains a humorous look at international diplomatic relations post-WWII. Peter Sellers got his first chance (a la Alec Guinness) to perform several separate roles in one movie, and clearly shows a hint of the genius that was to come in later films such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51940\"><em>Dr. Strangelove<\/em> (1964)<\/a>. While <em>The Mouse That Roared<\/em> devolves into a bit too much slapstick in its second half, there are enough moments of clever satire to make it well worth watching at least once. Followed by a sequel (<em>The Mouse on the Moon<\/em>, directed by Richard Lester) in 1963.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Sellers in several radically different roles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers-Duchess2.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Sellers2.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The spectacularly inept Tully Bascombe leading his tiny army through the empty streets of New York<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Leading2.png 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A group of politicians playing a Monopoly-esque board game called &#8220;Diplomacy&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Diplomacy.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jean Seberg in one of her all-too-rare screen performances, as daughter of the scientist who created the Q-bomb<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mouse-That-Roared-Seberg.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. While it&#8217;s somewhat dated and considered by many to be overrated (see review links below), this comedy classic is must-see viewing due to Sellers&#8217; performance(s). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0053084\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1959\/10\/27\/archives\/the-mouse-that-roared-wins-war-against-us-guild-comedy-depicts.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s860mouse.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/mouse-that-roared-1959.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2016\/12\/01\/3311\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/73573.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In other words, gentlemen &#8212; in effect &#8212; we declare war on Monday, we are defeated by Tuesday, and by Friday we will be rehabilitated beyond our wildest dreams!&#8221; Synopsis: The prime minister (Peter Sellers) of the smallest nation on Earth (ruled by the Grand Duchess Gloriana, also Sellers) decides to invade the United States in order to receive millions of dollars in reparation aid. His plans are foiled, however, when his military leader, Tully Bascombe (also Sellers), accidentally gets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2168\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2168"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64860,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168\/revisions\/64860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}