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'''''A Clockwork Orange''''' is a controversial science fiction {{w|A Clockwork Orange|novel}} by British author {{w|Anthony Burgess}}, which was made into an equally controversial {{w|A Clockwork Orange (film)|movie}} by film director [[Stanley Kubrick]]. The main characters are Alex, a young sociopath (portrayed by {{w|Malcolm McDowell}} in the film), and his gang of thugs, whom he calls his "droogs". The plotline (in both the film and the movie) revolves around a crime spree perpetrated by the gang and Alex's subsequent apprehension, incarceration and attempted rehabilition. | '''''A Clockwork Orange''''' is a controversial science fiction {{w|A Clockwork Orange|novel}} by British author {{w|Anthony Burgess}}, which was made into an equally controversial {{w|A Clockwork Orange (film)|movie}} by film director [[Stanley Kubrick]]. The main characters are Alex, a young sociopath (portrayed by {{w|Malcolm McDowell}} in the film), and his gang of thugs, whom he calls his "droogs". The plotline (in both the film and the movie) revolves around a crime spree perpetrated by the gang and Alex's subsequent apprehension, incarceration and attempted rehabilition. | ||
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{{TB| Homer's college roommates force him to study for exams by spalking his eyelids open and making him read the textbooks, similar to Alex's treatment.}} | {{TB| Homer's college roommates force him to study for exams by spalking his eyelids open and making him read the textbooks, similar to Alex's treatment.}} | ||
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| − | {{TB| Mr. Burns' fall from the window and | + | {{TB| Mr. Burns' fall from the window, and ending up lying in bed in casts, is similar to events Alex goes through in ''A Clockwork Orange''.}} |
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Revision as of 22:46, July 11, 2017
A Clockwork Orange is a controversial science fiction novel by British author Anthony Burgess, which was made into an equally controversial movie by film director Stanley Kubrick. The main characters are Alex, a young sociopath (portrayed by Malcolm McDowell in the film), and his gang of thugs, whom he calls his "droogs". The plotline (in both the film and the movie) revolves around a crime spree perpetrated by the gang and Alex's subsequent apprehension, incarceration and attempted rehabilition.
References to A Clockwork Orange in The Simpsons
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External links
[[wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange ({{{2}}})|A Clockwork Orange]] at Wikipedia
