I love the moment when O Lucky Man! director Lindsay Anderson swats Malcolm McDowell across the side of his head with a notebook. He’s trying to shake McDowell’s character, Mick Travis, out of despair. Anderson has asked Travis to smile, and he says “why?…there’s nothing to smile about.” I smiled myself when the swat happened. I couldn’t help it.
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