Despite its dark nature, the film version of A Clockwork Orange has some scenes that are actually pretty funny:
- The second time they're in the Milk Bar, a woman is singing classical music. Alex is enraptured by this, his gaze focused on her the whole time. Then Dim blows a loud raspberry, making Alex instinctively wallop him with his cane without even looking back at him.
- Mr. Deltoid drinking out of a glass of water containing a pair of dentures.
- The fast-forwarded threesome, set to a frantic synth rendition of the William Tell Overture.
- While Pete, Georgie and Dim are waiting for Alex to come out of his apartment, Dim is sitting in a broken baby carriage, pretending to drive a car.
- The fight scene involving the Cat Lady and Alex. And this earlier exchange:Cat Lady: W-what the bloody hell do you want?!
Alex: Well, to be perfectly honest, madam, I'm taking part in an international students' contest to see who can get the most points for selling magazines.- Alex's reaction towards the Crazy Cat Lady's perverted taste in "art" combined with Malcolm McDowell's delivery is first-class.Alex: Naughty, naughty, naughty, you filthy old soomka!
- He gets particularly interested in the phallic statue standing right next to him and starts poking it, much to the lady's annoyance. Much to his surprise, the statue starts rocking and he jumps back a bit.
- What ultimately provokes the lady into attacking him? Alex karate chopping the statue twice!
- There's something to be said for the absurdity of the old woman swinging a bust of Beethoven at Alex while swearing. While Alex uses the phallus statue to keep her away.
- Alex's reaction towards the Crazy Cat Lady's perverted taste in "art" combined with Malcolm McDowell's delivery is first-class.
- "ARE YOU NOW, OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, A HOMOSEXUAL?"
- Pretty much all of the guard's dialogue and actions.
- The high ceilings make it all the more funnier.
- Pretty much all of the guard's dialogue and actions.
- Alex imagining himself taking part in the violent acts in The Bible (and later the orgies).
- The grossly over the top hammy ways of the Captain of the Guards. But in particular when he goes to demonstration at the Ludovico institute and gives two pouty claps at the start when it's obvious that he's very skeptical. Then evolves into a smirk while Alex is getting berated by the man, then a look of shock when the naked woman comes out onto the stage, and finally excited clapping for her when she leaves.
- When Mr. Alexander was trying to get Alex to drink his wine.
- The whole scene, really. Alex is eating his pasta while Mr. Alexander and Julian stare at him silently. It just feels super awkward.
- Kubrick instructed Patrick Magee to exaggerate further and further with every take, to the point that he once leaned over between takes to ask Malcolm McDowell: "I think I'm overdoing it — is this really what he wants? It feels to me like I'm trying to take a massive shit this whole time!"
- The whole scene, really. Alex is eating his pasta while Mr. Alexander and Julian stare at him silently. It just feels super awkward.
- (While being interviewed by the journalist) Alex: "...It always feels like something terrible is about to happen to me" <head falls into plate of pasta with a loud splat; knocked out by drugged wine>
- A doctor and a nurse making out behind some hospital curtains rush out half dressed when they realize Alex has regained consciousness.
- Alex's responses to the picture slides in his recovery:
- "My mind is a blank! Er... and I'll smash your face... for you, yarblockos!"
- "Cabbages! Knickers! It's not got a - a beak!"
- "No time for the old in and out, love. I've just come to read the meter!"
- "You know what you can do with that watch? Stick it up your arse!"
- "Eggiwegs. I would like to smash 'em. And pick em all up... and THROW- *hits himself* OW! Fucking hell."
- Alex popping open his mouth to be fed towards the end.
- After all the crime, depravity, psychological torture, and disturbing examinations of dystopia, what does Kubrick choose to play over the film's end credits? "I'm siiiiingin' in the rain... Just siiiiiingin' in the rain..."
