In this scene from 1973’s O Lucky Man, Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) comes to the end of his very long journey and finds himself auditioning for a role in a Lindsay Anderson film.
Anderson, of course, was also the director of O Lucky Man! and it’s obvious that the film that Mick is auditioning for is meant to be Anderson’s previous film, If.
McDowell, of course, actually did star in If. In fact, he played a character named Mick Travis.
After all of his surreal adventures, can Mick still smile enough to get the part?
Through the Shattered Lens 
This is my second favorite film of all time – right after “The Godfather”. When I interviewed Malcolm at the Cannes Film Festival once I told him that and he said “SECOND?” But understood when I told him #1! I also connected this movie to “Seinfeld” and show how here: https://johnrieber.com/2026/06/13/happy-birthday-malcolm-mcdowell-from-o-lucky-man-to-a-clockwork-orange-caligula-and-seinfeld/
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