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Altman's Oscar-winning black comedy set during the Korean War, with Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman and Robert...
Altman's Oscar-winning black comedy set during the Korean War, with Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman and Robert Duvall. The movie sparked a television series that lasted longer than the war itself.
Personnel at the 4077 MASH unit are introduced to newly-arrived surgeons: Captains ‘Hawkeye’ Pierce (Sutherland), ‘Duke’ Forrest (Skerritt) and ‘Trapper’ John (Gould). Hawkeye and Trapper have met before, but Hawkeye cannot recall and Trapper won’t disclose it. The newbies’ unconventional behaviour is deemed ‘unmilitary’, but they’re willing to make their mark on the base through football bets, golfing skills and determining whether or not the head blonde is a natural blonde.
Fact time! Altman earned $US 75,000 for directing the movie. His son Mike, who wrote the lyrics to the theme song which played in the subsequent television series, made $US 2,000,000 from song royalties.
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86 %58 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %53,290 reviewsAudience score rating
"An improbable setting for a comedy, even a stomach-churning, gory, often tasteless, but frequently funny black comedy."
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Variety
Variety"It's the first real film of the 1970s."
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Time Out
Time Out"Although it is impudent, bold, and often very funny, it lacks the sense of order (even in the midst of disorder) that seems the special province of successful comedy."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"One of the reasons M*A*S*H is so funny is that it's so desperate."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Altman's black comedy perfectly expressed the anarchic, rebellious spirit of the 1970s with its blistering anti-war message and contempt for authority."
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BBC
BBCMASH | Details
Award winner- Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards 1971
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 116
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, War
- Country of origin
- USA
