M a s h is a comedy of military humor, with a tear here and there, plenty of gags, and fun dialogue. Inspired by the 1970 film of the same name and the novel mash. Based on the novel by richard hooker, mash follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital. It s available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. People who have seen mash before will know that its realistic style means that characters talk often all at once and over each other and these subtitles help. Based on the novel by richard hooker, m a s h follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital. Trivia the dog tags worn by jamie farr on the show were his own personal dog tags from when he served in the military prior to becoming an actor. Mash robert altmans classic antiwar satire from 1970, using the korean war. Mash movie hip hop remix produced by tyreek cage by tyreek cage. Craig bennett interviews mike farrell memories of mash studio 10. Contrary to popular belief, the events of the movie do not carry over into the mash television series.
Mash is a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. Both are entities that stand on their own, the movie only served as inspiration for the series. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mash near you. The inhabitants of the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital are raucous and witty, but theyre so very angry. It was developed by larry gelbart as the first original spinoff series adapted from the 1970 feature film m a s h, which, in turn, was based on richard hooker s 1968 novel mash. Robert altman s mash, which contains nary a battle scene, is as effectively unromantic a film as one could produce on the subject of war. Elliott gould and jo ann pflug in mash 1970 robert altman in mash 1970 donald sutherland and elliott gould in. Robert altman s feature film m a s h became a surprise hit in 1970, motivating cbs to adapt it for the small screen. A novel about three army doctors by richard hooker, the cbstv series m a s h was about a team of medical staff and accompanying personnel stationed at the 4077th mash mobile army surgical hospital in korea in the early 1950s, during the korean war. Mash is an alltime classic, showing the antics of 3 young surgeons during the korean war. Johnny mandel i am convinced that the best film i suggest the antiwar spirit. M a s h classic tv shows with alan alda and a great cast in this very funny series set in a military hospital in a war zone, lots of pics, read on. Find release information for mash 1970 robert altman on allmovie. And when they are at last out of the operating tent, they devote their lives.
The tone at the mash is established by recent arrivals, surgeons captains hawkeye pierce, duke forrest, and trapper john mcintyre the latter who hawkeye knows he s met somewhere, but trapper who wont divulge where whose antics can be best. Mash season 10 episode 4 give em hell, hawkeye youtube. Watch full episodes of mash and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Getting to the mash 4077 film set location in malibu creek park california in full hd. Mash 1970 imdbm as h 1970 box office mojom as h 1970 movie onlinem as h 1970 full d. Rescue from gilligan s island full movie 1978 duration. On face value, this soundtrack made a lot more sense as a release in 1970, before the advent of home video, than it seems to in 2000. Ill never forget whatshisname with marianne faithfull, and ulysses, both released in 1967, were mainstream films using the fword. In one of the archival interviews found on on the extras dvds in the medicine and martinis box set of the show, jamie farr stated that they are his own tags with his actual personal military information, including name, serial number, and religion.
Mash 25 movie clip sayonara to frank burns 1970 hd duration. May 09, 2018 robert duvall, gary burghoff and sally kellerman costar as a sanctimonious major, an otherworldly corporal, and a selfrighteous yet lusty nurse. Mash 15 movie clip hot lips on the radio 1970 hd by movieclips. Reviewed in the united states on november 27, 2014. Mash stylized on the poster art and related marketing as m a s h is a 1970 american black comedy war film directed by robert altman and written by ring lardner jr. Staring joann pflug, rene auberjonois, sally kellerman and robert duvall. The picture is the only theatrically released feature film in the mash franchise, and it became one of the biggest films of the early 1970s for 20th. Find release information for m a s h 1970 robert altman on allmovie. Led by captains hawkeye pierce donald sutherland and trapper john mcintyre elliott gould, they add to the chaos and hilarity of the situation. Mash stylized on the poster art and related marketing as mash is a 1970 american black comedy war film directed by robert altman and written by ring.
Whereas the movie was rated r, the network believed it could create. Although the title had no punctuation onscreen, in posters for the movie and in the trailer it. Find movie and film cast and crew information for m a s h 1970 robert altman on allmovie. The staff of a korean war field hospital use humor. Alan alda on the mash episode sometimes you hear the bullet its dramatic. M a s h an acronym for mobile army surgical hospital is an american war comedydrama television series that aired on cbs from 1972 to 1983. Based on the novel by richard hooker, mash follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital officers at they perform surgery. Though highly skilled and deeply dedicated, they adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their mobile army surgical hospital, and in the process infuriate army bureaucrats. Watch mash starring donald sutherland in this militarywar on directv. People who have seen m a s h before will know that its realistic style means that characters talk often all at once and over each other and these subtitles help to pick out the important dialogue from the rest of the noise.
Mash stylized on the poster art and related marketing as mash is a 1970 american black comedy war film directed by robert altman and written by ring lardner jr. But no one seeing mash in 1970 confused the film for anything but a caustic comment on the vietnam war. The movie m a s h was part of that new wave of american cinema in which the traditional hollywood method of scoring, with original, romanticstyle instrumental music backing many of the most important scenes, was abandoned. Based on the novel by richard hooker, m a s h follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the korean conflict. One of the world s most acclaimed comedies, mash focuses on three korean war army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by donald sutherland, tom skerritt and elliott gould. Mash 35 movie clip the last supper 1970 hd youtube. This movie was one of the first releases on early 80s rca selectavision ced discs system. Start your free trial to watch mash and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Mash an acronym for mobile army surgical hospital is an american war comedydrama television series that aired on cbs from 1972 to 1983. But no one seeing m a s h in 1970 confused the film for anything but a caustic comment on the vietnam war. Watch m a s h starring donald sutherland in this militarywar on directv. Mash is a rare example of a movie that has been eclipsed by its.
The surgeons work rapidly and with a gory detachment, sawing off legs and tying up arteries, and making their work possible by pretending they dont care. Donald sutherland, elliott gould, and tom skerrit give excellent performances as those doctors. It s set during the korean war, in a mobile army surgical hospital. Read the full synopsis of mash, 1970, directed by robert altman, with donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, at turner classic movies. There are also much earlier, though far from mainstream, movies that include it as well. Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may 2002 duration. Mash opening theme song 1970 soundtrack suicide is painless lyrics. The backstory the making of mash on this edition fully describes the.
Based on the novel by richard hooker, mash follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of. Trivia pauline kael, who in 1970 was the world s most famous film critic and who was notoriously tough on movies, loved mash, saying it was one of the best comedies in recent times. Feb 24, 2019 kelly s heroes movie 1970 clint eastwood, telly savalas, don rickles, carroll oconnor, donald sutherland. Cast and crew credits for mash, 1970, directed by robert altman, with donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, at turner classic movies. The graduate of 1970, and the film that has been expected from director robert altman for. Released january 30th, 1970, mash stars donald sutherland, elliott gould, sally kellerman, tom skerritt the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of 80 out of 100. Radar gary burghoff conducts new korean war surgeons hawkeye donald sutherland and duke tom skerritt to their tent, meeting colleague frank burns robert duvall and local hojon kim atwood, before director robert altman s first operating room scene, in m a s h, 1970. The personnel at the 4077 mash unit deal with the horrors of the korean war and the stresses faced in surgery by whatever means. M a s h 1970 cast and crew based on the novel by richard hooker, m a s h follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the. Mash the movie, is a completely different animal than the tv series which it preceded.
This film contains the first use of the fword in movie history. One of the reasons mash is so funny is that it s so desperate. Starring donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, and sally kellerman. Its understandable that robert altmans 1970 film, which celebrates its 50th. M a s h is an alltime classic, showing the antics of 3 young surgeons during the korean war. Approximately half way through the movie, there s a shot of the moon with an announcement made over the system, as this was filmed on the exact same night that the first humans made.
Mash 1970 cast and crew based on the novel by richard hooker, mash follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the. Mash 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external websites. The staff of a korean war field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Mash 1970 tt0066026 the staff of a korean war field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Trapper john elliott gould was not only not dressed or groomed within the regulations of the us army of the 1950s, it wasnt acceptable during the 1970s filming of movie. Donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt directed by.
The tone at the mash is established by recent arrivals, surgeons captains hawkeye pierce, duke forrest, and trapper john mcintyre the latter who hawkeye knows he s met somewhere, but trapper who wont divulge where whose antics can be best described as non. It is set in a surgical hospital just behind the front lines in korea, and it is drenched in blood. The subtitles, placed helpfully across the screen not just at the bottom were a great help. It was developed by larry gelbart as the first original spinoff series adapted from the 1970 feature film mash, which, in turn, was based on richard hooker s 1968 novel mash. One of the reasons mash is so funny is that its so desperate. New head nurse major houlihan sally kellerman, who has allied herself with the martinet major burns, confronts unorthodox surgeon hawkeye donald sutherland in the mess tent, rene auberjonois commenting, in director robert altman s counterculture korean war comedy mash, 1970. Edited version stars donald sutherland, elliott gould, sally kellerman, tom skerritt the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score. Welcome to the mash wiki, a wiki devoted to the novels by richard hooker and the oscar winning 1970 robert altman movie and the longrunning, emmy awardwinning cbs television series which was based upon from the original 1968 novel. Mash is a marvelously unstable comedy, a tough, funny, and sophisticated burlesque of military attitudes that is at the same time a tale of chivalry. Theres no way that a military officer doctor or not would be allowed to report to a military unit looking as he did. Mash s satiric target was obvious in 1970, and vietnam warweary and counterculturally hip audiences responded to altman s nosethumbing attitude. The film was directed by robert altman and starred donald sutherland as hawkeye pierce and elliott gould as trapper john mcintyre.
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