M*A*S*H (Five Star Collection) : DVD : Elliott Gould : Donald Sutherland : Robert Altman : Foxvideo

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Product Summary

Publisher: Foxvideo

Format: DVD

UPC: 00024543027096

Buy.com Sku: 40161406

Item#: VDKGSM

Category Keywords: Black Comedy Buddies Doctors Essential Cinema Military Recommended Satire Theatrical Release War

Rating:

Restored, uncut original version!

Features: DVD, Spanish, Subtitled

One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. 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. Robert Duvall, Gary Burghoff and Sally Kellerman co-star as a sanctimonious Major, an other-worldly Corporal and a self-righteous yet lusty nurse.

"...gave new meaning to the word "irreverence," set new style for contemporary filmmaking..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"One of America's funniest films!" Time Magazine

Editor's Note

With the release of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H in 1970, a new form of comedy was born, one that would help to forever change the face of cinema. Altman's audacious film reflected the American counterculture's growing distrust of religion and government in the late 1960s and early 1970s, resulting in one of the biggest box office smashes of its time. Introducing the techniques he would employ throughout his storied career--overlapping dialogue, a constantly moving camera with a heavy amount of zooming, and a bold combination of frank subject matter with cynical humor--Altman immediately vaulted himself to Hollywood's upper ranks. Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, M*A*S*H follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers as they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean conflict. Led by sardonic captains "Hawkeye" Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and "Trapper" John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), the film has the feel of an absurd three-ring circus. Other characters include the uptight nurse "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan (Sally Kellerman), the confused Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall), the troubled Captain "Painless" Waldowski (John Shuck), and the simpleminded Captain "Duke" Forrest (Tom Skerritt). Altman's decision to present his film as a series of loosely connected vignettes rather than a traditionally unfolding narrative perfectly captures the freewheeling spirit so unique to early-'70s cinema.

Features

	30th Anniversary MAS*H Cast Reunion
	Film Restoration Featurette
	Subtitles: English, Spanish
	"Enlisted: The Story Of MASH* All-New Documentary
	"MASH* History Through The Lens" Background Documentary
	Original Theatrical Trailer
	Anamorphic Widescreen
	Audio: English Stereo, Mono; French Mono
	Director's Commentary By Robert Altman
	AMC "Backstory" Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
	Still Gallery

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Foxvideo
	Release Date: 1/8/2002
	Running Time: 116 minutes
	Original Release Date: 1970
	Catalog ID: 2002709
	UPC: 00024543027096
	Number of Discs: 2
Audio & Video
	Original Language: Spanish
	Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	2.35:1

Cast & Crew

	Donald Sutherland
	Elliott Gould
	Gary Burghoff
	Rene Auberjonois
	Roger Bowen
	Sally Kellerman
	Tom Skerritt
	Richard Hooker - Based On Novel By
	Robert Altman - Director
	Harold E. Stone - Director of Photography
	Mike Altman - Musical Score
	Johnny Mandel - Musical Score
	Ingo Preminger - Producer
	Leon Ericksen - Producer
	Ring Lardner, Jr. - Writer

Awards


Oscar (1971)
	Ring Lardner, Jr., Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium
	Sally Kellerman, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
	Robert Altman, Nominee, Best Director
	Ingo Preminger, Nominee, Best Picture

Memorable Quotes

"I wonder how a degenerate person like you could have reached a position of responsibility in the Army Medical Corps."----Hot Lips (Sally Kellerman) to Dago Red (Rene Auberjonois)|"He was drafted."----Dago Red's reply to Hot Lips

Professional Reviews

Total Film
"...[An] inspired, skittish conflict comedy....Subtle, underplayed and poignant..." 07/01/2003 p.137

Entertainment Weekly
"M*A*S*H* is still funny..." -- Grade: B 04/21/2006 p.61

Premiere
"[I]t still boasts a splendid ensemble...[and] a breezy antiestablishment attitude..." 08/01/2006 p.67

BBCi 9 of 10
With its bracing mixture of chaos, carnage and craziness, Altman's black comedy perfectly expressed the anarchic, rebellious spirit of the 1970s with its blistering anti-war message and contempt for authority. - Neil Smith

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4 of 5 A Well Deserved Special Edition DVD Tuesday, January 08, 2002
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Fox Studios has released one of the greatest anti-war movies with newly restored visuals. The DVD is loaded with extras that will make all fans ecstatic with joy over excellent treatment the movie receives. The commentary and documentaries give the viewer insight into the filmmaker’s mind that most viewers did not have before. The only sore point with the movie and packaging believe it or not is the extra inserted advertisements. Fox Studios thought it appropriate to place a flyer in the keep case called “Fox War Classics.” All of the movies portrayed in the flier are classic war movies that do not fit the antiwar stance M*A*S*H takes.

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