RIP Sally Kellerman

[jr/shotglass]

The movie's comedy was more understated. The TV show's comedy was more knee-slap. Look at the two Frank Burns characters as an example -- Duvall vs. Larry Linville. Very different.

 

[dixiehack]

The one time I tried watching it was as a pre-teen or young teen, so I’m sure a lot of stuff I missed. But I don’t think I even made it through the first hour.

 

[lakefront]

Mark Maron podcast...He even mentioned that he has had to lots of these lately.

 

[hondo]

The original novel upon which the movie was based, "Mash--A Novel About Three Army Doctors," was ghost-written by none other than W.C. Heinz, who wrote "Death of a Racehorse".

The book was really, really funny. The funniest chapter was when Trapper grew his hair and a beard long in the summer, and in a drunken moment during a lull in the fighting, they got the idea to make money to send the houseboy to college by putting Trapper in a loin cloth, tying to a cross and dangling it from a Chopper at different U.S. bases, and charging an appearance fee. When the idea was broached, Trapper had one of the best lines in the book: "Always knew I'd made good. Never thought I'd get to the top so fast."

The chapters dealing with the football game, the Painless Pole/impotence and playing golf in Japan were also very good.

 

[DanOregon]

Oh the movie made me an Altman fan. The scene above in the radio room is a classic.
Padre: "Is this the Bickersons? I love them."...."Oh, I guess....oh, no..."
Radar: "You're shining that thing in my eyes."
Duke: "Hot Lips?"
Hawkey: "Seems like Frank Burns is doing a little dilatation and curretage."
Painless: "Seems like the Major, the new major, is having a dream."

 

[DanOregon]

Not so fun fact: The actor who played Henry Blake in the movie (Roger Bowen) died one day after Maclean Stevenson who played Blake in the TV show died.

 

[da man]

The book was really, really funny. The funniest chapter was when Trapper grew his hair and a beard long in the summer, and in a drunken moment during a lull in the fighting, they got the idea to make money to send the houseboy to college by putting Trapper in a loin cloth, tying to a cross and dangling it from a Chopper at different U.S. bases, and charging an appearance fee. When the idea was broached, Trapper had one of the best lines in the book: "Always knew I'd made good. Never thought I'd get to the top so fast."

The chapters dealing with the football game, the Painless Pole/impotence and playing golf in Japan were also very good.

I've always been a big fan of the Pros from Dover.

 

[garrow]

Ham and eggs will be alright. Steak would be even better.

 

[Azrael]

'Hooker' is a pseudonym.

The book was written by Dr. Richard Hornberger.

And WC Heinz.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

This is no shot at Loretta Swit, who made a career out of it. But I have always thought that Kellerman was the sexier Hot Lips.