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In Reply to: Re: Anybody catch "Catch 22" on AMC? posted by Buckeye on April 23, 2004 at 10:30:45:

is that's it's a fifties book about a forties war and the film reflects sixties values.

Not quite - late 15:03:30 04/23/04 (0)
While it was published in 55, it was pretty much ignored until '62. I feel it was waiting for the audience, rather than the other way round.
Having lived through the depressingly literal 50's, I feel Heller's book is very much part of the Sixties. Liked the movie, too.
Re: Good point... - Buckeye 12:09:06 04/23/04 (1)
...and well said, but MASH wasn't as good a novel (imo), and Altman made it special; Mike Nichols dropped the ball on this one, imo, for one of the only times in his carrer.
Do you know what year MASH was written? fifties?
have a good w/e,
Gary
- Re: The book "Mash" - rico 13:56:25 04/23/04 (0)
  was published in 1968. Altman's film came out in 1970. There were two novel sequels.

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