With donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, sally kellerman. Mash is a 1970 american black comedy war film directed by robert altman and written by ring lardner jr. To prevent himself from succumbing to a concussion, hawkeye begins talking endlessly to the family, who cant understand a word hes saying. Also, if you watch the film carefully, which i own now by the way, hawkeye was the one who knew spearchucker jones, not trapper, when the character. The major frank burns in the movie and tv show was based on two characters in the book. In the mash series, 3 different actors played captain trapper john francis xavier mcintyre, m.
Benjamin franklin hawkeye pierce is the chief surgeon of the 4077th mash unit. In the original film, hawkeye donald sutherland produces a distinctive whistle which is appropriated by radar oreilly at the films end. Oct 04, 2018 for much of the pilot episode, hawkeye wears a brown bucket hat with a tall crown, a holdout from the camouflage bucket hat that donald sutherland wore for his portrayal of hawkeye in the 1970 film mash. In mash 19721983, hawkeye pierce was portrayed by alan alda. Mash 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The other characters are absolutely better in the tv show. Captain benjamin franklin hawkeye pierce is the lead character in the mash novels, film, and television series. Apr 15, 2020 mash was a classic wartime sitcom, starring hawkeye and other fan favorites. The first rate cast includes donald sutherland, tom skerritt, elliott gould, robert duvall, and sally kellerman, all of whom went on to very successful acting. Tv series starring alan alda as hawkeye and burghoff as radar. The movie was made almost 50 years ago, and withstands the test of time, if one understands the backgrounds of the korean war depicted and the vietnam war during which mash was filmed. Once the show quickly became an independent entity, the bucket hat saw only limited reappearances. While they were few in number, one of the most powerful was to radar when he received his purple heart and then again when he left for good.
Mash was a classic wartime sitcom, starring hawkeye and other fan favorites. Hawkeye is outraged when a visiting sergeant brings his moose to camp a young korean woman he has bought to keep as his personal servant. A novel about three army doctors, which inspired film and television adaptations that have left a. Hawkeye pierce, going solo, has an accident with a jeep, and is rescued by a south korean family. Jan 27, 2016 you can call it love if you would like. Watch hawkeye starring george chung in this actionadventure on directv. 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 century fox the film depicts a unit of medical personnel. With alan alda, wayne rogers, loretta swit, jamie farr. 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. The staff of an army hospital in the korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. The premise of the movie is hawkeye in a mental hospital, talking to a doctor about what events lead up to him having a breakdown. Howard fishman writes about the fiftieth anniversary of the book mash. You probably missed this reference to the mash movie in the mas. But the surgery scenes make it impossible to write the movie off as a relic of a less enlightened age.
Sep 23, 2019 despite hawkeye s indifference to military customs and protocol, hawkeye did render several salutes to a few select individuals throughout his time of service at the mash 4077th. Clinton francis clint barton, also known as hawkeye, is a skilled marksman, a former special agent of s. The further adventures based on characters created by james fennimore cooper. The 1970 film mash, directed by robert altman, featured an ensemble cast list that included donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, sally kellerman and robert duvall. In the television series, he becomes the chief surgeon of the unit early in the first season. Mash 1970 hawkeye and trapper vs hotlips and frank. One of the reasons mash is so funny is that its so desperate. A novel about three army doctors, which inspired film and television adaptations that have left a lasting cultural legacy. War is chock full of them little kids, cripples, old ladies. For the nostalgic, these memes show how funny the show really was.
The content was not much more than a string of jokes and pranks, some were amusing and some were a bit evil. He is portrayed by donald sutherland in the motion picture and by alan alda in the television show. Oct 14, 2019 the 1970 film mash, directed by robert altman, featured an ensemble cast list that included donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, sally kellerman and robert duvall. Elliott gould robert altmans movie mash 1970 wayne rogers cbs television series mash. Irritated by burns religious fervor, hawkeye and duke get blake to move him to another tent so newly arrived chest surgeon trapper. Mash the movie, is a completely different animal than the tv series which it preceded. The picture is the only theatrically released feature film in the mash franchise, and it became one of the biggest films of.
You know i damn near puke every time i look at her. Trapper john mcintyre elliot gould arrives at the 4077th mash. Hawkeye the woodsman meets a brave english woman trying to free her husband from the french. Jul 24, 2018 howard fishman writes about the fiftieth anniversary of the book mash. You have the privilege of restoring a human beings life by a tender act of mercy. A novel about three army doctors, in the television series hawkeye became the center of the mash units medical activity. In the movie mash, did someone kill a baby or a chicken. He gave his actors latitude for improvisation and ad libbing that veered from the script written by ring lardner, thus producing more naturalistic performances. Captain walter koskiusko painless pole waldowski was the camp dentist and a buddy of hawkeye pierce in the 1970 robert altman film mash who began having questions about his sexuality, and contemplates suicide as a solution, only to be thwarted by the antics of the surgeons with the use of placebos in a hilarious coffin burial scene. In this scene from the 1970 film, hawkeye donald sutherland is joined in the mess tent by the new chief nurse, major margaret othoolihan sally kellerman. Mash is a 1970 film about the surgeons stationed in a mash unit during the korean war. 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. Known for his use of the bow and arrow as his primary weapon, barton had become one of the best agents of s.
When the movie was made into a tv show, just one movie cast member, gary burghoff, made the. Mash would be on the front lines of the culture wars today. Benjamin franklin hawkeye pierce monster mash fandom. See more ideas about mash 4077, favorite tv shows and best tv.
Born and raised in crabapple cove, maine though in early episodes he mentions vermont, hawkeye is the son of dr. Growing up with the tv show im so used to aldas hawkeye. A renegade cop george chung must work with a decorated lawman chuck jeffreys to solve a murder. Mash, movie, korean war, doctors, war set during the korean war, two surgeons, captains hawkeye pierce and duke forrest, join the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital mash, located three miles from the front lines. True, trapper, was more rebellious overall, it seemed, that hawkeye in the movie, but in this case, it was hawkeyes and blakes planning to bring in the ringer spearchucker jones later in the game. In the movie however, despite trapper avenging franks blaming an intern for a soldiers death and hawkeyes helping painlesss problem, i found the movies. The hospitals were located close enough to the front lines to serve wounded soldiers, but far enough away that they werent in danger of bombs or direct combat. And when they are at last out of the operating tent, they devote their lives. The mash movie was different, as one would expect from an altman film. See if these stories have popped up on your radar or did you not have enough of a hawkeye. Reverend francis john patrick father mulcahy mulcahy, is a principal character from the film mash, played by rene auberjonois, and the television series, played by william christopher. In early 1972, alda auditioned for and was selected to play the role of hawkeye pierce in the tv adaptation of the 1970 film mash. Daniel pierce who settled in crabapple cove, maine in 1911. But the surgery scenes make it impossible to write the.
The character was played by donald sutherland in the film and alan alda on television. He was played by george morgan in the pilot episode of the television series, but the producers decided that a quirkier individual was needed for the role, and christopher was cast in his place. Once the show quickly became an independent entity. In mash19721983, hawkeye pierce was portrayed by alan alda. Hawkeye and trapper john sexually harass hoolihan because she disagrees with their freewheeling behavior. I knew you had a had an attraction for hot lips houlihan trapper john. How dare you say that about an officer of the united states army.
On mash, why was hawkeye a captain and frank a major if they. Led by captains hawkeye pierce donald sutherland and trapper john mcintyre elliott gould, they add to the chaos and hilarity of the situation. Hes keeping his identity a secret, much to the consternation of captains duke forrest tom skerritt. Why the reallife hawkeye pierce hated mash history. Altmans mash uses rapidfire overlapping dialogue, that demands one pay attention.
When the movie was made into a tv show, just one movie cast member, gary burghoff, made the jump to the small screen. Although just one of an ensemble of characters in author richard hookers mash. Theres also considerable sex and brief nudity, as well as lots of surgeryrelated blood and gore. Mash stylized on the poster art as mash is a 1970 american black comedy war film directed by robert altman and written by ring lardner jr. Sep 23, 2019 see if these stories have popped up on your radar or did you not have enough of a hawkeye. Robert altmans mash movie is 50 and still a classic observer. Hot lips, in what may be the movies most controversial move, ultimately comes. What actors were in mash the movie and the tv series answers. For much of the pilot episode, hawkeye wears a brown bucket hat with a tall crown, a holdout from the camouflage bucket hat that donald sutherland wore for his portrayal of hawkeye in the 1970 film mash. War is hell and the doctors arent much nicer in robert. The content was not much more than a string of jokes and pranks. He took part in writing 19 episodes, including the 1983 2 1.
Hes more realistic and not as try hardy and nonredeemable as the tv shows version. I still feel like altman and screenwriter ring lardner jr. Mash became the third most popular film of 1970 after love story and airport. With alan alda, mike farrell, harry morgan, loretta swit. The rest of the movie is flashbacks telling the story. His nickname, hawkeye, comes from a character in the novel the last of the mohicans.
Augustus bedford duke forrest in mash, a doctor who shares a tent with hawkeye, trapper and frank burns in the movie. Based on the novel by richard hooker, mash follows a group of mobile army surgical hospital. True, trapper, was more rebellious overall, it seemed, that hawkeye in the movie, but in this case, it was hawkeye s and blakes planning to bring in the ringer spearchucker jones later in the game. Born and raised in crabapple cove, maine, hawkeye is, according to the tv series, the son of dr. Hawkeye was a wisecracking, heavy drinking, womanizing, prankpulling doctor played by donald sutherland in the film. Duke calls a black neurosurgeon a negro boy and hawkeye and trapper john speak gibberish japanese.
It was a movie that served as the 251st and final episode of the series. See more ideas about mash 4077, favorite tv shows, classic tv. With alan alda, wayne rogers, mclean stevenson, loretta swit. Although he was not the first choice to direct it, the hit black comedy mash. Benjamin hawkeye pierce was portrayed by donald sutherland. It is set in a surgical hospital just behind the front lines in korea, and it is drenched in blood. Set during the french and indian war in the area of the hudson valley. You may know robert altmans 1970 film mash, which inspired the. Hawkeye you have the rare privilege that happens on certain occasions to chief executives of states or nations. But the movie version, despite being married, seems less sleazy than aldas single hawkeye.