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AFI Movie Club: M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H is ranked #54 on AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films and #7 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs list. And AFI named the M*A*S*H theme song one of the best movie songs in American film!

 

Watch Jeff Goldblum announce the film: 

 

Movie Trivia about M*A*S*H

-DID YOU KNOW that former military surgeon Dr. H. Richard Hornberger and writer W.C. Heinz wrote the novel MASH: A NOVEL ABOUT THREE DOCTORS as a fictional account of Hornberger’s experience as a Korean War Army surgeon?

-DID YOU KNOW that M*A*S*H didn’t make specific references to battles or dates in the Korean War? This was so the film could be an allegory for America’s then-current involvement in the Vietnam War.

-DID YOU KNOW that M*A*S*H screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. was one of the “Hollywood Ten” who were jailed and blacklisted for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee?

-DID YOU KNOW that M*A*S*H became the second top-grossing film in 1970?

-DID YOU KNOW that Ring Lardner, Jr. won an Academy Award® for Best Screenplay for M*A*S*H? The film also received Oscar® nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Directing, Best Film Editing and Best Picture. M*A*S*H also won the 1970 International Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival!

-DID YOU KNOW the film was adapted into the television show M*A*S*H, starring Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce and Loretta Swit as Major Margaret Houlihan? Gary Burghoff (“Radar”) was the only actor from the film to also star in the series.

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The movie doesn’t end at the credits: Family-friendly Discussion Questions 

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-How do you think Vietnam influenced the making of M*A*S*H?

-What do you think about the dichotomy between army surgeon’s challenging jobs and their fun-loving downtime? How did director Robert Altman strike that balance?

-How did the film speak to the counterculture movement in America at the time?

-Which character did you identify with the most and why?

-Which is your favorite Robert Altman film?

-How would you rate M*A*S*H?

 

Watch director Robert Altman talk about M*A*S*H in this exclusive AFI Archive video: 

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