A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

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A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general. Written by Jeffrey Struyk <Catch22@ix.netcom.com>

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The anti-war satire of epic proportions.

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Catch 22: Der böse Trick  »

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$18,000,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

In "Catch-22" Jack Gilford who plays "Doc Daneeka" convinces Captain Yossarian to pretend to be dying son of a family that traveled from the US to say goodbye before he dies. In "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", Zero Mostel convinces Jack Gilford who plays the male slave "Hysterium" to pretend to be the corpse of the bride "Philia" to "Captain Milos Gloriosus" so that he can say goodbye to his "bride".. See more »

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During the mission to Ferrera, when Yossarian toggles his bombs early and causes the entire group to bomb the ocean, the top gun turret of Yossarian's B-25 is missing when the plane is seen in head-on process shots against a rear-screen projection of other planes in flight. See more »

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[first lines]
Lt. Col. Korn, XO: [speaking to Yossarian] All you have to do is be our pal.
Colonel Cathcart: Say nice things about us.
Lt. Col. Korn, XO: Tell the folks at home what a good job we're doing. Take our offer Yossarian.
Colonel Cathcart: Either that or a court-martial for desertion.
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Referenced in Dynasty: Catch 22 (1989) See more »

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Also sprach Zarathustra
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Written by Richard Strauss
Conducted by Fritz Reiner
(when Yossarian first sees Luciana)
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Don't buy or rent the VHS or Laser editions of this movie!
24 December 2004 | by See all my reviews

CATCH-22 was filmed using a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 (an image almost two-and-a-half times wider than it is high). Every inch of the picture area was used by the cinematographer for important information. If you watch the horrible, cropped pan-and-scan version, which is all you can get on either VHS or Laser Disc, you are missing close to 40% of the intended picture area and a great deal of important stuff! I've seen this desecrated version and, be warned, you will not even understand the final flashback revelation because it is not even in the frame!! People who can't stand those "black bars" on the top and bottom of the screen are going to miss the entire point of this movie!! Rent or buy the DVD, which is widescreen and restores all this critical image area. Do not judge this film if you can't see it all. I have to wonder how many of the previous reviews here are based upon the unbelievably butchered VHS version.


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