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Catch-22
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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   8,945 votes
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Director:
Mike Nichols
Writers:
Joseph Heller (novel)
Buck Henry (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 June 1970 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | War more
Plot:
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Oscar Comes Early for Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman & Gordon Willis
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Oscar Comes Early for Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman & Gordon Willis
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User Comments:
We Hate This, That's the Catch more (104 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Arkin ... Capt. John Yossarian
Martin Balsam ... Col. Cathcart
Richard Benjamin ... Maj. Danby
Art Garfunkel ... Capt. Nately (as Arthur Garfunkel)

Jack Gilford ... Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka
Buck Henry ... Lt. Col. Korn

Bob Newhart ... Maj. Major Major Major

Anthony Perkins ... Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
Paula Prentiss ... Nurse Duckett

Martin Sheen ... 1st Lt. Dobbs

Jon Voight ... 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder

Orson Welles ... Brig. Gen. Dreedle
Seth Allen ... Hungry Joe
Bob Balaban ... Capt. Orr
Susanne Benton ... Dreedle's WAC
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Hungary:14 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:AL (2003) (DVD) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1971) | Portugal:(Banned) (1970-1974) | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:R | Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Paul Simon was originally going to be in the film, but his role was written out. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Major Major begins talking to Sgt Towser in his office about when others can see him, a portrait of FDR can be seen hanging on the wall behind his desk. During the scene, Major Major walks away from, then back to his desk twice more, and each time the portrait is seen, it has changed - from FDR to Winston Churchill to Joseph Stalin. This was an inside joke, done intentionally by the filmmakers to further emphasize the dream like state of the film. more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Paradise Lost (#4.11)" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Stars and Stripes Forever more

FAQ

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User Comments

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112 out of 146 people found the following comment useful.
We Hate This, That's the Catch, 19 June 2000
Author: tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) from Virginia Beach

This is great film-making. I have never experienced greater skill with sound editing. The acting is terrific, the writing crisp and intelligent. The conception deeply nested. Why has the viewing public discarded this film? Interesting question.

Usually the answer is that the film is a poor evocation of the book. It is, of course; films are fundamentally different beasts than books, so the closest one comes is to have congruence of story. But the story is the least important element of either fine books or movies. No intelligent viewer looks for sameness in an adaptation.

I think the reason is simple. We are happy to accept war as heroic. Deep down, that's what we believe; whether as an inescapable fact of evolution or of chauvanistic indoctrination. Against this backdrop, we apply the stuff of our apparent convictions: that war is funny (MASH, the escape movies) or grossly brutal and confusing (Platoon, the first part of Pvt Ryan-- which then reverts to the noble). We just cannot accept the view that war comes from stupidity and selfishness, because it convinces that we, all of us every one is at root stupid and selfish.

This movie is so good, it convinces of that fact, and that's why no one wants to watch it. So no one is convinced. That's the catch.

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