Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen 

In the closing days of the Korean War, the staff of the 4077 M*A*S*H Unit find themselves facing irrevocable changes in their lives.

Director:

Alan Alda

Writers:

Alan Alda, Burt Metcalfe

Stars:

Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Alda	...	Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Mike Farrell	...	Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt
Harry Morgan	...	Col. Sherman T. Potter
Loretta Swit	...	Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
David Ogden Stiers	...	Maj. Charles Winchester
Jamie Farr	...	Sgt. Maxwell Q. Klinger
William Christopher	...	Father Francis Mulcahy
Allan Arbus	...	Maj. Sidney Freedman
G.W. Bailey	...	Sergeant Luther Rizzo
Rosalind Chao	...	Soon-Lee Klinger
John Shearin	...	The Chopper Pilot
Kellye Nakahara	...	Lt. Kellye Yamato, RN
Jeff Maxwell	...	Cpl. Igor Straminsky
Lang Yun	...	The Woman on Bus
Jon Van Ness	...	'Truman'

Storyline

In this final episode, the staff of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit find their lives no less hectic despite the fact that it appears that the war may soon be over. Until then, the staff must deal with events like Hawkeye has been temporarily institutionalized due to a nervous breakdown, Winchester has finally found people who share his taste in classical music and Father Mulcahy has been permanently deafened in a mortar attack. At last, the ceasefire is declared and the staff must come to grips with the fact that this time in their lives is over.

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Plot Keywords:

korean war | mother kills own child | sacrificing a loved one | directed by star | m a s h | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

28 February 1983 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only episode of the series to feature the title of that particular episode on screen.

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Goofs

In the series installment "Hey, Doc", a Sherman tank is called in to simply park at the 4077th to scare off a sniper. In this movie, Potter wants the tank that ends up in camp gone because it would draw fire.

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Quotes

[Some of the 4077th members are about to leave for the 8063rd]
Nurse Kellye: Wait a minute, I'm taking my hometown home. Come on!
[She takes the "Honolulu" sign off of the signpost; some of the other 4077th members take off their other signs]
Father Mulcahy: Let me have Coney Island.

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Connections

Edited from M*A*S*H: Bug Out (1976)

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Soundtracks

Oh! Susanna
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Played by the Chinese musicians

User Reviews

one of the best tv movies ever made

I watched M*A*S*H growing up as a kid. When it all started. When I watched the series finale in 1983 I was all choked up. I felt as if I lost my family. Every cast member from Mclean Stevenson Col. Blake to PVT Igor. As it has been said all great and wonderful things such as M*A*S*H must come to an end. I have just got done watching Goodbye, Farewell and Amen again on the FX channel. No matter what every time I watch it I get a big lump in my throat from beginning to end where Hawkeye reads his message from B.J.. To this day I still watch M*A*S*H the 30 minute episodes. There was no better way to end the series as the producers and creators have done. Once again to all the M*A*S*H fans out there and the crew and cast Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.