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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| The lyrics of the opening theme song were written by Mike Altman, director Robert Altman's son. How old was he at the time? | M*A*S*H
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14. Reportedly, Mike Altman made more money from the movie than his father did.
| The movie is based on what author's novel by the same name? | M*A*S*H
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Richard Hooker. All of the characters are composites of people Hooker knew, met casually, worked with, or heard about.
| Which actor played the same character in BOTH the movie version and TV series of "M*A*S*H"? | M*A*S*H
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Gary Burghoff (Radar). Radar loves all animals, but only in the television version of "M*A*S*H", not in the movie or book versions.
| Rene Auberjonois, who played Father Mulcahy, later became well-known for playing which "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" character? | M*A*S*H
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Odo. You wouldn't think the soft-spoken Father Mulcahy and the gruff Odo were played by the same man, but it goes to show Auberjonois' incredible talents.
| "M*A*S*H" and another film satirizing a recent American war were released the same year. Which was this other film? | M*A*S*H
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Catch-22. "Catch-22", based on a bestselling novel, featuring a huge cast, and boasting director Mike Nichols fresh from his success with "The Graduate" (1967), was expected to be the more successful film. When the reverse proved true, Robert Altman hung a banner in his office reading: "Caught-22."
| When Hot Lips wanted to discuss the nurses on Hawkeye's shift, what was Hawkeye pretending to be eating? | M*A*S*H
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Lobster. Hawkeye hailed from Crabapple Cove, Maine, where lobsters abound.
| Hawkeye's nickname was given him by his father, after a fictional character from which novel? | M*A*S*H
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Last of the Mohicans. This bit of info isn't actually mentioned in the movie, but it's in the book and Hawkeye frequently mentions it in the TV show. It was Hawkeye's father's favorite novel.
| In the New Era Hospital and Whore House, Hawkeye sees a well-dressed man walk into the establishment. What is his response? | M*A*S*H
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Whispers, "Is that a client?". The Geisha girl then laughs at him. In fact, the Geisha girl laughs at everything.
| In the TV series of "M*A*S*H," Hawkeye is chosen chief surgeon. Who is chief surgeon in the movie version? | M*A*S*H
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Trapper. During the TV series, Alan Alda's "Hawkeye" was by far a more popular character than Wayne Roger's "Trapper". In fact, Rogers quit the show because his character barely got any good lines, if any!
| What two historical figures are quoted at the beginning of the movie? | MASH
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MacArthur and Eisenhower. The MacArthur speech was about coming home from Korea and retiring. The quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower read, "I will go to Korea."
| What is an "Oklahoma"? | MASH
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A pair of eights, a ten of spades, a deuce and a five. As quoted by Trapper while playing poker. Many quotes were lost in the shuffle in scenes with many people. This was a concept Robert Altman wanted to use often. It added even more to the chaos that is war.
| What two people who wrote the music and lyrics to "Suicide is Painless"? | MASH
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Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman. Mike Altman was only fourteen when he wrote the words.
| According to the PA announcement, what were to be removed to make rooms look clean? | MASH
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Pictures, postcards, nude calenders, etc.. One of many announcements used in the background throughout the film.
| What was the Painless Pole character's real name? | MASH
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Walt Waldoski. Painless was the 4077th's dentist. He is the key to the theme song. His experience with the "Black Capsule" leads to a brilliantly hilarious series of events.
| What was Painless's rank? | MASH
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Captain. Hawkeye, Trapper, and Duke were also Captains. For the record, Frank Burns was a Major, Henry Blake was a Lt. Colonel, and Hot Lips was a Major.
| What was "Me Lay" Marston's primary profession? | MASH
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Anesthesiologist. We discovered Me Lay in Tokyo. He was found in the operating room when Hawkeye and Trapper operated on the Senator's son.
| What was Trapper's real name? | MASH
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John McIntyre. We learned this after Hawkeye figured out who Trapper was when he intercepted a pass thrown by Trapper. They played football against one another in college.
| What was the last thing heard at the end of the movie? | MASH
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Oriental gong. The sound was used periodically throughout the film. "That is all"...Bong!
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