Catch-22
Can I Borrow This?
Joseph Heller's novel was one of the seminal literary events of the 1960s, but Mike Nichols's film ultimately proved too literal in its attempt to bring Heller's fragmented fiction to the screen. Still, Nichols, who made this on the heels of
The Graduate
, seemed the ideal candidate to tackle this Buck Henry adaptation. The story deals with bomber pilot Yossarian (Alan Arkin), who has flown enough missions to get out of World War II but can't because the number of missions needed for discharge keeps getting raised. The satire and absurdity of Heller's book get lost in Nichols's effort to give screen time to the members of his all-star cast, which includes Orson Welles, Jon Voight, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Richard Benjamin, and Martin Sheen, among others.
--Marshall Fine
| uuid: |
EC1610CA-8524-42D5-9A36-4F6E0D13162A |
| upc: |
0097360692440 |
| title: |
Catch-22 |
| theatricalDate: |
24-06-1970 |
| stars: |
Alan Arkin
Martin Balsam
Richard Benjamin
Art Garfunkel
Jack Gilford
Buck Henry
Bob Newhart
Anthony Perkins
Paula Prentiss
Martin Sheen
Jon Voight
Orson Welles
Bob Balaban
Susanne Benton
Norman Fell
Charles Grodin
Austin Pendleton
Peter Bonerz
Jon Korkes
John Brent |
| purchase date: |
13-10-2006 |
| publisher: |
Paramount |
| published: |
22-05-2001 |
| price: |
$9.98 |
| net Rating: |
3.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
121 |
| last lookup time: |
182477568 |
| genre: |
Satire
Fighting the System
Comedy
Classics
Black Comedy
World War II
Action & Adventure
Drama
4-for-3 Action & Adventure
4-for-3 Comedy
4-for-3 Drama
4-for-3 All DVDs |
| fullTitle: |
Catch-22 |
| features: |
Anamorphic
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
Subtitled
Widescreen
NTSC
2.35:1 |
| director: |
Mike Nichols |
| currentValue: |
$4.99 |
| created: |
182477568 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B00005ASGC
|
