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Catch-22 (1970)

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

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 nominations. See more awards »
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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 <[email protected]>

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The anti-war satire of epic proportions.

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Comedy | Drama | War

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24 June 1970 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Trampa-22  »

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Box Office

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$18,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$24,911,670
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

When Richard Lester was asked to direct , he had just completed " A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum " in Spain on the crumbling Samuel Bronston backlot. He considered using his main lead Zero Mostel as Milo. See more »

Goofs

The Baby Ruth bar rises up inside Danby's pocket as the planes take off. See 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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Soundtracks

Also sprach Zarathustra
(uncredited)
Written by Richard Strauss
Conducted by Fritz Reiner
(when Yossarian first sees Luciana)
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Bravo...Loved it
2 April 2011 | by – See all my reviews

I am in love with this book, so when I saw that there was a movie I flipped out and ordered it right away... and it was fantastic. I love the actors and I love how Nichols directed it. However, I was disappointed of the changes they made, where's Dunbar? He was like my 2nd favorite character. He was Yo-yo's best friend.... Also, they said it was Hungry Joe who was cut in half by McWatt, but it was really Kid Sampson, I could see how they didn't want to have too many characters to keep up with (in the book I felt like that was true) but still, Hungry Joe was...amazing, he was hilarious. Also, I'm not sure if I liked how Nately died, opposed to the books version. I suppose it made more since to kill him off when Milo's deal (the bombing thing), but it was when he died in combat mission that really broke Yossarian. I think Jon Voight did an fantastic job of Milo, he was really how I pictured Milo, I was really excited about that. The poignant walk through Rome that Yossarian takes, was so, perfect as well. But all in all, this was an excellent portrayal of the book, I totally imagined this movie (the settings, what Yossarian looked like, everything pretty much) as I was reading the book.


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