Jeff Maxwell Movies
- 1975
Still in charge of the 4077th, Maj. Frank Burns (Larry Linville) arrogantly lords it over his subordinates. Things change when the unit's new commanding officer, Col. Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan), arrives at the camp. A old "regular army" man, Potter at first seems to be sympatico to the martinet Burns--but soon proves to be more in tune with the breezy irreverence of chief surgeons Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1975
Hawkeye (Alan Alda) earns the undying enmity of grumpy Artillery colonel Spiker (Tim O'Connor) when he splatters mud on the unforgiving officer. Elsewhere, Frank (Larry Linville) searches high and low for an enemy saboteur, and B.J. (Mike Farrell) offers advice and comfort to the cuckolded Sgt. Zale (Johnny Haymer). Best moment: Hawkeye's sarcastic response to Col. Spiker's climactic "absolution." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1976
As the result of a bet made during a poker game, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) are able to cut phony orders "promoting" Corporal Radar O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff) to the rank of second lieutenant. Unaware that it's all a joke, Radar nervously does his best to take his new rank seriously. But if Radar proves to be uncomfortable as an officer, his discomfiture pales in comparison to the envy displayed by Major Frank Burns (Larry Linville). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
A carnival pitches its tents on Walton's Mountain, and everybody is delighted--everyone except Elizabeth (Kami Cotler), who is tormented by nightmares of being trapped on a runaway Ferris wheel. Apparently, Elizabeth's phobia can be traced back to something that happened when she got lost on the Mountain during the carnival's previous visit. . .and John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is determined to unlock his sister's memory of that mysterious occurrence. Meanwhile, the height-challenged Ben (Eric Scott) goes to great (and amusing) lengths to be just as tall as his brothers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Comedy writers David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams of Airplane and The Naked Gun fame got their start at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, when they formed a theatrical group known as The Kentucky Fried Theater. The Kentucky Fried Movie is based on the KFT's gag-filled theatrical skits. Including well-known stars such as Bill Bixby, Donald Sutherland, Tony Dow, George Lazenby and Henry Gibson, the film has over 22 different segments of varying lengths. Some are seconds long. Longer segments include such highlights as: "Zinc Oxide," which spoofs school educational films; "Cleopatra Schwartz," a spoof of female blaxploitation action films, whose heroine is married to a rabbi; "Sex Record," which depicts a couple who are attempting to follow the step-by-step instructions of a how-to-do-it record; "Catholic High School Girls In Trouble," and "A Fistful of Yen," (the longest episode), which is an elaborate spoof of martial-arts films. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Donald Sutherland, George Lazenby, (more)
- 1977
Signing up for the Famous Las Vegas Writers School correspondence course, Radar (Gary Burghoff) takes pen in hand and sets about to become the next Hemingway. Jotting down his impressions of the week's events at the 4077th, Radar gives special emphasis to birthday boy Frank Burns (Larry Linville). As a natal present for the irascible Frank, good buddies Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) stage a phony argument. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1978
We're not sure who the gentlemen are in this TV movie adaptation of Nora Ephron's Perfect Gentlemen, but there's no doubt as to the identity of the ladies. The plot revolves around three convict's wives. Sandy Dennis owns a bankrupt deli; Lisa Pelikan is pregnant and broke; and Lauren Bacall (in her TV movie debut) is the wealthy wife of an incarcerated labor leader, who has just learned that her husband was cheating on her. Teaming up, the three ladies plan to steal the million dollars that was supposed to secure the release of Bacall's errant hubby. Along for the ride is Lisa Pelikan's mother-in-law Ruth Gordon, a veteran safecracker. Perfect Gentlemen sags a bit a midpoint, but overall is good underhanded fun. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1978
A hellish Korean hot spell has everyone at the 4077th sweltering. Resourceful Klinger (Jamie Farr) tries to exploit the blistering weather by claiming to be crazy with the heat, thereby (hopefully) securing himself a Section 8. Meanwhile, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) attempt to hide the fact that they've just received a portable rubber bathtub, and Radar (Gary Burghoff) needs to have his tonsils removed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1978
In his annual Yuletide letter to his sister (the "Sister"), Father Mulcahy (William Christopher) recounts recent events at the 4077th. Mulcahy's missive is tinged with melancholy: As the war drags on and casualties pile up, he feels that his spiritual solace has been of little practical use to his colleagues. Naturally, everyone else in camp has a different point of view. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
In an episode cowritten by M*A*S*H's medical consultant Walter Dishell), the 4077th must perform immediate surgery on a soldier with a severely lacerated aorta. With only 20 minutes to close the wound and restore circulation, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) must rely upon an aortic graft. This puts the doctors in the unenviable position of hoping that the potential graft donor, a GI with a fatal head wound, will die in enough time to save the life of their patient. "Life Time" is the famous episode in which the precious seconds are ticked off by a clock superimposed in the lower corner of the screen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Margaret (Loretta Swit) wonders if she should renew her battlefiled romance with scrappy soldier Jack Scully (Joshua Bryant), especially since he's been busted to Private for punching out an officer. On another front, B.J. (Mike Farrell) and Charles (David Ogden Stiers) are asked to collaborate on a medical-journal article describing a recent life-saving operation. This sparks a literary rivalry the like of which has not been seen since the days of Gilbert and Sullivan. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
The 4077th has had an inordinate amount of wounded lately, and the blame cannot entirely be laid at the feet of the Enemy. It turns out that the US Army is saddled with a certain Colonel Lacy (James Wainwright), whose bullheaded incompetence has cost him the highest casualty rate of any batallion commander. To stem the flow of blood, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) is forced to desperate measures--so desperate that even B.J. (Mike Farrell) is shocked and appalled. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Ostensibly visiting the 4077th on a standard fact-finding tour, Congressional aide R. Theodore Williamson (Lawrence Pressman) turns out to be a stooge for the McCarthyites. As such, Williamson is determined to prove that innocent Margaret (Loretta Swit) is a Commie-loving security risk. Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) cook up a scheme to save Margaret's military career--and, incidentally, to make Williamson look a bigger jackass than he already is. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
With Radar gone, Klinger (Jamie Farr) is overwhelmed by his new responsibilities as company clerk--a situation that Col. Potter (Harry Morgan) tries to remedy. Meanwhile, a depressed B.J. (Mike Farrell), yearning to be reunited with his family, has a violent falling out with his pal Hawkeye (Alan Alda). Before long, the entire camp is looking for Klinger and B.J., who have gone off together on a spectacular bender. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
As a result of Klinger's Thanksgiving dinner, the 4077th is laid low with food poisoning. The only healthy staffers are Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell), who volunteer to pick up some much-needed antibiotics. On their way back to camp, the two doctors become hopelessly lost in what appears to be enemy territory--and find themselves face to face with an oddball from "the other side." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Father Mulcahy (William Christopher) generously offers to help a pretty nurse (Alexandra Stoddart) study for her medical-school entrance exams. Unfortunately, the girl responds in a manner far too affectionate for the celibate Mulcahy. Meanwhile, the rest of the camp tries to figure out how to take showers with an extremely limited water supply. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Having toted up a humongous bar tab, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) vows that he will make the supreme sacrifice. No, he's not giving up drinking, but he does intend to stay stone cold sober for a whole entire week. Meanwhile, aristocratic Charles (David Ogden Stiers) tries to prevent his sister from marrying "beneath her station." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Col. Potter (Harry Morgan) is fed up with the camp's bellyaching in general, and with the constant carping of Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) in particular. Hoping to shut everyone up, Potter appoints the two doctors as the 4077th's new morale officers. As Hawk and Beej go about their seemingly insurmountable duties, Charles (David Ogden Stiers) uses his knowledge of composer Maurice Ravel to give a seriously injured musical prodigy a new lease on life. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
On New Year's Eve, Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) and the staff of the 4077th look back on the events of 1951. As the Korean War raged on unabated, the unit found all manner of ways to keep their sanity. Highlights include Margaret's (Loretta Swit) marathon knitting bees, Father Mulcahy's (William Christopher) new garden, the doctors' makeshift kidney machine, and the Great Baseball Game Debate. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
It looks like the 4077th won't get the Christmas turkey dinner they'd been promised. The only staffer not feeling sorry for himself is Father Mulcahy (William Christopher), who is more concerned that a group of local youngsters will not be properly fed. Mulcahy takes up a collection for the kids, with all but the Scroogelike Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) pitching in with a contribution. Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that Charles is in his own way as generous as the next fellow--but this generosity may have an unintended negative result. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Can it be? Corporal Klinger (Jamie Farr), after so many herculean efforts to win a Section 8 out of the army, has re-enlisted for six more years? The answer to this phenomenon lies in a terse message from Klinger's ex-wife. Meanwhile, a highly trained male Army nurse (Sam Weisman) is fed up with patronizing attitudes of his colleagues. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Everybody is anxious to hear news from home, but the only member of the 4077th in possession of stateside newspapers is Charles (David Ogden Stiers). To be sure, Charles will share the papers with his colleagues--but only after he reads them himself, from cover to cover, one edition at a time. The rest of the 4077th tries to hatch a scheme to wrest the precious papers from Charles' ink-stained clutches. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
B.J. (Mike Farrell) learns to his dismay that his wife Peg is working as a waitress back home to make ends meet. So profound is Beej's depression that he may adversely affect the outcome of a crucial poker game. Meanwhile, old Cavalry man Col. Potter (Harry Morgan) is obliged to undergo a remedial course in Driver's Ed--with Klinger (Jamie Farr) as the instructor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
When the aide to a prominent general shows up at the 4077th, everyone thinks that the man is recruiting for a new MASH unit. It also appears that Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) will be wooed away to the new unit as chief surgeon. Fearful of losing Potter, his "loyal" staff works overtime to undermine his chances--while Charles (David Ogden Stiers) jockeys to become the general's personal physician and Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) struggle with the possibility that they may be separated. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
A young corporal who swapped his dog tags with a friend is consumed by guilt when that friend dies in battle. As the doctors of the 4077th wrestle with this problem, they must also deal with the crestfallen recipient of a "Dear John" letter. And friendly enemies B.J. (Mike Farrell) and Charles (David Ogden Stiers) joins forces to challenge a wheeler-dealer GI securities salesman who threatens to bankrupt the camp. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
