Tim Jones Movies

Friends gather for a dinner party and engage in fascinating conversations that take a much darker turn when the true nature of their interrelations come to light in this Australian comedy-drama. It is Sylvia and her frustrated lover Morris who give the party. She, the editor of an advice column in a feminist magazine, and he are going through a rocky time as she hasn't allowed him to have sex with her since her abortion. The others are Tracy, a fashion model, John, a manipulative closet homosexual, free-spirited fashion designer Viv, Tom, her bisexual lover, and Dan, an aloof loner. As far as secret involvements go, Tracy is having an affair with Morris. John has had an affair with Tom. Tracy claims Dan once beat her, but Dan denies it. The evening progresses and the guests drink much wine and smoke plenty of dope. This loosens their tongues and allows their dirty little secrets to slip out one by one. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Filmed at Los Angeles' famed Improv comedy club, Bob Williams' film consists of a series of comedians telling jokes taken from the Julius Alvin book that lends the picture its title. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Director Allan Arkush knew whereof he spoke in Get Crazy. A longtime employee of Fillmore East, a popular rock-concert locale of the 1960s and 1970s, Arkush brought a great deal of insider's savvy to this comedy about the concert circuit and its denizens. Malcolm McDowell stars as a Mick Jagger-type rocker who is one of several acts lined up for a big New Years' Eve show. If villains Ed Begley Jr., Bobby Sherman and Fabian have their way, however, the show will never get off the ground. The supporting cast is dotted with such cult-flick icons as Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph and Mary Woronov. The musical portion of the program is handled by the likes of Malcolm McDowell, Lou Reed (as a Bob Dylan type) and Bill Henderson (as a Muddy Waters takeoff). In case it hasn't been made clear already, the main "joke" of Get Crazy is the presence in the cast of actors as musicians and musicians as actors; it is to the film's credit that this one joke never wears out its welcome. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In order to take care of a wounded North Korean soldier without alerting the authorities, Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and Trapper (Wayne Rogers) sneak a pint of blood from the sleeping Frank (Larry Linville). Unfortunately, it turns out that Frank may have hepatitis. The problem: how to test Frank and isolate him from the rest of the camp without arousing his suspicions. "Germ Warfare" made its first network TV appearance on December 10, 1972. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Frank Burns (Larry Linville) blows his stack when Hawkeye (Alan Alda) is promoted to chief surgeon. During Hawkeye's celebration party, Frank and his sweetie Hot Lips (Loretta Swit) sneakily arrange for General Barker (Sorrell Brooke) to make a surprise visit to the 4077th. What will happen when the General stumbles onto that impromptu game of "strip dominoes"? Future M*A*S*H regular Jamie Farr makes his first appearance as Klinger in "Chief Surgeon Who?," which originally aired on October 8, 1972. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

M*A*S*H began its 11-year tour of duty on September 17, 1972, with its pilot episode, clevely titled "The Pilot," in which the staff of the 4077th tries to raise 1000 dollars tuition to send Hawkeye's (Alan Alda) Korean houseboy Ho-Jon (Patrick Adiarte) to medical college in America. One of the fundraising schemes is a raffle; the grand prize is a weekend in Tokyo with the delectable Nurse Dish (Karen Philipp). The winner of the raffle comes as a shock to everyone -- no more so than the viewer, who may be surprised to see an unfamiliar actor playing this soon-to-be very familiar M*A*S*H character. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi