Catch-22 [DVD]

Starring: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, et al.

Product Description

The cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller's scathing black comedy about a small group of flyers in the Mediterranean in 1944.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: RRelease Date: 13-AUG-2002Media Type: DVD This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 009736069244
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Paramount
• Director: Mike Nichols
• Starring: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: anamorphic
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

“Help him, help him.” “Help who?”

The story is mostly a flashback within a flashback. The basic story is of Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin) is a World War II bombardier who wants to get out of the war. However, it gets complicated with many characters that are played by a bevy of character actors. There is plenty of subtle comedy mixed with some scenes that can make you sick. A lot of what looks like disjointed and irrelevant scenes become one cohesive story by the end. Even the frontal nudity scene fits. If you like this sort of film, you should watch “Jacob’s Ladder.” With all the effort and great filming, this film still has no exceptional or socially meaningful message. Luckily, the film is complete, and we can understand what is being cut out of the TV versions. My favorite part was the part where Yossarian first sees Luciana (Olimpia Carlisi) in white walking by, and they play "Also Sprach Zarathustra," Written by Richard Strauss.