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Health (film)
An advertisement for the film in The New York Times, April 1982
The names of five cast members-Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall and Dick Cavett-are seen at the top of a thickly bordered box; the first names and stacked atop the surnames. Below "Robert Altman's" is the word "HEALTH", with the sides of the Hs tilted to the left and right. A blurb from the Variety magazine reads, "Genuinely humourous! (sic) Incisively funny!" The theater information, the MPAA logo and rating (PG), and the Fox studio logo are shown at the bottom of the box.
Film information
NameHealtH
Directed byRobert Altman
Produced byRobert Altman
Written byFrank Barhydt
Robert Altman
Paul Dooley
StarringCarol Burnett
Glenda Jackson
James Garner
Lauren Bacall
Paul Dooley
Alfre Woodard
Music byJoseph Byrd
CinematographyEdmond L. Koons
Editing byTony Lombardo
Dennis Hill
Tom Benko
StudioLion's Gate Films
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release dateUnited States:
April 7, 1982 (Film Forum, New York City)
Running time105 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$6 million 

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'HealtH' (also known as 'Health' and 'H.E.A.L.T.H.' ) is a 1980 ensemble comedy film, the fifteenth feature project from director Robert Altman. It stars Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall, and Paul Dooley, and was written by Altman, Dooley and Frank Barhydt. The film's title is an acronym for "Happiness, Energy, and Longevity through Health".

A parody and satire of the U.S. political scene of the time, HealtH is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president. The election is rife with backroom deals and scandal; a businessman, Colonel Cody, is out to rig the votes and the outcome. Dick Cavett and Dinah Shore, two television talk show personalities of the time, are mentioned prominently in the film.

HealtH was made by Robert Altman's company, Lion's Gate Films, in early 1979. It was the director's last film for the 20th Century-Fox studio, which shelved its official release for over two years. Despite this, it received festival showings and a brief Los Angeles run during 1980. The film was broadcast on various U.S. television stations over the years, including The Movie Channel and Fox Movie Channel, but has never been issued on home video.

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Name Character Description Source
Carol Burnett Gloria Burbank A candidate for the HealtH election, and a White House representative. She becomes sexually aroused whenever she is frightened. 
Burnett appeared in another Altman film, 1979's A Wedding.		  
Lauren Bacall Esther Brill An 83-year-old virgin   who is the most popular pick for the election; her motto is "Free Yourself".  She tends to drift into sleep every time she tries finishing a sentence, and also believes that orgasms shorten a woman's life by 28 days. 
Glenda Jackson Isabella Garnell Brill's rival in the HealtH campaign,  she borrows her speeches from Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson  and commits her thoughts to a tape recorder. 
James Garner Harry Wolff Gloria Burbank's ex-husband,  and Esther Brill's campaign manager. 
Paul Dooley Dr. Gil Gainey A salesperson for "Vita-Sea", a powdered kelp product.  Twice in the film, he pretends to drown in a pool in order to receive publicity, after his part in the campaign gets little attention.  His character is similar to John Triplette in Altman's Nashville. 
Henry Gibson Bobby Hammer Specializes in dirty tricks in the political field.  To convince Burbank that Garnell is a transsexual, he disguises himself as a female navy officer. 
Alfre Woodard Sally Benbow An African-American, and the hotel's public relations director.  At one point in the film, she observes that the convention's guests may not be as healthy as they seem.
Donald Moffat Colonel Cody A businessperson who claims to own not only the convention, but the government as well.  He is actually Esther Brill's brother, Lester. 
Dick Cavett Himself A talk show host at hand for the coverage of the HealtH events.
Dinah Shore Herself Appears at the end of the film in a small cameo, as she prepares for a hypnotists' convention. 
Nathalie Blossom The Steinettes An a cappella quartet from Greenwich Village, New York,  who are dressed in different outfits during the convention. Gerard Plecki calls their songs "ironic commentary on the health crisis implied in the film". 
Julie Janney
Patty Katz
Diane Shaffer

Films directed by Robert Altman

1950sThe Delinquents (1957)
1960sCountdown (1968) * That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
1970sMASH (1970) * Brewster McCloud (1970) * McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) * Images (1972) * The Long Goodbye (1973) * Thieves Like Us (1974) * California Split (1974) * Nashville (1975) * Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) * 3 Women (1977) * A Wedding (1978) * Quintet (1979) * A Perfect Couple (1979)
1980sHealtH (1980) * Popeye (1980) * Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) * Streamers (1983) * Secret Honor (1984) * O.C. and Stiggs (1984) * Fool for Love (1985) * Beyond Therapy (1987)
1990sVincent & Theo (1990) * The Player (1992) * Short Cuts (1993) * Prêt-à-Porter (1994) * Kansas City (1996) * The Gingerbread Man (1998) * Cookie's Fortune (1999)
2000sDr. T & the Women (2000) * Gosford Park (2001) * The Company (2003) * A Prairie Home Companion (2006)



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