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The Hospital is a 1971 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller [2] and starring George C. Scott as Dr. Herbert Bock. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky , who was awarded the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . [ 3 ]
The Plot Against Harry is an American comedy film directed by Michael Roemer. [1] The plot involves Harry Plotnick, a small-time Jewish gangster [ 2 ] living in a now largely Hispanic and African American New York neighborhood, playing the numbers game after being released from prison.
When printer John R. Hodges is forced to retire at age 65 because of a company policy, he decides to do something about it. Dyeing his hair black, he poses as Harold P. Cleveland, the president of his former employer's parent company, and goes on an inspection tour of his old workplace, with the firm's nervous, mystified executives in tow.
Burns assumes Dr. Baird's identity, and jumps at the chance to escape the hospital. With the help of Dr. Baird's secretary, he breaks out and picks up a waiting ticket at the Chicago airport. Burns arrives in Los Angeles, where he is met by Dr. Maitlin's radio show assistant, Dr. Laura Rollins, and escorted to the waiting limousine. He crosses ...
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 61% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With moments of stinging satire undermined by jarring tonal shifts, Teachers offers an education in the limits of a strong cast's ability to prop up uneven writing."
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Child's Play is a stage play written by Robert Marasco.It opened on Broadway on 12 February 1970 at the Royale Theatre and ran for 342 performances, closing on 12 December. . The play was produced by David Merrick and directed by Joseph Hardy, with settings by Jo Mielzi
Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr (Lemmon's wife), Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer. Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins 's 1965 novel, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than go to a nursing home, and strikes ...