1970sComedyHumorMovieMovie ComedySpecials

Comedy – 1970 – M A S H Movie Special Excerpt – The Dismantling Of Major Frank Burns

M*A*S*H 4077th surgeon Major Frank Burns was played flawlessly by actor Robert Duvall in the 1970 movie smash hit M*A*S*H…..which isĀ AmericanĀ black comedyĀ war filmĀ directed byĀ Robert AltmanĀ and written byĀ Ring Lardner Jr.,…which was based onĀ Richard Hooker’s novelĀ MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The picture is the only theatrically releasedĀ feature filmĀ in theĀ M*A*S*HĀ franchise….and it became one of the biggest films of the early 1970’s forĀ 20th Century Fox.Ā 

Robert Duvall (born January 5, 1931)Ā is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades….who has been nominated for sevenĀ Academy Awards, while winning for his performance inĀ Tender Mercies….and sevenĀ Golden Globe Awards, whileĀ winning four…. plus has won aĀ BAFTA….aĀ Screen Actors Guild Award….and anĀ Emmy Award. He received theĀ National Medal of ArtsĀ in 2005.

Duvall has starred in numerous films and television series, includingĀ To Kill a MockingbirdĀ (1962),Ā The Twilight ZoneĀ (1963),Ā The Outer LimitsĀ (1964),Ā BullittĀ (1968),Ā True Grit(1969),Ā MASHĀ (1970), as seen in this video herewith,Ā THX 1138Ā (1971),Ā Joe KiddĀ (1972),Ā The GodfatherĀ (1972),Ā The Godfather Part IIĀ (1974),Ā The ConversationĀ (1974),Ā NetworkĀ (1976),Ā Apocalypse NowĀ (1979),Ā The Great SantiniĀ (1979),Ā The NaturalĀ (1984),Ā Lonesome DoveĀ (1989),Ā The Handmaid’s TaleĀ (1990),Ā Days of ThunderĀ (1990),Ā Rambling Rose(1991) andĀ Falling DownĀ (1993).

In this scene excerpt from the 1970 movie M*A*S*H….we get to see the dismantling of surgeon Major Frank Burns by his fellow surgeons Captain Hawkeye Pierce and Captain Trapper John McEntyre….who are of the opinion that Major Burns isĀ “just a bit off his rocker”Ā mentally….in a scene that is simplyĀ “pureĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  gold” in our treasure chest of vintage memories….for this is nothing short ofĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā hilarious.

Ā 

Ā 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Back to top button