Health (film)

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Health
Directed by	Robert Altman
Produced by	Robert Altman
Written by	Frank Barhydt Robert Altman Paul Dooley
Starring	Carol Burnett Glenda Jackson James Garner Lauren Bacall Paul Dooley Alfre Woodard
Release date(s)	September 12, 1980
Running time	105 minutes
Language	English
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Health is a 1980 film directed by Robert Altman. Generally considered to be one of Altman's more underrated movies, "Health" takes a satirical look behind the scenes at a health-food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding upon its new president. This election, however, is not unscathed by backroom deals and scandal. In the middle of the skullduggery is a no-nonsense hotel events manager (Woodard).

It is an ensemble film starring Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall, and Paul Dooley. It was written by Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt, and Paul Dooley.

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This film marks the first time Robert Altman collaborated with writer Frank Barhydt, who had a minor recurring role in the Altman-produced miniseries Tanner '88 and co-produced Short Cuts and Kansas City.

President Ronald Reagan called this film the "worst film ever".^{[citation needed]} It has been argued that the senile character played by Bacall was parodying Reagan and that the film itself was a satircal look at the American political scene.

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New York Times Review by Vincent Canby

v • d • e Films directed by Robert Altman The Delinquents (1957) • The James Dean Story (1957) • Countdown (1968) • That Cold Day in the Park (1969) • MASH (1970) • Brewster McCloud (1971) • 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) • Health (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) • Aria (1987) • Vincent & Theo (1990) • The Player (1992) • Short Cuts (1993) • Prêt-à-Porter (1994) • Kansas City (1996)• The Gingerbread Man (1998) • Cookie's Fortune (1999) • Dr. T & the Women (2000) • Gosford Park (2001) • The Company (2003) • A Prairie Home Companion (2006)