by MGM (Video & DVD)
Sales Rank: 15944
Price: $14.95
Paddy Chayefsky (<I>Marty</I>) wrote the script for this 1971 film that mixes--in Chayefsky tradition--absurdist satire with a touching, almost wistful love story. George C. Scott plays a cynical doctor battling bureaucratic superstructures on the one hand and hippie-dippy flakiness among some patients on the other. When he falls for an eccentric young woman (Diana Rigg) with an alternative view on everything, the road to liberation from burdensome responsibilities seems to open before him. Director Arthur Hiller (<I>Love Story</I>) doesn't do much more than bring the screenplay to life, though he does create a persuasive sense of urban chaos in the setting. Scott gives a good, thoughtful performance. <I>--Tom Keogh</I>
Viewer Reviews I'm a big G C Scott fan. He was so good at both comedy & drama. I was surprised to come across a movie he'd made that I'd never heard a word about. But, this was released in the early 70's when I was tot so it was a pleasant surprise to find this one listed on Amazon. If you love your a puzzler & don't mind mixing in comedy you'll enjoy this one. There is a mystery here but for the most part the funnier lines stick out in the film. Classic Scott performance. There are murders going on in the hospital while the staff seems to be falling apart. Also an attraction between Riggs & Scott. It all mixes in to make for a very good film.
