HealtH (1980)
September 12, 1980Release Date
HealtH (1980)
September 12, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Carol Burnett
Gloria Burbank
Glenda Jackson
Isabella Garnell
James Garner
Harry Wolff
Lauren Bacall
Esther Brill
Robert Altman
Director
Henry Gibson
Bobby Hammer
Frank Barhydt
Writer
Alfre Woodard
Sally Benbow
Paul Dooley
Writer
Donald Moffat
Colonel Cody
Joseph Byrd
Composer
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Edmond L. Koons
Cinematographer
Robert Fortier
Chief of Security
Tom Benko
Editor
Sam Gemette
Sound Editor
David M. Horton
Sound Editor
William Hoy
Assistant Editor
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wolf Kroeger
Associate Producer
Scott Bushnell
Associate Producer
Dennis M. Hill
Editor
Tony Lombardo
Editor
Robert Gravenor
Sound Designer
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Tommy Thompson
Executive Producer
Robert J. Quinn
Art Direction
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Randy Glass
Gaffer
Jacqueline S. Price
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingPG
Budget$6,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
HealtH (also known as Health and H.E.A.L.T.H.) is a 1980 American 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 (no relation to Lionsgate 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 it has never been issued on home video.