HealtH (1980)
September 12, 1980Release Date
HealtH (1980)
September 12, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Carol Burnett
Gloria Burbank
Lauren Bacall
Esther Brill
Glenda Jackson
Isabella Garnell
James Garner
Harry Wolff
Paul Dooley
Dr. Gil Gainey / Writer
Henry Gibson
Bobby Hammer
Alfre Woodard
Sally Benbow
Donald Moffat
Colonel Cody
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Robert Fortier
Chief of Security
Robert Altman
Director / Producer / Writer
Joseph Byrd
Music
Edmond L. Koons
Director of Photography
Tony Lombardo
Editor
Dennis M. Hill
Editor
Tom Benko
Editor
Frank Barhydt
Writer
Randy Glass
Gaffer
Tommy Thompson
Executive Producer
Scott Bushnell
Associate Producer
Wolf Kroeger
Associate Producer
Robert J. Quinn
Art Direction
Jacqueline S. Price
Set Decoration
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Sam Gemette
Sound Editor
Robert Gravenor
Sound Designer
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David M. Horton
Sound Editor
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Don Merritt
Sound Designer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingPG
Budget$6,000,000
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This Movie Is About.
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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.