[Javlin]

Is now on Hulu directed by George Clooney and others.I am up to E-6 and have really enjoyed as well as the original Catch-22 and if you like B-25's it's a must.

Review: 'Catch 22' On Hulu Wrangles A Mighty Beast

 

[CaptainGyro]

I had the pleasure of hearing Joseph Heller give a talk at the Air Force Academy on the process of writing Catch-22 and the meanings behind of some of its details. The novel was wildly popular with us during our introduction to the endless absurdities of military life, and Heller was one of our heroes. Of course, whenever we cited Catch-22 as the explanation for a ridiculous situation we used the Italian accent: "Catcha-tventee-too."

I just re-watched the original film with Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, and Orson Welles, not to mention Paula Prentiss. Well worth it.

 

[csmkersh]

The original movie, directed by Mike Nichols, can be streamed through Amazon Prime.

 

[Tim Burke]

Did y'all see the recent article about what (or, more properly, who) might have been Heller's inspiration?
https://lithub.com/discovering-an-iconic-literary-character-was-based-on-your-grandfather/

 

[Javlin]

That's an interesting read there Tim

 

[CaptainGyro]

Great find Tim. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bearcat6]

I knew a guy who flew one of the B25s for that film, he was an old CBI hump pilot. He really hated the Hollywood folks.

 

[CaptainGyro]

As long as they had that many B-25's in one place they should have taken the opportunity to do a color version of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.