M*A*S*H Page #3

Synopsis: The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable. Nevertheless, the war goes on,
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
  Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 54 wins & 153 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.4
TV-PG
Year:
1972
25 min
945 Views


DUKE:

What's the initials 'MP' stand for,

Hawkeye?

HAWKEYE:

Shore Patrol, Duke. Let's go!

The Jeep starts off at its maximum takeoff speed and

accelerates dangerously as it careens out of the hospital

grounds.

TIME LAPSE:

EXT. ROAD NEAR OUIJONGBU – DAY

Hawkeye and Duke are driving the Jeep along the muddy road –

they come upon a sign which fills a large part of the screen:

"Last chance before Peking". A short distance behind the

sign, it is now revealed are three parked U.S. Army trucks,

in front of which parades a group of Korean prostitutes from

fourteen to forty-five.

Despite the autumn weather, their costumes, mixed American

mail order and Korean, are chosen for seductive appeal rather

than warmth.

HAWKEYE:

Must be the Famous Curb Service Whore

(pronounced 'howah')

House. You in the market Duke?

DUKE:

(in negation)

I done my shopping in Seoul last

night.

They now have a fairly clear view of a GI and a Korean female

lying in tight formation in the bed on one of the trucks,

their activity only partially concealed by a blanket.

DUKE:

Curb service is right.

TIME LAPSE:

EXT. APPROACH TO 4077TH MASH – DAY

Hawkeye stops the Jeep as they come to a place in the road

where they can get a downward look at their future home. The

river valley in which the 4077th Mash is situated is almost

surrounded by mountains. The components of the post are spread

out in a rough horseshoe with a large compound of level ground

in the middle. At the closed end of the horseshoe is the

main hospital building, made of wood with a tin roof marked

by a large red cross; everything else is canvas. To the left

of the main building are strung out the Admitting Ward,

Laboratory, Dental Clinic, Mess Hall, PX, Showers Tent, Barber

Tent and the Enlisted Men's Tents. On the right side are the

Postop Ward, Officers' Tents, Nurses' Tents, Korean Domestics'

Tents and finally, the Officers' Club. In the f.g., from

Duke and Hawkeye's angle are four helicopters belonging to

the 5th Air Rescue Squadron, and the signs we have already

seen marking the post and the 38th Parallel.

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Ring Lardner Jr.

Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American journalist and screenwriter blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s. more…

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