In 1970, Robert Altman broke into the big time by directing MASH, the hit movie (later to be adapted as an even more popular TV series, with asterisks added) starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould. The film was so popular, Altman was given the green light to do whatever he wanted to do next – and what he wanted to do next, later that same year in 1970, was this bizarre, weirdly charming allegorical story. Bud Cort, who had appeared in MASH in a small role, and who