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23. The Hot Lipses

Sat May 31, 2025, 12:17 AM

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I'll admit I like the movie, but also that some of it hasn't aged well (and not just the sexism but the pacing and plotting, IMO). No shade on Sally Kellerman, but her Hot Lips was fairly one dimensional - though she had minimal screen time to develop her character. Loretta Switt's Hot Lips was much more fully developed, even though MASH the show was less sophisticated and subtle than MASH the movie.

I'm trying to think now of how many leads from either the movie or the tv show are still alive... I can name Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff, Elliot Gould, Robert Duvall, Mike Farrel, and Jamie Farr...and I can't think of any others...

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Rest in Peace Loretta Swit. [View all] Norbert Friday OP

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I had a crush on her when I watched MASH with my parents as a kid. Basso8vb Friday #7

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