![]() ![]() Burbank, a White House representative, has been sent to this venue on the President of the United States' behalf. He interviews Gloria Burbank and Esther Brill, two of the candidates competing for the new Presidency of the HealtH organization. ![]() On the first day of the conference, The Steinettes (a female quartet dressed in green and yellow) introduce Dick Cavett, who is hosting his show on location and covering the details of the event. Harold (Gil) Gainey, a salesperson-turned- independent. : 113 ) The candidates are Esther Brill, an 83-year-old afflicted with narcolepsy who calls herself "the first lady of health" Isabella Garnell, who is serious against commercialism and materialism and Dr. (Their name stands for "Happiness, Energy and Longevity through Health" it also serves as their slogan. As the convention takes place, the members of an organization called HealtH hold a campaign to find out who will become its President. television stations over the years, including The Movie Channel and Fox Movie Channel, but it has never been issued on home video.īearing similarities to Altman's 1975 film Nashville, along with a plotless structure, : 128 HealtH chronicles the progress of a health-food convention held at a luxury hotel in St Pete Beach, Florida. Despite this, it received festival showings and a brief Los Angeles run during 1980. It was the director's last film for the 20th Century-Fox studio, which shelved its official release for over two years. HealtH was made by Robert Altman's company, Lion's Gate Films (no relation to Lionsgate Films), in early 1979. Dick Cavett and Dinah Shore, two television talk show personalities of the time, are mentioned prominently in the film. The election is rife with backroom deals and scandal a businessman, Colonel Cody, is out to rig the votes and the outcome. 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 film's title is an acronym for "Happiness, Energy, and Longevity through Health".Ī parody and satire of the U.S. It stars Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall, and Paul Dooley, and was written by Altman, Dooley and Frank Barhydt. 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. ![]()
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