I was fortunate to see the play (directed by Mike Nichols) during its initial run at Lincoln Center, and I am grateful to Altman for filming it soon after it closed. Trying to "open up" this one-set play would probably have diminished its impact, and Altman is extremely faithful to the play's script. I had a VHS bargain tape of this, in LP mode, and have not seen the film since the tape became obsolete about two decades ago. I'd say that George Dzundza and Matthew Modine gave the performances of their careers here, and it is a shame the film was not more widely distributed.
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