in the classic sense of the four humor ( which be not specific to the concept of funny or even entertainment ) and altman h. e. a. l. t. h. treat all of the humor and and actually in very funny and entertaining way . there the phlegm and a personify by lauren bacall very slow and guarded and and protective character esther brill and who mission in life appear to be all about appearance and protect the secret of her age and beauty more than her well be . there paul dooley choleric dr. gil gainey and who like a fish out of water ( perhaps more like a seal ) flop around frenetically and bark and exhort the crowd to subscribe to his aquatic madness . the melancholy of glenda jackson isabella garnell smack of shakespeare trouble and self righteous hamlet even proffer a soliloquy or two . and let not forget henry gibson bile character and bobby hammer ( the breast that feed the baby rule the world ) . then there the character harry wolff and gloria burbank ( james garner and carol burnett and respectively ) and relatively sane character strive to find some kind of balance amongst all the companion and extreme humor who have convene for h. e. a. l. t. h. a kind of world trade organization specialize in h. e. a. l. t. h. and which be to say anything but health . this be altman at his classic best .