Save for Sherry Lansing, who loved the film, Robert Altman had a fallout with Fox personnel over their handling of "HealtH". After filming "Popeye", Altman tried to contact Norman Levy on its status. The filmmaker complained, "didn't return my phone calls for seven weeks. That's just basic rudeness. I don't think he knows what a movie is anyway." Moreover, he said of the studio's distribution unit: "Norman Levy and the rest are scum. [... They're not interested in movies. They're interested in ski lifts and Coca-Cola."