Showing posts with label Leon Uris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leon Uris. Show all posts

Oct 29, 2010

Catch 22

Did you know it was originally named “Catch-11.”? Author Joseph Heller tried out Catch-11, but because the original Ocean’s Eleven movie was newly in theaters, it was scrapped to avoid confusion. He also wanted Catch-18, but a recent publication made him switch titles to avoid confusion, Leon Uris’ 'Mila 18'. The number 22 was finally chosen because it was 11 doubled.