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What's Up Doc? (1972)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:28

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: Barbra Streisand was never more likable than in this energetic, often hilarious screwball farce from director Peter Bogdanovich.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Trouble seems to follow know-it-all Judy Maxwell (Barbra Streisand) wherever she goes. This time it takes the form of Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neal), a musicologist attending a convention where... Trouble seems to follow know-it-all Judy Maxwell (Barbra Streisand) wherever she goes. This time it takes the form of Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neal), a musicologist attending a convention where he's competing for a grant that will allow him to study the musical properties of certain igneous rocks. Judy pursues Howard despite his protests, and his overbearing fiancée, Eunice Burns (Madeline Kahn), begins to question his motives. To make matters more confusing, there are four identical plaid overnight cases circulating through the Bristol Hotel: one contains diamonds and jewelry, another holds top-secret government files, a third is filled with Judy's clothes, and the fourth, Howard's rocks. As the hotel detective tries to steal the case of jewelry, an agent hunts the man who holds the secret papers, while the last two suitcases naturally find their way into the wrong hands in this caper-of-errors. After a sidesplitting chase through the streets of San Francisco, the entire mess gets sorted out in the courtroom of a tense judge who just happens to know Judy all too well. Madeline Kahn's film debut, this madcap adventure is directed by Peter Bogdanovich (PAPER MOON, MASK). [More]

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Austin Pendleton, Sorrell Booke, Stefan Gierasch, Mabel Albertson, Michael Murphy

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Producer: Peter Bogdanovich
Composer: Artie Butler

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Bogdanovich has delivered a film with energy, wit, and a madcap pace that is well worth watching.

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02/02/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Memorable and very funny.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

A homage to Hollywood screwball comedy that by and large gets its pace and cartoon/slapstick timings right.

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Brian J. Arthurs
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Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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Carol Cling
Carol Cling
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Chuck O'Leary
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Cole Smithey
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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

90 easy minutes of big laughs

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Don Willmott
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07/05/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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a fun, nostalgic trip to the screwball comedy days of old Hollywood featuring Striesand at her most likable

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10/01/05
Eric Melin
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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

It’s never quite as tight or fierce as the original screwballers, but is fizzy and loveable and always worth watching.

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02/02/09
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine

Not successful as a screwball update; it manages instead to create a considerable diversion despite itself.

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06/04/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Enjoyable thanks to the fine use of San Francisco locations and an agreeably nutty Barbra Streisand.

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03/06/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Bogdanovich's slapstick tribute lives up to its inspiration.

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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08/21/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

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08/05/05
Jon Niccum
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Lawrence Journal-World

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11/05/03
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

Bogdanovich's rethinking of Bringing Up Baby frankly outdoes the original

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
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