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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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Apr 29, 2003

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4/5

Ian Nathan

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 02 2009 12:15 PM

Empire Magazine

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3/4

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 02 2009 12:15 PM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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B

Steven D. Greydanus

Never less than entertaining and is sometimes side-splittingly hilarious.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2008 03:15 AM

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Variety Staff

This picture is a total smash.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 07:17 AM

Variety

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5/5

Cole Smithey

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 05 2008 07:29 PM

ColeSmithey.com

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 06 2008 10:41 PM

Combustible Celluloid

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5/5

Steve Crum

Hilarious live cartoon directed by Bogdanovich with sexy, silly turn by Streisand, and equally funny O'Neal and Kahn.

comment Comment | Mar., 02 2008 03:46 PM

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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3/5

Chuck O'Leary

No review available.

comment Comment | May., 07 2007 07:42 PM

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C+

Dennis Schwartz

Energetic contemporary takeoff on the Hollywood screwball comedies of the 1930s.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 13 2007 09:28 AM

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 04:18 AM

Time Out

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3/5

Eric Melin

a fun, nostalgic trip to the screwball comedy days of old Hollywood featuring Striesand at her most likable

comment Comment | Oct., 01 2005 08:38 AM

Scene-Stealers.com

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4/5

Michael Szymanski

No review available.

comment Comment | Sep., 21 2005 10:18 PM

International Press Academy

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4/5

Jon Niccum

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comment Comment | Aug., 05 2005 07:20 AM

Lawrence Journal-World

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4/5

Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jul., 05 2005 10:51 PM

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3.5/5

Don Willmott

90 easy minutes of big laughs

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 14 2005 03:47 PM

Filmcritic.com

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3/4

Roger Ebert

The strength of a movie like this, of course, is that you don't have to believe too much for too long, because there's something else happening.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2004 10:30 PM

Chicago Sun-Times

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3/5

Jake Euker

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

comment Comment | Jun., 04 2004 08:53 PM

F5 (Wichita, KS)

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3/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

No review available.

comment Comment | Mar., 27 2004 09:49 AM

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Daniel M. Kimmel

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comment Comment | Feb., 08 2004 10:36 AM

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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3/5

Jurgen Fauth

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comment Comment | Nov., 05 2003 08:16 AM

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