What's Up, Doc?

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Cast & Crew

Barbra Streisand
Judy Maxwell

Ryan O'Neal
Howard Bannister

Madeline Kahn
Eunice Burns

Kenneth Mars
Hugh Simon

Austin Pendleton
Frederick Larrabee

Sorrell Booke
Harry

Stefan Gierasch
Fritz

Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Van Hoskins

Michael Murphy
Mr. Smith

Graham Jarvis
Bailiff

Liam Dunn
Judge Maxwell

Philip Roth
Mr. Jones

John Hillerman
Hotel Manager

George Morfogen
Headwaiter

Randy Quaid
Professor Hosquith

M. Emmet Walsh
Arresting Officer

Eleanor Zee
Banquet Receptionist

Kevin O'Neal
Delivery Boy

Paul B. Kipilman
Druggist

Christa Lang
Mrs. Hosquith

Peter Bogdanovich
Director

Peter Bogdanovich
Producer

Buck Henry
Screenwriter

David Newman
Screenwriter

Robert Benton
Screenwriter

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Audience Reviews for What's Up, Doc?

• Aug 08, 2018

  Remember that kind of stuffy professor who was easily flustered that Cary Grant played in Bringing Up Baby? Well that's sort of the tip of this comic fare-thee-well, an homage to screwball comedies, with Ryan O'Neal doing the present honors, and Babs Streisand in her most accessible role as the loopy broad (the Katherine Hepburn part) who has set her sights on said professor. Set the antics in San Francisco and let her rip. Why this film isn't remembered beside the likes of Blazing Saddles I'll never know, a forgotten gem of the 1970's. Madelyn Kahn plays the cougar.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
• May 18, 2018

  It doesn't really matter that this amusing homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s has such a loony structure, since it is often hilarious and has a super charismatic Barbra Streisand embodying an irresistible combination of Carole Lombard and Bugs Bunny.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Aug 03, 2013

  well written madcap slapstick with a laugh a minute delivery. a successful reminder and revival of the mayhem that used to be staple classic material in the vane of George cuckor. will always remember the courtroom and chase scenes. not quite bullit
  Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
• Jul 25, 2013

  Four suitcases, one with jewels, one with secret documents, one with rocks, and one with clothes, cause goofy characters to scramble for possession. What's Up, Doc? is a fun light-hearted farce that succeeds because Barbara Streisand can be quite charming and Ryan O'Neal has a good, dry, stone-faced delivery. The final moment of the film -- "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard" -- is hilarious only for those who know O'Neal's career. The film fails in other areas. Judy's motivations are mysterious; "You're cute" isn't enough justification for me. Likewise, all the other interesting parties flit and run around like idiots, but their motivations are never very clear. Overall, as farces go, this one isn't bad, but ultimately, What's Up, Doc? is easily dismissed.
  Jim H Super Reviewer

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