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What's Up, Doc? (1972)

G 03/09/1972 Comedy, Romance 1h 34m
74%
User
Score
7.7/10
89%
73/100

A screwball comedy. Remember them?

Overview

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Buck Henry

Screenplay

Robert Benton

Screenplay

David Newman

Screenplay

Peter Bogdanovich

Director

Top Billed Cast

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Judy Maxwell

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Howard Bannister

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Eunice Burns

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Hugh Simon

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Frederick Larrabee

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Mr. Smith

Philip Roth

Philip Roth

Mr. Jones

Sorrell Booke

Sorrell Booke

Harry

Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Fritz

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Media

Trailer | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Trailer | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

What's Up, Doc? (1972) - Meeting Judy Scene (1/10) | Movieclips

What's Up, Doc? (1972) - Meeting Judy Scene (1/10) | Movieclips

As Time Goes By - Barbra Streisand | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

As Time Goes By - Barbra Streisand | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Hotel Room Mayhem | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Hotel Room Mayhem | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

The Meaning Of Propriety | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

The Meaning Of Propriety | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Love Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Love Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

San Francisco Car Chase | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

San Francisco Car Chase | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Clip | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Clip | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Archive

Larry Karaszewski on What's Up Doc?

Larry Karaszewski on What's Up Doc?

What's Up, Doc? trailer

What's Up, Doc? trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on January 2, 2025

I'm really not a fan of screwball humour, and after the first five minutes of this perfectly choreographed series of synchronised improbabilities, accompanied by a downright irritating characterisation of "Judy" by Barbra Streisand, I fully expected to hate this film. Once it's settled down, though, and Madeline Kahn gets to grips with her equally exasperating persona, I did really start to feel that geeky rock guy "Howard" (Ryan O'Neal) was completely out of his depth as these two women took hold of his life and made every effort to trash it. Right from the start, we know that there's a sub-plot involving a tartan holdall, well four of them, and with some underhand shenanigans going on to obtain one of those that must contain something secret we now have the ingredients for some slapstick...

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