- Actors: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Austin Pendleton
- Directors: Peter Bogdanovich
- Writers: Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, Robert Benton
- Producers: Peter Bogdanovich, Paul Lewis
- Format: PAL, Full Screen, Colour
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 22 April 2002
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CKA8
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,754 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For sheer delightful silliness, the 1972 classic What's Up Doc is hard to beat. The plot is silly, the gags are silly, the script is silly, the acting is silly and the whole crazy confection is a wonderful shameless celebration of silliness.
I'm not a big fan of Barbara Streisand or Ryan O'Neil but they're both perfect in this film. Young director Peter Bogdanovich sets a cracking pace and there's barely time to draw breath between the set pieces. The laughs are a great mix of one-liners, farce, physical comedy and manic chases. The pace is such that the 94 minutes running time just flash by.
Highly recommended for repeat viewing every couple of years.
I'm not a big fan of Barbara Streisand or Ryan O'Neil but they're both perfect in this film. Young director Peter Bogdanovich sets a cracking pace and there's barely time to draw breath between the set pieces. The laughs are a great mix of one-liners, farce, physical comedy and manic chases. The pace is such that the 94 minutes running time just flash by.
Highly recommended for repeat viewing every couple of years.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm not a fan of Yentl or Love Story but this is a fine old movie that is way better than you might ever imagine given the people involved. Perhaps it's the fact that you expect so little that it delivers so much so I'll try not to talk it up too much but it's basically an old school farce, a slightly manic version of the old fashioned screwball comedies of the 40's and the kind of thing that 30 years later Down With Love wished it was. Watch it and feel bad that Peter Bogdonavich doesn't work that much anymore cause between this and The Last Picture Show he should be made Lord of something. Really good. Seriously.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As a big fan of Looney Tunes cartoons, I love this film in which Bugs Bunny wreaks his usual havoc, thinly disguised as Barbra Streisand.
Many classic elements of comedy can be found here, from snappy fast-paced comic dialogue to good old cartoon slapstick. Throw in a dose of mistaken identity involving no fewer than 6 plaid travel bags, just to get everyone thoroughly confused. Finally, top it all off with the funniest chase sequence ever seen in any film. I still have to wipe away tears of mirth, even after the umpteenth viewing, as the Chinese dragon careers down the hills of 'Frisco with all in hot pursuit.
You should buy this film if you want to give yourself - and any child above the age of 7 - a really good laugh. And one more thing about the chase sequence - watch out for the plate glass window! A masterpiece of comic film-making.
Many classic elements of comedy can be found here, from snappy fast-paced comic dialogue to good old cartoon slapstick. Throw in a dose of mistaken identity involving no fewer than 6 plaid travel bags, just to get everyone thoroughly confused. Finally, top it all off with the funniest chase sequence ever seen in any film. I still have to wipe away tears of mirth, even after the umpteenth viewing, as the Chinese dragon careers down the hills of 'Frisco with all in hot pursuit.
You should buy this film if you want to give yourself - and any child above the age of 7 - a really good laugh. And one more thing about the chase sequence - watch out for the plate glass window! A masterpiece of comic film-making.
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What's Up?
Nothing at all can fault this wonderful trip back to my youth. It was funny then an d still has a lot going for it. I bought it for my DVD collection and very happy I did it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. D. Gherson
Classic madcap humour
This film is a classic of absolutely mad humour. The plot, such as it is, revolves around four identical travelling bags with very different contents that become well mixed up. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Canadian National
Brilliant - can watch over and over again and still laugh
This is one of my top five movies of all time. It doesn't seem to matter how many times you watch it, you still laugh - out loud. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. Katie Dawson
What's up Doc. DVD
I watched this film back in the seventies and found both the comedy and acting content excellent.Over thirty years later it is still a very good film. Read more
Published on 21 July 2009 by Mr. Christopher H. Child
A classic
This was an old film when I was a teenager and I used to love it. Now I'm in my late 30s and I thought I'd have another look at it. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by Daftbear
All Time Fave!
Wonderful comedy you can enjoy with your family! You will notice something new each time you watch this. Best car chase ever, ever!!! Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2006 by "gusinscotland"
What are you doing with Howard's rocks?
Dr. Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neal) is on his way to a convention to try to win a grant; he carries a plaid over-night bag containing experimental rocks. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2006 by bernie
A must see film, no matter how old you are!
I first viewed this classic screwball comedy at the age of 3 and i'm now at the age of 18, and this film has become one of my all time favourite films. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2005 by Joe
A silly GEM
I first saw this film as a young girl in the seventies.
I've watched it a good few times since, and still spot comic touches I'd previously missed. Read more
I've watched it a good few times since, and still spot comic touches I'd previously missed. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2005 by R. Cunningham
Shes a gem Bannister, an absolute gem
This is such a great movie. Usually I can't watch a film more than once but I've seen this many times and it never loses its appeal, even though I now know the script off by... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2004 by A. Butterfield
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