Rotten
The result is a comedy made by a man who has seen a lot of movies, knows all the mechanics, and has absolutely no sense of humor.
Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine
What's Up, Doc?
A screwball comedy. Remember them?
1972 · 1h 34m · G
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
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What's Up, Doc?
Overview
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Director and cast
- Peter Bogdanovich Director
- Barbra Streisand as Judy Maxwell
- Ryan O'Neal as Howard Bannister
- Madeline Kahn as Eunice Burns
- Kenneth Mars as Hugh Simon
- Austin Pendleton as Frederick Larrabee
- Michael Murphy as Mr. Smith
- Philip Roth as Mr. Jones
- Sorrell Booke as Harry
- Stefan Gierasch as Fritz
- Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Van Hoskins
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This picture is a total smash.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
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.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Not the least of Bogdanovich's triumphs is his success in scaling down Miss Streisand's superstar personality to fit the dimensions of farce.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The busy script by Buck Henry, Robert Benton, and David Newman keeps things moving, but the spirit of pastiche keeps this romp from truly rivaling its sources.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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