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What's Up, Doc? joyously recaptures the bubbly style of 1930s screwball comedies—and firmly establishes Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal as a romantic duo uniquely endearing in screen history.
Included are a daffy luggage mixup plot, dippy dialogue exchanges, a marvelous example of the art of hotel-room demolition and one of the funniest chase sequences ever, all over San Francisco.
Dexterously written with a surefooted sense of the ridiculous by Buck Henry, David Newman and Robert Benton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich with giddy affection and cast with awesomely hilarious players (including film-debuting Madeline Kahn), What's Up, Doc? is no idle question. Among comedy movies, it's the top.
Original Release
03/10/1972
US Release
03/10/1972
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barbra Streisand | Judy Maxwell |
| Ryan O'Neal | Howard Bannister |
| Madeline Kahn | Eunice Burns |
| Kenneth Mars | Hugh Simon |
| Austin Pendleton | Frederick Larrabee |
| Michael Murphy | Mr. Smith |
| Philip Roth | Mr. Jones |
| Sorrell Booke | Harry |
| Stefan Gierasch | Fritz |
| Mabel Albertson | Mrs. Van Hoskins |
Directors
Writers
Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, Robert Benton
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barbra Streisand | Judy Maxwell |
| Ryan O'Neal | Howard Bannister |
| Madeline Kahn | Eunice Burns |
| Kenneth Mars | Hugh Simon |
| Austin Pendleton | Frederick Larrabee |
| Michael Murphy | Mr. Smith |
| Philip Roth | Mr. Jones |
| Sorrell Booke | Harry |
| Stefan Gierasch | Fritz |
| Mabel Albertson | Mrs. Van Hoskins |
| Liam Dunn | Judge Maxwell |
| John Hillerman | Hotel Manager |
| George Morfogen | Headwaiter |
| Graham Jarvis | Bailiff |
| Randy Quaid | Professor Hosquith |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Arresting Officer |
| Kevin O'Neal | Delivery Boy |
| Eleanor Zee | Banquet Receptionist |
| Paul Condylis | Room Service Waiter |
| Fred Scheiwiller | Jewel Thief |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Peter Bogdanovich | Producer |
| Paul Lewis | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
