What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc? is a screwball comedy from 1972, directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, and Madeline Kahn (in her first full-length (and Golden Globe-nominated) film role). It was intended to pay homage to comparable motion pictures of the 1930s, such as Bringing Up Baby (released by RKO Pictures), as well as the Bugs Bunny cartoons — which, like this film, were made by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was a huge... More

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  • Mar 9, 1972

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G (USA)

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  • 1 h 34 min

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  • What's Up, Doc?

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Directed by

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich (Serbian: Петар Богдановић, Petar Bogdanović, born July 30, 1939) is an American film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, and critic. He was part of the wave of "New Hollywood" directors, which included William Friedkin, Brian De Palma, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese,...

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  • A screwball comedy. Remember them?

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  • 1972
  • Jul 1, 2003
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  • 1 h 34 min

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