What's Up, Doc?

Starring: Streisand, Barbra and O'Neal, Ryan

Product Description

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 mix-up 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. SPECIAL FEATURES: Scene-Specific Commentary by Barbra Streisand; Full-Movie Commentary by Director Peter Bogdanovich; Vintage Featurette "Screwball Comedies...Remember Them?"; Theatrical Trailer

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883929152186
• Release Date: November 2010
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Studio Distribution Servi
• Director: Bogdanovich, Peter
• Starring: Streisand, Barbra, O'Neal, Ryan
• Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

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 overnight bag containing experimental rocks. A mysterious stranger at an airport picks up an identical plaid bag containing top secrets. A rich lady carries (you guessed it) a plaid overnight bag full of her jewels. To add to the mix is a walking accident, Judy Maxwell (Barbra Streisand), carrying her plaid bag. Soon all are inevitably going to converge. Toss in mistaken identities and a bubble bath. You have one of the most memorable comedies. Lots of fun comedy with most of the clichés: back and forth in a hallway, Obligatory chase scene, they show their puns, and even a quasi-food fight, all over a handful of bags. At one point Judy hangs around outside Howard’s window; one wonders how her towel stays on. If this ever gets sorted out, we are in for a surprise. If you find the concept of mixed bags funny, then you need to also watch Sylvester Stallone in “Oscar” (1991).