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What's Up, Doc?

A screwball comedy. Remember them?

1972 · 1h 34m · G Comedy, Crime
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

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Overview

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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88%
Tomatometer
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
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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