What's Up, Doc?

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"What's Up, Doc?" is a 1972 screwball comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal, known for its rapid-fire humor and homage to classic 1930s comedies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
screwball comedy film
awardReceived Writers Guild of America Award
surface form: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
basedOn inspired by Bringing Up Baby
cinematographyBy László Kovács
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews
director Peter Bogdanovich
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy Verna Fields
filmingLocation Los Angeles
San Francisco
genre comedy film
romantic comedy film
screwball comedy
hasCharacter Eunice Burns
Howard Bannister
Judy Maxwell
hasTagline A screwball comedy. Remember them?
hasTheme mistaken identity
romantic confusion
slapstick chase sequences
influencedBy Bringing Up Baby
classic 1930s screwball comedies
medium 35 mm film
musicBy Peter Bogdanovich
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
notableFeature homage to 1930s screwball comedies
rapid-fire dialogue and physical comedy
notableScene extended car chase through San Francisco
originalLanguage English
partOf New Hollywood
surface form: New Hollywood era of American cinema
producer Irwin Winkler
Robert Chartoff
productionCompany Saticoy Productions
publicationDate 1972
runtime approximately 94 minutes
screenwriter Buck Henry
David Newman
Robert Benton
setInPeriod 1970s
settingLocation San Francisco
starring Austin Pendleton
Barbra Streisand
Kenneth Mars
Madeline Kahn
Ryan O'Neal

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Verna Fields notableWork What's Up, Doc?
Verna Fields workedOn What's Up, Doc?
Peter Bogdanovich notableWork What's Up, Doc?
Peter Bogdanovich directed What's Up, Doc?
Bugs Bunny catchphrase What's Up, Doc?
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Verna workedOn What's Up, Doc?
subject surface form: Verna Fields
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Austin Pendleton notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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David Newman notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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David Newman coWriterOf What's Up, Doc?
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Verna Hellman notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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Verna Hellman edited What's Up, Doc?
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László Kovács notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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Madeline Kahn notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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Polly Platt notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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Polly Platt workedOn What's Up, Doc?
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David M. Walsh notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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Kenneth Mars notableWork What's Up, Doc?
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Ryan O'Neal notableWork What's Up, Doc?