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• Devon B

  
  Cary Grant (in a pair of glasses) plays a milquetoast nerdy-nerd scientist who's been assembling pieces of a dinosaur skeleton for years. While schmoozing a rich lady's lawyer on the golf course, he runs into Katharine Hepburn, a scatter-brained (yet attractive) lunatic who… More
  Cary Grant (in a pair of glasses) plays a milquetoast nerdy-nerd scientist who's been assembling pieces of a dinosaur skeleton for years. While schmoozing a rich lady's lawyer on the golf course, he runs into Katharine Hepburn, a scatter-brained (yet attractive) lunatic who brings trouble with her wherever she goes, especially to the scientist. For good measure, they throw a leopard named baby (whose favorite song is "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby") into the mix and you have what might be director Howard Hawks' screwiest screwball comedy, lighter-than-air and yet heartily amusing. If there can be any criticism (and really, it's hard to take too critical a glance at something so lightweight), it may be with Hepburn and her portrayal of Susan Vance. The character is willfully ignorant, is mainly used as a means of advancing the comedic situations. But in working so hard to achieve this ignorant arrogance, the film loses a little bit of it's momentum (and good will). It's only once the film really gets rolling that Hepburn's comedic inadequacies can be overlooked (in fact, the film is almost a tale of two performances from Hepburn, the overly affected and forced first half of the performance, and the more flowing feel the performance achieves by the end). It's an unusual film to say the least.

• Eugene B

  
  Katherine Hepburn's performance alone is dynamic in this comedic classic. Bringing Up Baby is comedy gold with brilliance in its ensemble. The laughter is timeless, the dialogue is crisp and, once again, Hepburn and Grant formulate a charming duo. 4/5

• Eric S

  
  "Bringing Up Baby" sucks. I really have no idea what this film is about aside from the fact that it involves a leopard, a bone, and a really annoying lady. Maybe I played too much Temple Run while watching it.

• xGary X

  
  An eccentric heiress takes a shine to a stuffy paleontologist and then inadvertently reduces his life to chaos in her attempt to keep him from marrying another woman. Considered a classic by most, Bringing Up Baby is one of those old school comedies that defines the term… More
  An eccentric heiress takes a shine to a stuffy paleontologist and then inadvertently reduces his life to chaos in her attempt to keep him from marrying another woman. Considered a classic by most, Bringing Up Baby is one of those old school comedies that defines the term "screwball". It's essentially a farce involving a pet leopard who gets loose while the professor attempts to conceal his identity from a wealthy dowager while hunting for his missing bone that has been stolen by her pet dog and, well, you get the picture. It's really just a lot of falling over, running around and walking in and out of rooms while various onlookers are frightened by the big cat and no-one ever believing the unlikely explanations proffered for the various ridiculous situations. Cary Grant once more shows his talent for comedic timing but although I'm a big fan of Katharine Hepburn, here I just found her constant jabbering and trickery rather irritating. The "plot" is also just a series of absurd coincidences, which is fine if it's funny but it didn't really make me laugh. Comedy is a very personal thing and as I prefer the screwball comedies that rely on snappy dialogue rather than slapstick, this one didn't really do it for me. I'll take His Girl Friday over it any day.

• AJ V

  
  This movie is really funny, although it does get a little too silly in the middle, it gets back on track in the end. A must-see movie.

• Jennifer D

  
  Not the best Howard Hawks - Cary Grant film, but still very cute!

• Universal D

  
  "i caughn't give you anything but looove, baby!" long before i knew anything about androgeny (and i still don't know anything about it), these folks were stretching the boundaries of thought as to just who is it we really are before, and after, somebody else tells… More
  "i caughn't give you anything but looove, baby!" long before i knew anything about androgeny (and i still don't know anything about it), these folks were stretching the boundaries of thought as to just who is it we really are before, and after, somebody else tells us who we really are, and doing it with rapier sharp wit. man, how i wish these filmic creations were real and closefriends of mine!

• danny d

  
  i must begin by stating that howard hawks is one of my favorite directors of all time and cary grant is growing on me more and more all the time, so while im not a big katherine hepburn fan i had high hopes for this comedy that is still considered among the greats of all time. this… More
  i must begin by stating that howard hawks is one of my favorite directors of all time and cary grant is growing on me more and more all the time, so while im not a big katherine hepburn fan i had high hopes for this comedy that is still considered among the greats of all time. this was possibly the most headache inducing film i have ever seen. i literally felt pain in my head watching these "zaney" antics that were built on rediculous coincidences and confusing diologues that made me want to stop the film numerous times. the characters were dry and unlikeable and most of the sequences were uncomfortable to watch. it keeps itself from the worst of the worst by reputation and starpower, but one of the most frustrating and disappointing films i have ever seen.

• Jennifer X

  
  That song is CATCHY. Katherine Hepburn acts a little more wackadoo than her usual liberalized woman, but I love her all the same. Howard Hawks doesn't usually light my fire if you know what I mean, but this is sexy and hiliarious and the chemistry is pure sex despite the PG… More
  That song is CATCHY. Katherine Hepburn acts a little more wackadoo than her usual liberalized woman, but I love her all the same. Howard Hawks doesn't usually light my fire if you know what I mean, but this is sexy and hiliarious and the chemistry is pure sex despite the PG content.

• Sarah G

  
  <u>Director:</u>Howard Hawks <u>Released:</u> 1938 <u>Stars:</u> Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, george Irving and Barry Fitzgerald <u>Genre:</u> Comedy, Family, Romance <u>Country:</u> USA <a… More
  <u>Director:</u>Howard Hawks <u>Released:</u> 1938 <u>Stars:</u> Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, george Irving and Barry Fitzgerald <u>Genre:</u> Comedy, Family, Romance <u>Country:</u> USA <a href="http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/sarah88_uk/?action=view¤t=BRINGING.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/sarah88_uk/BRINGING.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> In this screwball comedy, heiress Susan is determined to catch a stuffy paleontologist and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention. The elements of this farce include a yappy terrier who steals and buries an irreplaceable fossilized bone, a pompous big game hunter, a rich old aunt, a jealous fiancée, and a case of mistaken identity involving a second, and vicious, leopard Oddly I haven't gotton round to watching many films of the 1930's but I hope this is the start of me watching more in the future. I've also not seen a lot of Katharin Hepburn or Cary Grant. Now I feel I've seen more of them than I could have in 5 of their films. The brilliance of Brnging up Baby is the two leads and that's why I enjoyed it so much. I would imagine this is the start of me watching more comedies from the 30's and thirtees as I enjoyed this one so so much. Bringing Up Baby is now 70 years old and is a timeless classic. Argubably it's conisdered one of the great scre-ball comedies ever made and I agree with that 100%. The narrtive is still orginal 70 years on and not at one point did yu have some idea of what was coming. Even to today's standards the writing in this is superb indeed. the absurd situations make for an hilaious disp;ay of comedy which left me laughing and laughing. Haven't laughed like that in a film for a long while. the one liners and brilliant three way dialogue makes you sit up and laugh at a film which still feels fresh and vibrant 70 years on. Superb indeed. I also seem to be watching a far few film of Howard Hawks and this is no exception. The direction here is brillliant as the comic timing of both leads fits the bill perfectly. From Grant's geekish type look to Hepburns awkwardness around his character just makes for a perfect on screen couple. HA! It's still mkaes me laugh now especially in the scene where they hunt out David's dinosoaur bone. Love the awkrdnes in her voice and distinct sarcastic tone which makes me laugh...still. I highly recomend this one, hilaious film. Just don't be put off by the year it was made as believe me you will laugh and laugh. Comedy classic..... 10/10 *<b>HIGHLY RECOMENDED</b>

• Robert C

  
  Most people don't think at Katherine Hepburn as 'funny', but she and Cary Grant are hilarious in this film. On eof my foavorite comedies.

• Veronique K

  
  one of the mighty classics from the versatile howard hawks, and this settles as the enormous base of screwball comedy gendre. the gender reversal between grant and hepburn is apparently figured as grant's tucked in a female silky nightgown then utters "because i just went… More
  one of the mighty classics from the versatile howard hawks, and this settles as the enormous base of screwball comedy gendre. the gender reversal between grant and hepburn is apparently figured as grant's tucked in a female silky nightgown then utters "because i just went gay all of a sudden!" gayness then is still utilized as joy, but the pun is undeniably amusing. hepburn declares enough mettle of her female individuality since it's her susie who solicits grant as her love of life, after her strike of determination, she squeezes up every frivolously chidlike little scheme to keep grant over her palm, courting him without reservation. despite such strong assertion of her vigorous want, her character remains mischieviously likable without descending into a nymphomaniac, even she always intervenes in the conversation to interrupt you. even grant evidently plays a milder nerdy character whose awkwardness causes his own mishapping to get stuck with trouble-maker susie, but he evolves himself with his suaveness. as several times, hepburn's character sinks him into recurring irretrievable jams, his character still demonstrates great demeanors as a gentleman to tolerate hepburn in spite of his obvious imapatience. (who wouldn't be?ha) as a fashion critic comments on grant that the reason why he's so mysteriously attractive is: always women chase behind him, he rarely takes any active move, always gentily considerate enough to yield to the ladies that contributes to his ultimate status of lady's man, complimented with his gorgeous male beauty, who wouldn't fall for the charm of cary grant? huh? the episode of leopard creates a sense of absurdness in this particular gendre, and a uniquely applied plotline, refreshingly unusual but believable in the same time. it is laughably hilarious as the leopard is fond of listening "i can't give you anything but love"...and the sequence of chasing after puppy george in search of the dinosaur bone is also another ingenious comic touch. even under this prosperously arranged condition as everything goes topsytuvy, love could still occur and nourished....as she sabotages his four years of dinasour model, she wails "could you still love me"..then they embrace with through acceptance and mutual affections. simply cute, maybe a bit too cute.

• Daniel P

  
  The plot is difficult to follow, and the ending is contrived, but it's too funny to really care.

• jay n

  
  it's obvious the stars are enjoying themselves so you do too.

• Michael G

  
  One of the greatest comedies ever. If this movie doesn't make you laugh you've got some serious problems.

• Leigh R

  
  Crazy fun...

• Matthew Y

  
  Bringing Up Baby is considered one of the very best of the screwball comedies that dominated the 30's I'm a bit dumbfounded at the films acclaim and appeal. The Baby of the title is actually a young leopard, a concept that is squeezed for every once of comic appeal… More
  Bringing Up Baby is considered one of the very best of the screwball comedies that dominated the 30's I'm a bit dumbfounded at the films acclaim and appeal. The Baby of the title is actually a young leopard, a concept that is squeezed for every once of comic appeal possible. Bringing Up Baby has fast paced and quick witted dialog that is sometimes difficult to follow. The famous gay line (which must have been a doozey with the censors) was a cinematic first offering perhaps another meaning behind it's typical definition: Joyous or Fancy-Free. The film frustratingly was able to hang on to both AFI's original 100 Greatest list and their 2007 updated version. Again I don't see the big deal. Bringing Up Baby did not stand-out in anyway to me from another other screwball romance film of the time but I'm obviously in the minority here.

• John B

  
  Pure silliness but a delightful silliness.

• Alec B

  
  Personally, I think its fucking hysterical. And yes I'm well aware its zany antics is typical of the period, however the film's plot is just so strange (A leopard? Really?) that it stands apart from many films of its era and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn is… More
  Personally, I think its fucking hysterical. And yes I'm well aware its zany antics is typical of the period, however the film's plot is just so strange (A leopard? Really?) that it stands apart from many films of its era and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn is something transcendent. They create comedy gold together.

• Christopher H

  
  WORST MOVIE EVER!!! At times I got a headache due to system overload, referring to the scene where the ladies are yelling, cary grant is whining, and the dog is barking in one whole unrecognizable comedic stint. HATED the acting. HATED the story. HATED THIS MOVIE. Seriously… More
  WORST MOVIE EVER!!! At times I got a headache due to system overload, referring to the scene where the ladies are yelling, cary grant is whining, and the dog is barking in one whole unrecognizable comedic stint. HATED the acting. HATED the story. HATED THIS MOVIE. Seriously questioning Howard Hawks.

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