October 18, 2008
As Streisand pics go; tolerable.
Austin Pendleton, Barbra Streisand, John Hillerman
Director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show) tipped his hat to the classic screwball comedies of the 1930s, and especially the most glorious of them all, Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Ba...( read more
). Barbra Streisand plays a charming flake who distracts a self-absorbed musicologist (Ryan O'Neal). He's engaged to be married, but soon Streisand's character has him chasing after stolen jewelry and getting into one madcap fix after another. Bogdanovich, who is also a film critic, understands the engine of the screwball genre, and his loving revival of the form brings a smile, though it is not quite consistently inspired or funny. There are plenty of great moments, however, including a slap at O'Neal's own star-making vehicle, Love Story. --Tom Keogh
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
Stats: 812 reviews
Flixster Reviews (812)
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October 25, 2007Bogdanovich, an eloquent director but most important of all an avid cinephile, puts his love for the old screwball comedies in this wacky film that (of course) lacks the charm of the classics it was inspired by. some hilarious moments save the day.
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July 23, 2007"There's not much to see actually. We're inside a Chinese dragon."
Kinda like Bringing Up Baby meets one of those 70s's Alka Seltzer commercials - with Babs. A funny, silly movie. -
July 14, 2007Quite a funny homage to the screwball comedys of the 40s, Ryan O'Neal's bookish hero and Streisand's wacky goofball hark back to the likes of Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn's Bringing Up Baby. It's not the measure of the best of the genre, but not bad at all.
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May 30, 2006Ultimate screwball rom-com..I can fully relate to Ryan O'Neill's character in this..bloody women!
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June 29, 2009Bogdanovich really was on a roll in the early 70s. Between this movie, Last Picture Show, and Paper Moon he probably had a streak of films rarely see. I'm not a Streisand fan in the least but she was good in this one. The plot is mainly just in the way of all the chase scenes an...( read more)
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June 28, 2009A playful romp.Barbra plays a Bugs bunny like character who makes trouble wherever she goes.
Critic Reviews
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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April 20, 2009(1972 Director: Peter Bogdanovich) John Hillerman (Walter-Maude) co-stars in a fun very very 1970's ride alongside Barbara Streisand, Ryan O'Neil & Madeline Kahn to name a few...........
BELOW ME? ANSWER: 1999. I assume you meant Madeline Kahn? -
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