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I had a wonderful time yesterday watching What's Up Doc directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, and Madeline Kahn, Buck Henry shared writing credits.

I laughed and laughed and laughed till I had tears in my eyes.

I've seen it a few times before on TV, but now I own it on DVD. Yay!!! Also on the DVD are bits of a commentary by Barbra Streisand and a full, wonderful commentary by Peter Bogdanovich. A movie like this is unlikely to be made today... the lack of red tape, the dangerous stunts, the carefree abandon... It supports a suspicion I've long had that the greatness of a project is proportional to the enjoyment had by those creating it.

Date: 2006-05-14 11:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miriam-e.livejournal.com
I had never heard of it si I looked it up on IMDB.
Oooh! Peter Bogdanovich.
Wow! Just look at that cast:
Carol Burnett .... Dotty Otley/Mrs. Clackett
Michael Caine .... Lloyd Fellowes
Denholm Elliott .... Selsdon Mowbray/The Burglar
Julie Hagerty .... Poppy Taylor
Marilu Henner .... Belinda Blair/Flavia Brent
Mark Linn-Baker .... Tim Allgood
Christopher Reeve .... Frederick Dallas/Philip Brent
John Ritter .... Garry Lejeune/Roger Tramplemain
...
I'll have to look for it at the video library.
Thanks Bob. I'm always up for a good comedy.

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