I’d never seen What’s Up, Doc? We watched it tonight and it’s delightfully ludicrous — a deranged, 100mph farce in the screwball comedy tradition. Ryan O’Neal and Barbara Streisand are charming as hell, and the car chases are iconic! Well worth a Christmas watch www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... - ThreadSky

gregjenner.bsky.social • 67 days ago

I’d never seen What’s Up, Doc? We watched it tonight and it’s delightfully ludicrous — a deranged, 100mph farce in the screwball comedy tradition. Ryan O’Neal and Barbara Streisand are charming as hell, and the car chases are iconic! Well worth a Christmas watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026chk

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shand.bsky.social•67 days ago

Ah, it’s glorious right?
Used to be mine and a mate’s go to VHS years ago.

kirsteenk.bsky.social•66 days ago

Totally agree. I started watching by accident and couldn’t stop!

chriswinwood.bsky.social•67 days ago

It used to be on at the time in my 80s childhood. I set the Betamax for it today and I’m hopeful it’s still as funny as I remember

angiej65.bsky.social•66 days ago

As good as Bringing Up Baby!!

beingsass.bsky.social•67 days ago

A favorite.

desanto.bsky.social•67 days ago

“I’m very nearsighted.”

One of my favorite movie moments ever. Eunice would NOT have approved.

notthatdoctor.bsky.social•67 days ago

It's a film I suspect a lot of people will overlook as on paper it sounds like it could be a bit naff, which is a shame as it's one of the best comedies of the 70s.

gregjenner.bsky.social•67 days ago

It’s a love letter to an earlier era of film, so it possibly needs a bit of film history knowledge to fully savour, but the sheer scale of the silliness is a hoot

oldandcrippled.bsky.social•66 days ago

Oh, it's lovely! I remember seeing it in the cinema when it came out and really enjoying it.

staceyknapp.bsky.social•67 days ago

Excellent, light movie

joeygill.bsky.social•66 days ago

One of my absolute favourites!

phlox1.bsky.social•67 days ago

And with all that amazing talent, Madeline Kahn still almost steals the movie.

squirrelcomedy.bsky.social•66 days ago

My Mum's favourite film, so I've seen it a lot and love it. It made visiting San Francisco much more fun!

ellislj.bsky.social•66 days ago

She's magnificent.

lizipatch.bsky.social•67 days ago

Yes! Fell into today as it was on and was utterly hooked!

norvernmonkeyboy.bsky.social•67 days ago

Same. Ended up recording the car chase at the ends so I can show my daughters today.

robertfalls.bsky.social•67 days ago

I watched again for the first time in a decade recently and loved it all over again. Really holds up.
Perhaps my favorite Streisand performance and an *amazing* supporting cast of farceurs; it’s a delight.

gregjenner.bsky.social•67 days ago

Yeah the whole enterprise is bonkers because everyone commits

mandeepsmith.bsky.social•67 days ago

Thanks for the recommendation

dearmrlevy.com•67 days ago

This is such a throwback to my days as a kid watching movies. This and it's A Mad Mad Mad World. And a couple of Woody Allen comedies (no idea why I'm watching these as a youth).

deallm.bsky.social•67 days ago

oh I don't know those earlier "madcap" Allen movies, Bananas, Sleeper, Love and Death etc have enough slapstick for kids to enjoy

dearmrlevy.com•67 days ago

They are exactly the movies I remember.

deallm.bsky.social•67 days ago

every one a masterpiece

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