Screwball romantic-comedy classic directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. While trying to secure a $1 million...
Screwball romantic-comedy classic directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled palaeontologist (Grant) is pursued by a flighty heiress (Hepburn) with a unique sense of logic, and her pet leopard 'Baby'.
A critical and financial failure on release, Bringing Up Baby was reappraised in the 1950s when it started showing on TV. Since then, its reputation has grown to classic status, featuring in the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films of All Time (88th) and Funniest Films of All Time (14th). Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc? (1972) is loosely based on the film.
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97 %70 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
89 %39,289 reviewsAudience score rating
"Harum-scarum farce comedy... There is little rhyme or reason to most of the action, but it’s all highly palatable."
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Variety
Variety"There's a strong sense that this couple scares each other long after we leave their frenetic company. Maybe that's why it's so goddamned romantic. The movie takes risks that Hollywood isn't even aware of anymore."
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Time Out
Time Out"A zany-ridden product of the goofy farce school."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A masterpiece. Damn, damn funny."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineBringing Up Baby | Details
- Runtime
- 102
- Genre
- Comedy, Romance
- Country of origin
- USA
