I just watched What's Up Do? last night for the first time in many, many years.
My favorite scene is definitely the courtroom scene. The performances and dialogue is so funny!
What is your favorite scene or bit?
There are two at the top of my list:
After Howard has come in and started undressing for a bath, only to find Judy already in there:
Howard: I'm calling the cops!
Judy: Who do you think they'll arrest? The girl in the tub or the guy with his pants down?
And in the famous chase scene:
Judy: I can't see!
Howard: Well, actually, there's not much to see; we're inside a Chinese dragon. (Just the way he says it cracks me up)
"Kids, never use Formula One race cars to chase hedgehogs."-Sonic the Hedgehog
Undoubtedly for me, the funniest bit was watching those cars drive into the bay. Eventhough Howard and Judy's VW obviously does not make it to the ferry, not a single car following them make any attempt to slow down - they just seemingly willingly drive right into the bay - and that guy flying behind the open car as it goes into the drink busts my gut every time.
shareThis is truly an hilarious movie. Of all the scenes, the one with the trash cans chasing the guy down the street and over the fence is priceless! When I first saw this movie in the theater I lost it. The other scene is when the painter walks in after Judy and Howard fall aff the piano stool and his cigar falls into the can of paint he is mixing. As for one liners, this film is loaded with them. Barbara's delivery is excellent, "That's a person named Eunice?"
shareOne of the bits I love is during the car chase when every car crashes into that minivan, and the owner comes running out, opens the door and the whole van falls over! Also when they're trying to jump the wet concrete and the paving guy just gives up and jumps all over his wet concrete in anger.
The courtroom scene is the funniest scene ever: "...because the one who isn't my wife is also the one who isn't my fiancee. The OTHER one who isn't my wife, the one who IS my fiancee, she doesn't call me Steve, she calls me Howard." LOL!!!
Oh, who am I kidding, I would list every moment of this brilliant film if I could. Has anyone else learnt the meaning of propriety or is it just me?
Propriety; noun: conformity to established standards of behavior or manner, suitability, rightness, or justice. See "etiquette."
What a terrific movie!
Well, let's say, for the sake of argument, cocky-doody.
I was listening to the DVD commentary by the director and he was describing the scenes and according to him (when it was performed at the premiere) the people in the audience laughed so hard that the building literally shook (he had gone outside during the premiere).
He also said that of the van being hit was the second biggest laugh of the whole movie. (the first being the plate glass breaking of course).
Me Too!
Men, if you're willing to fight for our people, I want you!
The entire scene in Ryan O'Neal's hotel room, starting with Barbra Striesand in the bathtub, through the fire in the hotel room, and ending with John Hillerman, the Hotel Manager, coming in to throw him out of the hotel. This entire sequence is filled with so many sight gags and one-liners its hard to keep up. It's hilarious!
Howard Bannister:(picks up the phone thinking it's ringing)Hello?
(Realizes someone is knocking on the door instead)
(Knocking continues vigorously, until the interior knob falls off)
Come in, it's broken. I mean, it's open.
(Mr. Kaltenborn opens the door, and enters the room)
Howard: Good morning.
Mr: Kaltenborn: No, I don't think so.
I'm Mr. Kaltenborn, the manager of what's left of the hotel.
Howard: I'm awfully sorry about this mess. Usually this doesn't happen.
Kaltenborn: Mr. Bannister, I have a message for you from the staff of the hotel.
Howard: What is it?
Kaltenborn: Goodbye.
Howard: That's the entire message?
Kaltenborn: We'd appreciate it if you'd check out.
Howard: When?
Kaltenborn: Yesterday.
Howard: That soon?
I don't suppose you have another room you could let me use just for...
Kaltenborn: No.
Howard: Oh, well.
These are my igneous Tambulu rocks.
Kaltenborn: Yes, of course they are.
Where were you thinking of going now?
Howard: My fiancée, Miss Sleep, is still burning and...
...Miss Burns is still sleeping.
I thought maybe I would just sit in the lobby and wait.
(Kaltenborn shakes his head, back and forth slowly,indicating no)
Howard: I'm awfully sorry about the room.
Kaltenborn: That's all right, we have lots of others.
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The manager's (Hillerman) deadpan response to Howard's "Good morning", "No, I don't think so", is brilliant. That scene does make you wonder why management waited until the following morning to kick him out. Seems a little unrealistic, but then, that doesn't really matter in this movie!
I also like Howard's line, "Mr. Pleasure, it's a Larrabee to . . ., no, that's not it." Or something like that.
One of my favorites that hasn't been mentioned yet is when the old lady comes running into the lobby in hysterics that someone has stolen her jewelry. I LMAO each time I see that--her temper tantrum is so over the top. hahah
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shareYay! It wasn't just me!
shareThe dialogue between Howard and the manager of "what's left of the hotel"...I'm at work right now and I just have to get that down before I lose it:
"We would appreciate it if you ...checked out."
"When?"
"Yesterday."
"That soon...?"
"Again I'm...sorry about the room."
"Oh, that's alright, we have...lots of others."
I literally cannot stop laughing at this. I have got to go buy this. Several people have stopped by my desk to see 'what's the matter'.
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Hotel Manager: "I have a message for you from the staff."
Howard: "Oh yeah, what?"
Hotel Manager: "Goodbye"
Howard: "That's the whole message?"
Judy to woman on the plane: "...that's Bannister as in 'sliding down the'"
The whole courtroom scene of course.
And just the sight of the Chinese Dragon with them under it going
down the streets crack me up.
Btw: A friend of mine from San Francisco told me that the car chase scenes really tore up some of the San Francisco streets, and
especially those steps that all the cars go down are scarred even to this day.
"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"
Me and my daughter still crack up when the convertible is heading off the pier and the guys head rips though the awning. The car and guy fly off the end of the pier. That is just classic
Hotel Manager: a hotel detective and you can't perform a simple burglary..
Detective: I'm so ashamed
You will go into her room and steal the jewels while she is sleeping
What if she wakes up?
Then tell her you are schmitten with her and want to make passional love to her
(grimace) Couldn't I just kill her?
Courtroom Scene--
Hugh Simon: Don't touch me, I'm a doctor!
Judge Maxwell: Of what?
Simon: Music.
Judge: Can you fix a hi-fi?
Simon: No...
Judge: Then SHUT UP!
I love this movie! It's one of my FAVORITES! I could probably quote the whole thing word for word! Ha ha...
Favorite lines:
Eunice: Now, tell me how you are going to introduce yourself.
Howard: What? Oh, well, I'll probably say something like "Hello there, Mr Larrabee. I'm Howard."
Eunice: You are not.
Howard: I am not Howard.
Eunice: You are not going to say "Hi, my name's Howard." Anyone could say that! Anyone.
Howard: Anyone named Howard.
and after the dinner, when the commotion ensues in Howard's room, and Eunice hears Judy's voice in Howard's room, Eunice screams, "I'm coming IN!!!"
The lines come fast in this movie. But the one that always cracks me up is when Judy hears Eunice's name for the first time and she says, as only she can, "A person named Eunice?"...
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Courtroom scene, definitely.
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