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?
When Eunice says in court "They tried to molest me" and the Judge says "That's unbelievable" (after a series of "that's this and that's that).
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Austin Pendleton: (paraphrasing) This is inexcusable. You can't just
barge in here uninvited (to the guy with the GUN!).
Hilarious.
Austin Pendleton had SO many funny lines in this movie. He was hilarious.
shareTwo that never fail to crack me up:
Eunice: "Since when do you take bubble baths?"
Howard: "It came out of the faucet that way."
And:
Agent: "Follow that cab! I'm with the Government!"
Driver: "Oh? Okay!"
It was on again tonight on PBS and I couldn't stop laughing. Even reading this thread I'm still laughing lol I can't even count my favorite lines. The court scene was hilarious!
Delivery Guy: I want my bike back!
Judge: I'll give you your bike back. I'll give you a BROKEN back if you don't be quiet.
Oh god that cracked me up.
And the scene where the trash cans roll after that guy and he jumps over the fence, too funny. This movie was just so funny and so perfect from head to toe!!!
At Larrabee's house, when all hell breaks loose, and Larrabee is struggling with the gangster to stop him from attacking Eunice, he yells:
"DON'T YOU DARE STRIKE THAT BRAVE, DANGEROUSLY UNBALANCED WOMAN!"
The court room scene:-
"I want my bike back"
The judge in the court.
"I'll give you your bike back. I'll give you a broken back."
"You're going to need an awfully big glass of water to get that down" (Judy to Howard as he holds up the rock in the drug store) - oh how I laughed at that!
"Hey, I should be mad at YOU . . . now turn around."-Bender/Futurama
the entire 'destruction' of the hotel room, I had tears in my eyes!
Kenneth Mars: "Don't shoot I'm Part Italian!"
When Austin pendleton is trying to sooth Eunice in the back of the car during the chase he says something like "Who cares if she will be alright, we are all going to be killed!"
Hugh: I find this as difficult to swallow as this potage au gelee.
Judy: How would you like to swallow one sandwich d'knuckles?
when Hugh tries to steal Howard's thunder at the dinner.
Howard: " I don't suppose you are much interested in igneous rocks?"
Judy: shaking her head
"...not as much as I am in the metamorphic or sedimentary rock categories. I mean I can take your igneous rocks or leave them. I relate primarily to micas, quartz, feldspar. You can keep your pyroxenes, magnetites and coarse-grained plutonics as far as I'm concerned...
who writes throw away lines like this in movies anymore? - no one.
Howard: [to the bellhop] Don't touch that. Those are my pre-Paleozoic Tambulu rocks.
Fritz: Don't touch his rocks.
Eunice: Where have you been?
Howard: I had a little trouble in the drug store.
Judy: Steve, you didn't tell me you were married.
Howard: We're not married.
Judy: Congratulations.
Eunice: But we will be soon.
Judy: Condolences.
Eunice: [to Howard] Who is this person?
Howard: I haven't the vaguest idea. She was behind a rock in the drug store.
Judy: Oh come on Steve, you can tell her about us.
Eunice: Why is she calling you that name?
Howard: Don't pay any attention to her, Eunice. [turning to Judy] Look, Miss Maxwell--
Eunice: You know her name.
Howard: Eunice, I swear this is a bizarre joke.
Judy: Sure, it's easy for you, everywhere you go, another heart broken--women, women, women. You call it joking. Eunice and I, we call it lust.
love this one
Mr. Larrabee: I must point out that "foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
Judy: Emerson!
Mr. Larrabee: I beg your pardon my dear?
Judy: Ralph Waldo Emerson, born 1803, died 1882.
Mr. Larrabee: You like Emerson?
Judy: I adore him!
Mr. Larrabee: I adore anyone who adores Emerson.
Judy: And I adore anyone who adores anyone who adores Emerson. Your turn.
I felt the same regarding your "throw away lines" comment. Who would have thought a conversation about rocks could be so funny?
Judge Maxwell: Judy!
Judy: Hi, daddy.
"I understand, sir. I don't like MY igneous rocks to even be TOUCHED."
shareTwo scenes had me rolling - both have been mentioned before but they are fun to think about again. The scene when the matronly socialite melodramatically throws a fit in the hotel lobby because her jewels have been stolen, while everyone in the lobby just stares at her like she's a idiot. And the car chase scene when the garbage cans start rolling down the hill.
I am laughing so hard I am crying as I recall both scenes.....just brilliant!
when i was a kid watching this it was the garbage can scene and the 'has anyone ever told you you were sexy?' bit that got me LMAO...
this time, it was the first taxi driver for howard and eunice from the airport and then just the magic of the ensemble cast.
I almost forgot and no one has mentioned this one yet. When Barbra has called for roomservice to be delivered to the empty room across the hall from hers and when she goes out to get it the guy from the Govt(with all the golf clubs) gets spooked because he is hiding in that room and takes the food in pretending that he ordered and was waiting for it.
Barbra: " I don't who he is, but I hate him" hilarious.
I love everything about this movie, but two of my faves from the courtroom scene:
Howard: When Eunice walked in and the drapes caught fire, everything burned. They asked me to leave. I really don't blame them.
Judge Maxwell: Good boy.
Howard: Well, the next day, today, Mr. Larrabee asked me to his house with my rocks and to bring Eunice. Or rather, Burnsy, the one he thinks is Eunice. Is that clear?
Judge: No, but it's consistent.
Howard: Shall I go back over it?
Judge Maxwell: No, please, I beg you, don't. Just go on.
Howard:"Well it gets kind of complicated now, first there was this trouble between me and Hugh (sounds like "you)""
Judge Maxwell: You and me?
Howard: No not you, Hugh? (sounds like he says "you" again)
Hugh: I am Hugh. (still sounds like they're saying "you")
Judge Maxwell: You are me?
Hugh: No, I am Hugh.
Judge Maxwell: Stop saying that!
[to bayliff]
Judge Maxwell: Make him stop saying that!
The whole exchange is hilarious, but I die every time the judge says "Stop saying that! Make him stop saying that!" The look on the judge's face--priceless!
''Eunice, There's a person named Eunice...?!?''
Love this film.
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Another good one is after the music convention thing in the ballroom, when Judy and Howard are saying goodbye...
Judy - "Oh, let's not say goodbye, let's just say au revoir."
Howard - (beat) "No, let's say goodbye."
And when the thief trips over the old woman, and then chases her up to her room beating her, and Fritz walks past with his head turned. Classic.
So many hilarious lines and scenes in this movie!
Those flowers were supposed to say ‘We love you, we’re sorry,’ not ‘You’re dead, let’s disco.’
the entire movie is hysterical, but the one bit that made me spew soda through my nose was during the courtroom, when the judge is banging his gavel furiously trying to establish order. He looks down at the bench and looks up and mutters angrily
'You made me smash my Life-Savers....'
There's a fine line between whimsical and annoying.
I've just finished watching What's up Doc? on channel five (uk), I haven't seen it in ages. It's is one of my favourite comedies.
One of the best sections of the movie, is at the reception. Everyone is enthralled by "Eunice Burns", Howard is becoming more exasperated. He suddenly turns to the camera and says - "Help!"
Hugh Simon listens to "Eunice" recounting Howard's acts of bravery, and turns to her and says I find that story difficult to swallow.
How would you like to swallow a sandwich de knuckles, she replies.
(can't remember the whole quote).
Infamy, Infamy! - They've all got it in for me!
The Movie was FILLED with halerious scenes!!! my Favorites were the 'Use your Charm' Scene, ALL of Madeline's Scenes (The Woman Stole the show!!), Also loved the part During the fight over the bags when the Old Lady Maid picks up the gun and starts firing blindly- SOO Random! The whole movie was a riot!!
shareyou are so right, many funny scenes.
I was watching part of this the other weekend and laughed at the scene when they are running out of Larraby's townhouse with all of the bags. Everything is going to hell in a hand basket and the butler just calmly opens the door for them to leave and, once gone, calmly closes the door and turns around like that sort of thing happens to him every week!
Hilarious!
Somebody fill me in on this one. It's been many years since I've seen this movie, but a funny scene I remember was when Madeline Kahn was bossing around Ryan O'Neal (at the airport, I think), and he kept replying, "Yes, Eunice." Finally, Madeline turned to the black porter and told him to pick up her bags, and the porter also replied, "Yes, Eunice."
Who was the porter? Was it Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson? I don't see his name in the credits.
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