The basic plot is there are 4 overnight bags that are all identical, one has a top secret government files, another is full of rocks, the next one is full of jewels and the last one has underwear and other stuff in it. The basically, well, theres a bit of a mix up. In the middle of it all we have O'Neal as Howard 'Steve' Bannister, a musicologist who needs his rocks for a theory he has, who seems to have attracted the attention of Streisand's character Judy, who insists on calling him Steve and follows him around. We also have Howard's fiancée' Eunice (Kahn) who is so... weird. But all are hilarious.
This was the film debut of Madeline Kahn (who is perhaps best remembered for her frequent roles in Mel Brooks classics such as Blazing saddles and Young Frankenstein), since i like Kahn's movies i was very delighted to see that she started out in films as, well, tremendous. Barbra Streisand didn't want to do the movie, (she didn't think it was funny), though i respect Streisand, i think she was out of her mind for thinking the script wasn't funny. O'Neal was funny and while best known for his serious role in Love Story and maybe for more recently playing Brennan's father in Bones is a pleasure to watch. Plus there no denying that he was good looking when he was young.
I love slapstick comedy, screwball comedy and classic comedy, so naturally i loved this! It's hard not to draw parallels between a certain other screwball comedy by the name of Bringing up baby, i love both and could never decide which one is better, although BuB may have a leg up since without it there would be no What's Up Doc? in the first place.
It's fast, witty, outrageous, absurd and highly entertaining, i recommend it, but be warned: you need to watch it at least twice so you get the full experience.
"I am not 'A' Eunice Burns, i am THE Eunice Burns!" Eunice Burns (Madeline Kahn) Whats Up Doc?
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