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Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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Reviews Counted:35

Fresh:33

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8.4/10

Consensus: With Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy at their effervescent best, Bringing Up Baby is a seamlessly assembled comedy with enduring appeal.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A nonstop profusion of hilarious calamities, coincidences, and misunderstandings ensue when an accident-prone heiress turns a sheltered scientist's life upside down. Dr. David Huxley (Cary Grant)... A nonstop profusion of hilarious calamities, coincidences, and misunderstandings ensue when an accident-prone heiress turns a sheltered scientist's life upside down. Dr. David Huxley (Cary Grant) is a straitlaced paleontologist juggling three important events at once: the arrival of an extremely rare bone needed to complete his brontosaurus skeleton; a meeting to ask for a million dollars for his museum from a wealthy donor; and his impending marriage to the humorless Miss Swallow (Virginia Walker). Into David's life comes Susan (Katharine Hepburn), a free-spirited young woman who seems to bring trouble wherever she goes. Thanks to Susan, David finds himself involved in one ridiculous situation after another, and soon the two are prowling around a country estate looking for the missing dinosaur bone, hunting for a lost pet leopard named Baby, and somehow falling in love. Grant and Hepburn form a sharp-witted and hysterical comic duo, and Howard Hawks directs BRINGING UP BABY with the control of a master, creating a shining example of brilliant screwball comedy. [More]

Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, May Robson

Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, May Robson, Walter Catlett, Fritz Feld, Barry Fitzgerald

Director: Howard Hawks

Director: Howard Hawks
Composer: Roy Webb
Producer: Howard Hawks

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Reviews for Bringing Up Baby

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Grant e Hepburn estabelecem uma ótima dinâmica e revelam um impecável timing cômico, mas nem mesmo o ritmo invejável da narrativa consegue ocultar o fato de que algumas de suas principais gags envelheceram mal.

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04/01/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

There is little rhyme or reason to most of the action, but it's all highly palatable.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/02/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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One of the highest high points of the entire screwball comedy genre, with its sharp script and wonderfully balanced leads.

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04/02/08
Channel 4 Film

No review available.

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07/10/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Though it's almost impossible, try to sit back sometime and enjoy this 1938 Howard Hawks masterpiece not only for its gags, but for the grace of its construction, the assurance of its style, and the richness of its themes.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
06/26/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

It's hard to believe that Hawks' lunatic screwball comedy, one of the genre's best, with top-notch turns by Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, was underrated by critics and a commercial flop; history proves otherwise.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
05/07/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

One of the finest screwball comedies ever.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

One of Hollywood's greatest comedies.

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01/21/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The speedy, 102-minute film is a total delight, and the performances are so invigorating that it can withstand many multiple viewings without losing its sparks.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
05/05/05
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter

The great screwball comedies of the 1930s and ’40s are polar opposites of today’s, which makes revisiting them a joy.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
04/08/05
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

One of those movies that seems to improve upon repeat viewings.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
03/18/05
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

If Hawks had a real gift it was the ability of moving things along.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/01/05
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

There are many who make the argument that Bringing Up Baby is a forgotten treasure ... Don’t believe a word of it.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/28/05
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

Its purpose is only to delight, and it succeeds.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/26/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

No review available.

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02/04/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A comic classic, plus bonuses for animal lovers.

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01/28/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

A textbook screwball comedy with lovably frantic chemistry between its Golden Age stars.

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09/16/04
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

classic screwball comedy

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02/10/04
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

The gold standard of screwball comedy.

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01/26/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

One of the great screwball comedies of all time; wonderful patter; delightful performances by Hepburn and Grant. A true timeless winner.

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01/07/04
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
 
 
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