I HATED Bringing Up Baby the first time I watched it. Susan (Katherine Hepburn) was a royal pain in the green *golfing reference Then it got nominated for one of the HoFs and I warmed up to it a bit. Then I watched the movie for a third time with the commentary track by Peter Bogdanovich who was enamored with Hawk's film. It must be that some of his enthusiasm for Bringing Up Baby rubbed off on me as I then began to change my mind about the film.
I still don't love Bringing Up Baby but I did have it on my ballot at #10, I wanted to see it on the countdown and I'm glad to see it made it.
I still don't love Bringing Up Baby but I did have it on my ballot at #10, I wanted to see it on the countdown and I'm glad to see it made it.
Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
I have a hunch about the film...I don't think the genius of the film is in the story line or in the characters. They are just window dressing for the true star of the film, the writing. The star of the film is the quick wit of the script and the ad-lib lines done by Hepburn and Grant. It's almost like this is a cryptic film and the actors and writers are bypassing the story and speaking directly to the audience. It's an inside joke at a big party and the fun is in deciphering the double entendres.
I have a hunch about the film...I don't think the genius of the film is in the story line or in the characters. They are just window dressing for the true star of the film, the writing. The star of the film is the quick wit of the script and the ad-lib lines done by Hepburn and Grant. It's almost like this is a cryptic film and the actors and writers are bypassing the story and speaking directly to the audience. It's an inside joke at a big party and the fun is in deciphering the double entendres.