tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post8965457062843201963..comments2024-01-25T07:08:17.130-05:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Bringing Up Baby (1938) ****Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-53559462312962238702013-09-24T19:41:14.343-04:002013-09-24T19:41:14.343-04:00David (with glasses) looks remarkably like early v...David (with glasses) looks remarkably like early versions of Clark Kent. I asked DC Comics if David had been a model, and they emphatically denied it.William Sommerwercknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-35855585502373494962013-08-28T01:49:39.198-04:002013-08-28T01:49:39.198-04:00SS, I've read that Hawks attributed its failur...SS, I've read that Hawks attributed its failure on the fact that there were no normal characters in the film. Who knows what people were thinking in 1938. All I know is it still hilarious today.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-62271302802718448212013-08-26T20:31:11.319-04:002013-08-26T20:31:11.319-04:00I know - I don't get why this wasn't a hit...I know - I don't get why this wasn't a hit when first released. Fantastic performances from EVERYONE here.<br /><br />Great review; fun to read!Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-17987941283069659062013-08-14T22:47:30.742-04:002013-08-14T22:47:30.742-04:00Ah, Kevin, we all miss things from time to time. ...Ah, Kevin, we all miss things from time to time. Thanks.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-73072329998393128082013-08-14T22:46:54.770-04:002013-08-14T22:46:54.770-04:00Yep, it was a rush to love in 1930s films--and opp...Yep, it was a rush to love in 1930s films--and opposites always seemed to attract.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-39461942833985687522013-08-14T16:08:51.945-04:002013-08-14T16:08:51.945-04:00I adore both movies and have seen them several tim...I adore both movies and have seen them several times and never made the Jerry the Nipper connection before. How embarrassing is that? I am in your debt. A terrific review, Kim, of one of the all-time greats. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-43038304620640769432013-08-14T12:54:14.761-04:002013-08-14T12:54:14.761-04:00I liked this one quite a bit, too. While the roma...I liked this one quite a bit, too. While the romance between the two wasn't believable the same can be said about pretty much any movie made in this time period. It was just the movie style at the time.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-64796109666295492542013-08-14T12:33:08.714-04:002013-08-14T12:33:08.714-04:00TS, Susan is one of the funniest screwball charact...TS, Susan is one of the funniest screwball characters ever. And, it's so good to see Hepburn play so against type.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-50101669394153756552013-08-14T06:11:18.741-04:002013-08-14T06:11:18.741-04:00Great film and a great review! I love Bringing up ...Great film and a great review! I love Bringing up Baby and have some difficulty seeing what anybody would have against it. The pace and wittiness and particularly the wackiness of Susan makes for a very entertaining experience. And you are so righ, watching Hepburn drag along a big leopard as if it was some lapdog is hysterical.<br />love it love it love it.<br /> TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com