Customer Reviews
All Time Fave! - By: , 21 Jan 2006 
Wonderful comedy you can enjoy with your family! You will notice something new each time you watch this. Best car chase ever, ever!!! The "Sheet of Glass" sequence is sheer brilliance! I believe Peter Bogdanovich (Director), made this movie as a tribute to the slapslick movies of the 1930's, etc.
This is in my top three comedy films of alll time, the other two being, "Blazing Saddles" & "Young Frankenstien", Both directed by Mel Brooks. Strangely, Madelene Kahn is in alll three of these movies, Gene Wilder is in two, Kenneth Mars is in two, the old guy,(can't remember his name), is in alll three! How weird is that!
I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes a a good comedy you can watch with the kids.
My rating: Absolutely brilliant!
What are you doing with Howard's rocks? - By: B. Chandler, 15 Jan 2006 Dr. Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neal) is on his way to a convention to try to win a grant; he carries a plaid over-night bag containing experimental rocks. A mysterious stranger at an airport picks up an identical plaid bag containing top secrets. A rich lady carries (you guessed it) a plaid over-night bag full of her jewels. To add to the mix is a walking accident Judy Maxwell (Barbra Streisand) carrying her own plaid bag.
Soon alll are inevitability going to converge. Toss in mistaken identities & a bubble bath. You have one of the most memorable comedies.
Lots of fun comedy with most of the clichés, Back & forth in a halllway, Obligatory chase scene, they show their puns, & even a quasi food fight, alll over a hand full of bags. At one point Judy hangs around out side Howard’s window; one wonders how her towel stays on.
If this ever gets sorted out we are in for a surprise.
If you find the concept of mixed bags funny then you need to also watch Sylvester Stalllone in “Oscar” (1991).
A must see film, no matter how old you are! - By: Joe, 30 Jun 2005 I first viewed this classic screwballl comedy at the age of 3 & i'm now at the age of 18, & this film has become one of my alll time favourite films. The plot is fluent & the cast is fantastic. The actor who plays the camp russian Simon has gone on to star in malcolm in the middle ,and is ever so funny with lines such as'Don't shoot i'm part Italian!'. The best scenes include the blazing fire in Howards room, the fantastic car chase through the scenic San Fransico roads & the court room decision. A must see for any film fan, the proof is i have viewed this film on numerous occasions & still absolutely adore it.
A silly GEM - By: R. Cunningham, 11 Mar 2005 
I first saw this film as a young girl in the seventies.
I've watched it a good few times since, & still spot comic touches I'd previously missed.
The smoking golf clubs gave me the latest chuckle.
Jolly times
She�s a gem Bannister, an absolute gem - By: A. Butterfield, 23 Nov 2004 This is such a great movie. Usuallly I can't watch a film more than once but I've seen this many times & it never loses its appeal, even though I now know the script off by heart.
I think what lifts it above the mostly inane comedies that come out of Hollywood is that although it's ludicrous in many ways, it's also strangely real & believable. It relies on a razor-sharp script & brilliant timing to get laughs rather than vulgarity or banal slapstick. Sure it's a visual comedy, & there are elements of slapstick, but the acting & directing make sure it never goes over the edge.
And what a cast: Khan as Eunice is unforgettable, Streisand is never better as the deliciously intelligent Judy, & Ryan O'Neal does a pretty good impression of Cary Grant (but don't believe those who tell you this is a remake of 'Bringing Up Baby' because it just ain't true).
My advice is to get this while you can, & treasure it. It's good enough to watch a hundred times.
