Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Name: Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Duration: 1 h 42 min

1hr 42m

1hr 42m
4.0/5 (33.0K)
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While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet… More Details »

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Director:

Howard Hawks

Writer:

Dudley Nichols, Hagar Wilde

Runtime:

1hr 42m

Synopsis

While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.

Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Charles Ruggles
Walter Catlett
Barry Fitzgerald
May Robson
Fritz Feld
Leona Roberts
George Irving
Tala Birell

Letterboxd User Reviews

4.0

RATINGS 2.4K FANS

4.0

Sep 26, 2015

"Production was frequently delayed due to uncontrollable laughing fits between Hepburn and Grant."

5.7K Likes

Anna Imhof 🌸

Oct 28, 2017

Cary Grant wearing nothing but a fur trimmed chiffon dressing gown while jumping in the air and saying "I just went GAY all of a sudden" is the only thing that has ever mattered to me

5.0K Likes

eely

Apr 1, 2020

cary grant: i- katharine hepburn stuffing as many words in her mouth as she possibly can: alksjflKJFKSLFJskljfksdlfjslkafjlskfjsklfjskafjskl cary grant: wait- everyone else in this movie talking at the speed of light: bambammazzeltamdoopbopbamBAM cary grant:…

3.9K Likes

kailey
Jul 10, 2020

my favorite genre really is movies where flustered man gets tricked and endangered by conniving woman who thinks he’s hot and likes to make him suffer

2.3K Likes

nora

Jun 16, 2019

A comprehensive list of moods: - susan yelling "don't leave me!" to david like 113 times throughout the movie - "they've got baby" / "forget baby" / "where's baby" - "THE INTERCOSTAL CLAVICLE" - david and susan singing "I can't give you anything but love" so many times…

2.2K Likes

phoebe 💫

Aug 1, 2019

one of my favorite things about classic movies is how much comedy is gleaned from people falling down. Cary Grant was willing to pratfall on his face like 12 times a scene and THAT’S why he’s an all-time great <3

2.0K Likes

mia lee vicino
Mar 29, 2019

the leopard be like “i’m baby”

1.8K Likes

siobhan

Apr 10, 2020

"Oh David your sock's on fire." "Oh that's all right. I don't even care anymore." "Well." *sets other sock on fire*

1.8K Likes

Angela Ferraguto

Nov 10, 2019

being cary grant and having a woman like katherine hepburn constantly terrorizing me is my biggest sexual fantasy

1.2K Likes

JT

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Kareem loved

Bringing Up Baby

Has got to be one of the best comedies and movies in general ever made, just incredible. Perfect writing, perfect performances from the beautiful Cary and Katharine with unbelievable chemistry, and great directing. 4.5/5

👀 1 11M

Avery Malachite liked

Bringing Up Baby

"Now Avery, you've been watching a lot of Cary Grant screwball comedies as of late, why is tha--" I don't know, cause I've just gone ✨🏳️‍🌈G A Y🏳️‍🌈✨ all of a sudden!

😂 1 1Y

CvptvinHowdy liked

Bringing Up Baby

This was so chaotic I didn't even know if I liked the movie, lol. I think it's probably the fact that it's an older film that worked, because stuff like this coming out today would've gotten on my nerves. Physical comedy done in those days was and still is fun to watch and reminds me of the Three…

1Y
MovieDaddy loved

Bringing Up Baby

One of the all-time greatest screwball comedies from the Golden Age of cinema. Endearing, charismatic, and a powerhouse due in Grant & Hepburn. Talk about standing the test of time! Top 100 all-time.

2Y

kenzie a is "meh" on

Bringing Up Baby

dear god did she annoy me - liked talking ab the cinematography behind having a real tiger on set And all of the innuendos WOVEN into the movie LOL but other than that it kept Dragggginngg icl

4M

Elissa liked

Bringing Up Baby

I actually really enjoyed this film, you can see how a screwball comedy paves the way for a romantic comedy film. It was really funny and I liked the relationship

2Y
Orlando Ramone loved

Bringing Up Baby

One of my favorite screwball comedies ever made. I also really enjoyed the “spiritual remake” starring Barbra Streisand called What’s Up Doc?

3Y

Mickerdoo is "meh" on

Bringing Up Baby

Stressfully fast paced. Needed a dunce for Grant’s character. Like him better in dramatic roles. Like Hepburn but annoying in this role.

2Y

JoJo loved

Bringing Up Baby

10/10, better each time you watch it, wacky, fun, great chemistry b/w leads, perfect example of screwball comedy

3Y

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Metacritic

metacritic

Based on 17 Critics

7.6

USER SCORE (26)

Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Reviews

100

Damn, damn funny.

Angie Errigo

Empire

Bringing Up Baby has some delightfully comic sequences, for sure. But I’m less inclined to remember the dynamics of the gag than Grant and Hepburn’s timing.

Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

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