What's Up, Doc ? (1950)

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Bugs Bunny performs in what today may be coined as a 'reality TV' manner, so the form of jokes in this episode are more in tune of observational humor from the audience point of view as opposed to Bugs delivering a punchline. (In many WB cartoons, the biggest punchline is often choreographed far beforehand and there is a tremendous buildup towards it as if creating a 'money' shot to laugh at) As this is unlike those more directionally forward comedic episodes, the plot line for this episode is much more structured and balanced to contain a stronger sense of realism. Or at least one that portrays Bugs Bunny is a real character trying to survive in a real world where he is a bunny entertainer.This is a very fitting tribute to stage performances and the jokes are true to life to anyone who performs live entertainment. (Similiariily as Dilbert mirrors office humor, the jokes effectiveness is based on these "true to life" moments) It is quite possible that this episode was created with that in mind and meant more for the entertainers of that era as the target audience. This video is an absolute must collect to share with anyone who entertains an audience as the frustrations, setbacks and randomness of success still proliferates today.

Before Hollywood biographies centered on drug abuse and such things, "What's Up Doc?" portrayed Bugs Bunny telling his life story from childhood - "I knew I was different, and then it hit me: I was a rabbit in a human world." - up to his career in entertainment. However, it seems like there's a little less in this cartoon than the Looney Tunes cartoons usually showed. But I'd say that it's strength lies in its portrayal of the lack of employment in Hollywood (which I've heard is actually around 95%), and how it forces individuals into self-degrading work. I always get the feeling that whenever the Termite Terrace crowd made cartoons spoofing Tinseltown, they were probably basing the cartoons on their personal experiences. Maybe I can't prove that, but I just get that feeling.So, it's not the greatest cartoon, but worth seeing. I don't know whether or not you're rooting for me, so now I have to go.

The film begins with Bugs at his palatial mansion being interviewed by a Hollywood columnist. She asks him to recall his rise to stardom from his earliest days on Vaudeville (when he was continually pelted with pies by his partner Elmer) to the accidental switching of roles to Bugs' attempt to make it on Broadway singing in the chorus. It's all cute fun and leads up the the cartoon's conclusion when Bugs shows that he's finally made it on screen and begins acting his big scene---an exact duplicate of his chorus days on Broadway. I liked this cute ending but doubt if the average kid would really understand the joke.As always, the production values are tops and this is a highly entertaining film.

Robert McKimson is one of the "other" Warner Brothers directors, after the Big Four-Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Bob Clampett. While nowhere near as innovative, with work that varied sometimes wildly in quality, he was probably the most solid of the other directors and this was one of his best efforts and an excellent addition to the Bugs Bunny efforts. The scene in the park is marvelously done! Wonderful short that deserves to be seen. Most highly recommended.