What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Starring:Eisei Amamoto, Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Frank Buxton, Mie Hama, Susumu Kurobe, Louise Lasser, China Lee, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kumi Mizuno, Tadao Nakamaru, Tetsu Nakamura, Mickey Rose, Sachio Sakai, John Sebastian, Akiko Wakabayashi, Zal Yanovsky, Osman Yusuf
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD
Editorial Review:
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What better way for writer-star Woody Allen to cash in on the success of What's New Pussycat? than to write a quickie exploitation comedy that makes fun of quickie exploitation films? In some respects What's Up Tiger Lily? is a forerunner of Mystery Science Theater 3000, only instead of having actors sit back and make sarcastic comments about a cheapo movie, here they dub new dialog onto a ridiculous Japanese spy extravaganza. Allen's exquisite sense of the absurd is in fine form as espionage professionals pursue a top-secret recipe for egg salad. At one point during the planning of a break-in, a spy unfolds a map of their quarry's residence, explaining that the man "lives here." "He lives on that small piece of paper?" questions one of the henchmen. It's that silly. But it's often uproarious. Louise Lasser, Allen's former wife (and co-star of Bananas and future star of TV's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) is among the voice actors. --Jim Emerson
Description
An evil mastermind with an addiction to egg salad! Sadistic, torture- hungry double crossers! Gorgeous girls hungry for lovin'! A weird marriage between a cobra and a chicken! Only one man is daring, clever and sexy enough to take on this kind of mission: superspy Phil Moscowitz! Woody Allen spoofs the spy thriller in one of his funniest films, a nonstop frenzy of skewed wit, hilarious parody and sidesplitting wackiness. With dialogue rewritten and redubbed for a Japanese James Bond-style movie, What's Up, Tiger Lily? turns the sex-and-danger world of filmdom's spy game upside down!
Average customer rating:
- What's Up, Tiger Lily?
- A great pun...
- Before its time
- THIS gets 4 Stars???
- Might of been funny then....
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What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Starring: Eisei Amamoto , Steve Boone , Joe Butler , Frank Buxton , and Mie Hama
Director: Taniguchi, Senkichi
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Release Date: 2003-07-15 |
Amazon.com
What better way for writer-star Woody Allen to cash in on the success of What's New Pussycat? than to write a quickie exploitation comedy that makes fun of quickie exploitation films? In some respects What's Up Tiger Lily? is a forerunner of Mystery Science Theater 3000, only instead of having actors sit back and make sarcastic comments about a cheapo movie, here they dub new dialog onto a ridiculous Japanese spy extravaganza. Allen's exquisite sense of the absurd is in fine form as espionage professionals pursue a top-secret recipe for egg salad. At one point during the planning of a break-in, a spy unfolds a map of their quarry's residence, explaining that the man "lives here." "He lives on that small piece of paper?" questions one of the henchmen. It's that silly. But it's often uproarious. Louise Lasser, Allen's former wife (and co-star of Bananas and future star of TV's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) is among the voice actors. --Jim Emerson
Description
An evil mastermind with an addiction to egg salad! Sadistic, torture- hungry double crossers! Gorgeous girls hungry for lovin'! A weird marriage between a cobra and a chicken! Only one man is daring, clever and sexy enough to take on this kind of mission: superspy Phil Moscowitz! Woody Allen spoofs the spy thriller in one of his funniest films, a nonstop frenzy of skewed wit, hilarious parody and sidesplitting wackiness. With dialogue rewritten and redubbed for a Japanese James Bond-style movie, What's Up, Tiger Lily? turns the sex-and-danger world of filmdom's spy game upside down!
Customer Reviews:
What's Up, Tiger Lily?.......2007-07-02
Broad, wacky, and extremely funny, "What's Up" is not for everyone, but if you're in need of some divine silliness, you cannot do better. Characteristic of Woody's earlier work, not every gag works, but there are so many of them that you come out way ahead, with cheeks and stomach muscles aching. A fully justified cult classic. My favorite moment: man peeking through keyhole.
A great pun..........2007-04-11
Whether you love this movie or hate it, it's the source of one of the very greatest puns in the English language:
Phil Moscowitz, to Shepherd Wong: "Well, you know, two Wongs don't make a white!"
Before its time.......2007-03-29
If you've ever seen Mystery Science Theatre or you just like to make up your own dialogue to old movies: This is where it all started. Woody Allen and a group of actors redid the voices for a Hong Kong action movie, and it's hilarious. Now, it's all about the quest for the secret Egg Salad recipe!
THIS gets 4 Stars???.......2007-03-13
I read all the reviews where everyone said this movie was so hilarious. So I gambled and bought it. Man, this movie really stunk. I mean it's like it could have been funny, but none of the re-dubbing was very funny at all. I watched this movie with some good expectations, but as it droned on and on, it slowly became apparent to me that no laughs were coming. In fact, as I kept watching it I kept thinking to myself, "Geez, even I could dub funnier dialogue into the movie than THIS!"
Don't get me wrong; dubbing over a corny Japanese spy movie definitely sounds like it would be very funny. It's an idea that has the potential to be VERY funny. It just wasn't done very well here. Don't expect many laughs from this movie. For most of the movie, no one is even talking at all! You're just watching a bad not-funny movie. But if that's what you like, then by all means, buy it.
P.S. By the way, this movie has it's occasional sexually interesting scenes. But you don't ever get to see anything. They've edited-out anything that might have been worth seeing. So not only is it NOT funny, but where the original movie would have turned you on, you are denied that as well. A nitpick to be sure, but it didn't make me like this movie any better.
P.S. #2. If you want to go watch something funny, watch "This is Spinal Tap." That movie is truly hilarious. It does not disappoint. It doesn't have anything to do with Woody Allen, but it will wash the bad taste out of your mouth that "What's Up Tiger Lily" is guaranteed to leave you with.
Might of been funny then...........2006-08-03
Back in 1966, when no one had done anything like this it was probably hysterical! But any one episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, no matter which one, is at least three times as funny as this. At least in my opinion. This movie has a few funny moments, but I am glad I saw this as a rental and not a purchase.
Average customer rating:
- What's Up, Tiger Lily?
- A great pun...
- Before its time
- THIS gets 4 Stars???
- Might of been funny then....
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What's Up, Tiger Lily?
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Similar Items:
- Take the Money and Run (Full Screen Edition)
- Bananas
- What's New Pussycat
- The Front
- Play It Again, Sam
ASIN: B000056N5U |
Amazon.com
What better way for writer-star Woody Allen to cash in on the success of What's New Pussycat? than to write a quickie exploitation comedy that makes fun of quickie exploitation films? In some respects What's Up Tiger Lily? is a forerunner of Mystery Science Theater 3000, only instead of having actors sit back and make sarcastic comments about a cheapo movie, here they dub new dialog onto a ridiculous Japanese spy extravaganza. Allen's exquisite sense of the absurd is in fine form as espionage professionals pursue a top-secret recipe for egg salad. At one point during the planning of a break-in, a spy unfolds a map of their quarry's residence, explaining that the man "lives here." "He lives on that small piece of paper?" questions one of the henchmen. It's that silly. But it's often uproarious. Louise Lasser, Allen's former wife (and co-star of Bananas and future star of TV's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) is among the voice actors. --Jim Emerson
Customer Reviews:
What's Up, Tiger Lily?.......2007-07-02
Broad, wacky, and extremely funny, "What's Up" is not for everyone, but if you're in need of some divine silliness, you cannot do better. Characteristic of Woody's earlier work, not every gag works, but there are so many of them that you come out way ahead, with cheeks and stomach muscles aching. A fully justified cult classic. My favorite moment: man peeking through keyhole.
A great pun..........2007-04-11
Whether you love this movie or hate it, it's the source of one of the very greatest puns in the English language:
Phil Moscowitz, to Shepherd Wong: "Well, you know, two Wongs don't make a white!"
Before its time.......2007-03-29
If you've ever seen Mystery Science Theatre or you just like to make up your own dialogue to old movies: This is where it all started. Woody Allen and a group of actors redid the voices for a Hong Kong action movie, and it's hilarious. Now, it's all about the quest for the secret Egg Salad recipe!
THIS gets 4 Stars???.......2007-03-13
I read all the reviews where everyone said this movie was so hilarious. So I gambled and bought it. Man, this movie really stunk. I mean it's like it could have been funny, but none of the re-dubbing was very funny at all. I watched this movie with some good expectations, but as it droned on and on, it slowly became apparent to me that no laughs were coming. In fact, as I kept watching it I kept thinking to myself, "Geez, even I could dub funnier dialogue into the movie than THIS!"
Don't get me wrong; dubbing over a corny Japanese spy movie definitely sounds like it would be very funny. It's an idea that has the potential to be VERY funny. It just wasn't done very well here. Don't expect many laughs from this movie. For most of the movie, no one is even talking at all! You're just watching a bad not-funny movie. But if that's what you like, then by all means, buy it.
P.S. By the way, this movie has it's occasional sexually interesting scenes. But you don't ever get to see anything. They've edited-out anything that might have been worth seeing. So not only is it NOT funny, but where the original movie would have turned you on, you are denied that as well. A nitpick to be sure, but it didn't make me like this movie any better.
P.S. #2. If you want to go watch something funny, watch "This is Spinal Tap." That movie is truly hilarious. It does not disappoint. It doesn't have anything to do with Woody Allen, but it will wash the bad taste out of your mouth that "What's Up Tiger Lily" is guaranteed to leave you with.
Might of been funny then...........2006-08-03
Back in 1966, when no one had done anything like this it was probably hysterical! But any one episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, no matter which one, is at least three times as funny as this. At least in my opinion. This movie has a few funny moments, but I am glad I saw this as a rental and not a purchase.
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