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What's Up, Tiger Lily?

  • 1966
  • PG
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
10K
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Woody Allen and China Lee in What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
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Woody Allen re-dubs the Japanese spy film Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965), turning it into a farce about an agent seeking the world's greatest egg salad recipe.Woody Allen re-dubs the Japanese spy film Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965), turning it into a farce about an agent seeking the world's greatest egg salad recipe.Woody Allen re-dubs the Japanese spy film Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965), turning it into a farce about an agent seeking the world's greatest egg salad recipe.

  • Directors
    • Woody Allen
    • Senkichi Taniguchi
  • Writers
    • Woody Allen
    • Frank Buxton
    • Louise Lasser
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • The Lovin' Spoonful
    • Frank Buxton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Woody Allen
      • Senkichi Taniguchi
    • Writers
      • Woody Allen
      • Frank Buxton
      • Louise Lasser
    • Stars
      • Woody Allen
      • The Lovin' Spoonful
      • Frank Buxton
    • 79User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen…
    The Lovin' Spoonful
    • The Lovin' Spoonful
    Frank Buxton
    Frank Buxton
    • Vocal Assist
    • (voice)
    Louise Lasser
    Louise Lasser
    • Suki Yaki
    • (voice)
    Julie Bennett
    Julie Bennett
    • Vocal Assist
    • (voice)
    Len Maxwell
    • Vocal Assist
    • (voice)
    Mickey Rose
    • Vocal Assist
    • (voice)
    Bryna Wilson
    • Vocal Assist
    • (voice)
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    • Phil Moscowitz
    • (archive footage)
    Mie Hama
    Mie Hama
    • Teri Yaki
    • (archive footage)
    Akiko Wakabayashi
    Akiko Wakabayashi
    • Suki Yaki
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Kiko Wakabayashi)
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Hideyo Amamoto
    • Cobra Man
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Boone
    • Steve Boone - The Lovin' Spoonful
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Butler
    • Joe Butler - The Lovin' Spoonful
    • (uncredited)
    Susumu Kurobe
    Susumu Kurobe
    • Wing Fat
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    China Lee
    China Lee
    • Stripper During End Credits
    • (uncredited)
    Kumi Mizuno
    Kumi Mizuno
    • Phil's Date
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Tadao Nakamaru
    Tadao Nakamaru
    • Shepherd Wong
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Woody Allen
      • Senkichi Taniguchi
    • Writers
      • Woody Allen
      • Frank Buxton
      • Louise Lasser
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The addition of The Lovin' Spoonful was a studio imposition to bump up the running time. Woody Allen was so incensed by this that he threatened to sue the studio, although he later recanted when the film became a hit.
    • Goofs
      A glass filter is clearly seen being pulled away from the lens as Phil wakes up in the Sheik's palace.
    • Quotes
      • Shepherd Wong: I didn't order any fumigation! It's Wing Fool, you fat! I mean... it's Wing Fat, you fool!
    • Crazy credits
      There are no ending credits. Instead, the film concludes with Woody Allen nonchalantly lounging on a couch and eating an apple, while China Lee (who does not appear elsewhere in the film) performs a striptease. A slow-moving series of titles appear to the right of the screen reading: "The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental. And if you have been reading this instead of looking at the girl, then see your psychiatrist, or go to a good eye doctor." An eye chart scrolls by as Lee continues her routine, but as she prepares to remove her panties, Allen stops her and tells the audience, "I promised I'd put her in the film... somewhere". The scene freezes on this moment as a "The End" title card appears.
    • Alternate versions
      UK versions are cut by 8 secs under the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 to remove a shot of a snake attacking a chicken in a cage.
    • Connections
      Edited from Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru (1964)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 2, 1966 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily?
    • Filming locations
      • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Benedict Pictures Corp.
      • Toho
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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