an approval rating of 89% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Barbra Streisand was never more likable than in this energetic, often hilarious screwball farce from director Peter Bogdanovich." In his review of What's Up, Doc?, critic John Simon (upon whom, according to director Bogdanovich, the character of Hugh Simon was based) said that Barbra Streisand "look[ed] like a cross between an aardvark and an albino rat surmounted by a platinum-coated horse bun," and called the film a heavy-handed attempt at nostalgia. The film was re-released in the United States in 1973 and earned an additional $3 million in theatrical rentals and in 1975, earning an additional $6 million. Accolades The film won the Writers Guild of America 1973 "Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen" award for writers Buck Henry, David Newman and Robert Benton. Madeline Kahn was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2000: AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs – No. 61 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – No. 68 Notes References External links 1972 films 1972 romantic comedy films 1970s American films 1970s English-language films 1970s screwball comedy films American romantic comedy films American screwball comedy films American slapstick comedy films Comedy of remarriage films Films directed by Peter Bogdanovich Films set in hotels Films set in San Francisco Films shot in San Francisco Films with screenplays by Buck Henry Films with screenplays by David Newman (screenwriter) Films with screenplays by Peter Bogdanovich Films with screenplays by Robert Benton Trans World Airlines