IMDb > What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv schedule
Awards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotes
Fun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) More at IMDbPro »

Videos
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) -- Trailer for this Woody Allen comedy

IMDb Holiday Movie Guide

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   4,028 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?

Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Writers:

Woody Allen (writer)
Julie Bennett (writer)
more

Contact:

View company contact information for What's Up, Tiger Lily? on IMDbPro.

Release Date:

2 November 1966 (USA) more

Tagline:

WOODY ALLEN STRIKES BACK! more

Plot:

In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe. full summary | add synopsis

User Comments:

A Humorous Experiment, But That's About It more (58 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tatsuya Mihashi ... Phil Moscowitz (archive footage)
Akiko Wakabayashi ... Suki Yaki (archive footage)
Mie Hama ... Teri Yaki (archive footage)
John Sebastian ... Himself (as The Lovin' Spoonful)
Tadao Nakamaru ... Shepherd Wong (archive footage)
Susumu Kurobe ... Wing Fat (archive footage)
Sachio Sakai ... Hoodlum (archive footage) (as A No Star Cast)
Eisei Amamoto ... Cobra Man (archive footage)
Tetsu Nakamura ... Foreign Minister (archive footage) (as A No Star Cast)
Osman Yusuf ... Gambler (archive footage) (as A No Star Cast)

Woody Allen ... Himself / Dub Voice / Projectionist
Zal Yanovsky ... Himself (as The Lovin' Spoonful)
Joe Butler ... Himself (as The Lovin' Spoonful)
Steve Boone ... Himself (as The Lovin' Spoonful)
Frank Buxton ... Dub Voice (voice)
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Runtime:

80 min | Spain:76 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Woody Allen and a group of friends only did 60 minutes of dialogue for the movie. An additional 19 minutes was recorded using an actor mimicking Allen, plus footage of The Lovin' Spoonful. These additions were made without Allen's consultation. more

Quotes:

Shepherd Wong: I'm dying. Call my rabbi. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Little Harmless Murder (2003) more


FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
A Humorous Experiment, But That's About It, 28 July 2006
5/10
Author: brocksilvey from United States

Before he worked up the courage to grab directorial reigns himself, Woody Allen produced this curio that will be entertaining to anyone who's stayed up until 2:00 am making fun of bad movies that seem manufactured specifically for air time during the wee hours.

The format won't seem fresh to anyone who watches "Mystery Science Theater," but for the time I imagine this film struck people as giddy and inspired. Allen takes an existing Japanese film and lays his own jokey, kooky soundtrack over it. It's like a feature-length version of the "film dub" game played on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" in which the players make up dialogue for random, obscure movie scenes.

You might find yourself tiring of "Tiger Lily" before it's over -- luckily it's not an exercise Allen felt compelled to repeat, and it never took hold as a sub-genre of its own. Some of it made me chuckle, much of it fell flat, and any substantial memory of the film vanished from my head five minutes after ending.

Grade: C

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (58 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Dull and boring aleksandar-5
not quite completely a waste chief33
It's just seemed boring zmoonchild
Fabulous Quotes! LynchNut77
Dialogue? ctaylors
The two female leads were in You Only Live Twice! LFUTOL2
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Thunderball Our Man Flint Casino Royale Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Goldfinger
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Adventure section IMDb USA section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.