Movie · Comedy · Romance

A missing fossil, a stuffy paleontologist, an heiress in love and a leopard named Baby... Screen legends Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star in one of the greatest screwball comedies ever filmed--Bringing Up Baby. David Huxley (Grant) must complete an exhibit on dinosaurs before his wedding in order for his museum to receive a $1 million grant. But while Huxley is playing golf with his would-be benefactors, heiress Susan Vance (Hepburn) meets the reserved scientist and decides she will marry him--even if he is already engaged. Using her pet leopard, Vance lures Huxley to her Connecticut home--where a terrier makes off with the vital last bone for Huxley's exhibit. Now, a desperate quest for the missing dinosaur bone rapidly spins out of control as Huxley loses his fossil, his fiancée and his freedom in a hilarious, madcap adventure.

1938 · 1h 42m
Director Howard Hawks

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Bringing Up Baby

Comedy

A missing fossil, a stuffy paleontologist, an heiress in love and a leopard named Baby... Screen legends Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star in one of the greatest screwball comedies ever filmed--Bringing Up Baby. David Huxley (Grant) must complete an exhibit on dinosaurs before his wedding in order for his museum to receive a $1 million grant. But while Huxley is playing golf with his would-be benefactors, heiress Susan Vance (Hepburn) meets the reserved scientist and decides she will marry him--even if he is already engaged. Using her pet leopard, Vance lures Huxley to her Connecticut home--where a terrier makes off with the vital last bone for Huxley's exhibit. Now, a desperate quest for the missing dinosaur bone rapidly spins out of control as Huxley loses his fossil, his fiancée and his freedom in a hilarious, madcap adventure.

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Average 9.2
Reviews 72
Fresh 70
Rotten 2

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Studio
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Released
1938
Run Time
1 hr 42 min
Rated
U
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, United States
© 1938 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.