Talk:What's Up, Tiger Lily?

What's Up Tiger Lily (no comma)
There is no comma between "What's Up" and "Tiger Lily." It's a little bit naughty. I seem to recall a movie poster with a picture of Tiger Lily in a tiger costume with the tail, uh, misplaced a little. But I cannot find it via google images. In any case, check the other promotional material and the opening titles. There's no comma. 76.199.65.27 (talk) 04:13, 4 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Ah so! I found it.  A very interesting tail. http://quixotando.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/whats-up-tiger-lily-1966.jpg

Why did someone revert the change in the first line? THERE IS NO COMMA IN THE TITLE. It is a pun. A scatological pun. Look at the posters. See? No comma. Look at the posters that show Tiger Lily in a tiger costume. See where the tail goes? Up Tiger Lily, that's where! Note where Allen's eyes are directed. http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Whats-Up-Tiger-Lily-Poster.jpg 75.36.147.28 (talk) 11:10, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

The voice-over on the original trailer pronounces the title consistently with it having no comma. 75.36.147.28 (talk) 11:19, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

POV, Tiger Lily?

 * Sign your posts. Debateable.  Certainly all statements in the article are supportable, the real problem is few of them are supported with references, so it reads like an opinion.  However, I think anyone who has seen the film will likely agree with most of the statements made, although the allusion to being the inspiration for later films is something that really needs a source.  Likely true, but the loose consensus of some viewers is not the same as verifiable fact.  And again, I think that a "Quotes" section has no place in an encyclopedia.  The IMDB entry is linked, and they have these and many other quotes and that's part of their job.  Not ours. Canonblack 13:11, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Albums?
Why is this in the Wikiproject "Albums?" It is clearly a motion picture. --GHcool 15:51, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Got it. - Zepheus (ツィフィアス) 01:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

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Different video versions
Having a bit of nostalgia for this film (and not being able to find the videotape I had of it) I went to the local library and rented a copy.

The video I have in my hand is clearly censored to be a bit less risque. It is a videotape distributed in 1998 by Anchor Bay Entertainment, ISBN 0-7640-0121-3.

Example--In a scene where Phil and Teri Yaki first see Shepherd Wong's ship:

Original quote: "I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse."

Quote in this version: "Oh I hate him so very much, he's one of the seven worst people in the world."

Another example:

Original version--Shepherd Wong: [reviewing a lineup of girls in his harem, each elevated on pedestals and visible on camera from the waist down] Loin, flank, sirloin. Why, this is the best shipment of meat we've had this year!

Quote in this version: "Great tackle Spinkowski, Good pass Dumbromovich. We're ahead by two touch downs and it's only half time." (College football rah-rah music plays in the background and a few more football jokes are made.)

Naturally I'm flummoxed and can't find any information as to why there are two versions of this movie. If anyone can add information which would be useful for that article, that would be awesome.Jimbobjoe (talk) 07:06, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Interesting. Turner Classic Movies, which usually runs original authentic versions, ran the 'football' version today.24.245.56.62 (talk) 13:59, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

The 2003 Image Entertainment DVD release of What's Up, Tiger Lily? includes both the theatrical and television audio versions (stated on the DVD cover: "Twice the laughs! Includes Theatrical and Television Audio Tracks!). Basically, as said above, sections of the original dialog were censored and sanitized for television broadcast.  Unfortunate since Woody Allen was not involved, and that the television version (with achingly bad replacement "jokes" recorded by different actors) has been the one to proliferate.  --Get that 2003 release if you can.  It may already be out of print. Slordax (talk) 04:26, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Tiger Lily?
Why is there "Tiger Lily" in the title ? Is there anyone (nick)named "Tiger Lily" in the story ? --Jerome Potts (talk) 01:22, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * No. --GHcool (talk) 16:37, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * And the answer to question 1 is ? --Jerome Potts (talk) 03:49, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I realize I am a bit late to the party, but it paraphrases the title of Allen's previous movie, "What's New Pussycat", using a feline-related flower name that also happens to be associated with Asia. – KovacsUr (talk) 17:52, 6 April 2021 (UTC)