bringing baby bringing baby american comedy film directed starring released film tells story number involving woman leopard named baby screenplay adapted short story originally appeared magazine april script written specifically hepburn tailored personality filming began september wrapped january schedule budget production frequently delayed laughing fits hepburn grant hepburn struggled comedic performance coached star veteran leopard shooting trainer screen whip scenes reputation flop release bringing baby moderately successful cities eventually small profit release early 1940s shortly film premiere hepburn labeled box office poison regain success philadelphia story years later film reputation began grow 1950s shown television film received acclaim critics audience antics absurd situations perfect sense comic timing completely cast series hare disasters light hearted surprises romantic comedy considered greatest films director filmed loose remake film entitled bringing baby selected preservation culturally historically aesthetically significant appeared number greatest films lists ranking american_film_institute greatest american films time list plot grant mild past years trying assemble skeleton missing bone adding stress impending marriage virginia walker need impress considering million dollar donation museum day wedding david meets chance golf course free spirited young lady unknown random niece susan brother mark sent leopard brazil named baby aunt leopard native africa asia south_america susan thinks david zoologist persuades david country home connecticut help bring baby includes singing love leopard complications arise susan falls love david tries house long possible prevent marriage david finally receives susan dog george steals susan aunt arrives unaware david identity susan introduced bone baby george run susan david mistake dangerous leopard escaped nearby circus portrayed baby jailed town policeman breaking house circus leopard believe story susan tells members leopard gang calls door david jerry david fails convince constable susan makes things motion pictures seen eventually george shows verify identity susan window irritated circus leopard jail david saves chair big cat cell weeks later susan finds david alice working reconstruction museum giving missing bone found trailing george tells persuaded aunt large donation advice susan climbs tall ladder dinosaur closer ladder starts dangerously climbs skeleton collapses david grabs hand surveying wreckage work david gives admits live cast production development writing march signed contract adaptation din pre production previous fall unable borrow tone metro mayer film adaptation din delayed hawks began looking new project april read short story magazine called bringing baby immediately wanted film remembering laugh loud bought screen rights june hawks worked briefly film treatment short story differed significantly film david susan engaged scientist dinosaur museum susan gets pet brother mark aunt elizabeth david susan capture connecticut wilderness help baby favorite song love baby hawks hired screenwriter best known work director script develop characters comedic elements script care story structure hawks worked writers summer came page script wrote drafts beginning romantic relationship film months later bringing baby script underwent changes point elaborate pie fight inspired films major assistant food named ali intended played character replaced script final draft scenes middle film david susan declare love hawks cut production instructed write film hepburn worked mary scotland alleged ford affair hepburn claims characteristics susan david based hepburn ford touch ford film included members associate producer friend hawks visited set round glasses grant wears film reminiscent ford filming initially scheduled begin september wrap october delayed reasons production wait mid september clear rights love baby august hawks hired gag writers uncredited script added scene inspired comic strip professor dog dog rare dinosaur bone paid use idea film september grant debated bringing baby fictional work apart pornography use word gay homosexual context scene grant character wearing woman trimmed asked replies went gay sudden air word gay term gay familiar general public riots debated word original sense meaning happy intentional reference homosexuality film line grant version original script according closet revised script originally grant character suppose think odd wearing realize looks odd don usually mean don russo suggests indicates people hollywood grant circles familiar slang word grant involved film suggested casting briefly considering hawks cousin role chosen play wealthy new background similarities character agreed casting reservations hepburn salary lack box office success years producer said couldn break hepburn cost grand hawks producer agree cast role hawks initially wanted silent film comedian rejected offering role march turned hawks friend finally suggested grant role grant finished shooting breakthrough romantic comedy hawks seen rough cut unreleased film grant non exclusive picture deal film grant manager casting film contract earning plus bonuses hepburn receiving grant initially concerned able play intellectual character took weeks accept role despite new contract hawks built grant confidence promising coach film instructing watch films inspiration grant met film discuss character said helped performance hawks obtained character actors loan paramount_pictures loan play hawks cast david fiancée walker contract later married brother hawks find work film baby changed leopard cast trained leopard worked films years making movies filming shooting began september scheduled end november budget filming began studio scenes susan apartment moving early october golf course scenes production difficult start hepburn struggles character comedic abilities frequently trying hard funny hawks asked veteran help coach acted scenes grant hepburn showing funnier hepburn understood acted naturally played rest shoot impressed talent coaching ability insisted play constable film shooting aunt elizabeth estate interior exterior scenes beginning shoot grant hepburn dialogue frequently delayed production making laugh scene grant asks hepburn bone shot stars laughing fits month shooting hawks seven days schedule filming hawks refer different versions film script frequent changes scenes dialogue attitude set shutting production horse race contributed time took film took days shoot jail scene instead scheduled hawks later blamed setbacks stars laughing fits having work animal actors george played known thin man film series starring grant smith leopard baby escaped circus leopard played trained leopard big cat supervised trainer stood whip shooting point hepburn spun causing skirt subdued cracked whip hepburn wore heavy calm leopard grant terrified scenes interacting close stand hepburn played fear throwing toy leopard roof grant dressing room production news reports hawks difficulty filming live leopard scenes required rear screen projection hawks hepburn confrontation day shooting hepburn crew member hawks quiet person talking hepburn hepburn realized looking asked matter hawks asked finished imitating hepburn took hawks aside telling talk like old friends crew hawks older friend crew asked lighting tech drop light hepburn agreed behave set variation scene grant quiet incorporated film street set shot 20th century filming eventually completed january scenes outside house producers expressed concerns film delays expense coming days schedule budget disliked grant glasses hepburn hair film final cost primarily overtime clauses hawks grant hepburn contracts film cost sets props budget actors including paid approximately double initial salaries hepburn salary rose grant salary hawks salary director received additional terminate contract march post production previews hawks editor cut film production final prints days shooting ended cut film feet long sent mid january despite double sexual references passed film overlooking grant saying went gay hepburn reference george censor objections scene hepburn dress torn references politicians like hawks comedies film known fast pace despite filmed primarily long medium shots little cross cutting hawks told pace pace actors quickly frame cross cutting fast february film cut feet advance previews january received audience feedback cards producer wanted cut minutes relented hawks grant cliff objected film second preview film received rave reviews expected hit film musical score minimal primarily grant hepburn singing love baby incidental music scene arrangement love baby opening closing credits musical director reception box office film received good advance reviews new republic thought film funny praising hawks direction variety praised film hawks pacing direction calling hepburn performance screen saying grant performs role criticism length jail scene film daily called literally riot beginning end laugh total heavy action fast harrison reports called film excellent situations provoke laughter new_yorker wrote stars manage funny hepburn good new_york_times disliked film considering derivative cliché ridden dozens comedies period labeled hepburn performance terribly terribly added movies bringing baby new ridden product goofy school hasn movies despite bringing baby reputation flop successful parts film premiered february golden gate theatre san_francisco hit successful los_angeles portland denver cincinnati financial disappointment midwest cities country including film premiere new_york march pulled week favor run bringing baby foreign markets total reissue additional foreign markets following second run film profit perceived failure hawks released early film contract eventually directed hawks later said film great fault learned awful lot normal people met time learned lesson don intend everybody crazy director went work films decade long bringing baby release hepburn branded box office poison president allowed buy contract critics new skill low comedy life magazine called surprise picture hepburn boyfriend bought sold sold company hughes retained copyright films including bringing baby legacy bringing baby second films starring grant hepburn holiday film concept described philosopher definitive achievement history art film noted bringing baby tradition romantic comedy inspiration ancient rome shakespeare shakespeare like cited particular influence film comedy general self sufficient men strong women fierce combat words wit hepburn character cited early example girl film popularity bringing baby increased shown television 1950s 1960s film analysts including writers france affirmed film quality fellow new_york_times critic scathing review film time release said find amazed brilliance qualities years likely withstand repeated stated considered definitive comedy fastest funniest films grand performances bringing baby adapted times hawks recycled nightclub scene hepburn dress torn grant walks comedy man favorite sport film starring intended homage film contributed reputation commentary track bringing baby discusses coat scene based scene grant coat hepburn dress torn bringing baby film girl starring madonna loosely based bringing baby registry second year bringing baby selected preservation culturally historically aesthetically significant entertainment_weekly voted film 24th list greatest films readers magazine voted 47th greatest comedy film time premiere ranked grant performance list time greatest performances ranked 21st list time greatest movie characters included bringing baby essential films considering arguably director best film american_film_institute recognition afi years movies afi years laughs afi years afi years movie quotes isn don like susan moments quiet strangely drawn haven quiet moments nominated afi years movies 10th anniversary edition afi 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