Funniest John Hillerman moment from What's Up Doc

I just love What's Up Doc, and especially this scene with the late John HIllerman.

[@williamphillips6049]

John Hillerman's talent is almost mysterious. To be so stoic, so expressionless and yet so drop dead hilarious is unmatchable by any talent today.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

love

[@KrazeeClark]

I would add the word snarky. 😆

[@BrentWilkins7777]

“Good morning.” “No, I don’t think so.” LOL

[@DarrenBonJovi]

I've always loved John Hillerman's deadpan disdain in this scene

[@Vikashar]

Deadpan disdain! I like that term! That's the perfect way to describe it

[@PaulTesta]

"When?" "Yesterday."

[@christiandivine3807]

That "hmmmm" from Hillerman when O'Neal says he'll just wait in the lobby is hilarious.

[@axnyslie]

I love how Mr. Kaltenborn responds to Howard's requests. Not with a No but just "Mmmm"

[@GetTheGrandFunkOut]

"I'm Mr. Kaltenborn, manager of -- what's left of the hotel." Line still kills me today!

[@rgrn220]

Oh, that’s all right. We have lots of others.😂😂😂

[@GetTheGrandFunkOut]

@@rgrn220 Righto!

[@allegory7638]

"I'm awfully sorry about the room". "Oh that's alright, we have lots of others." LOL

[@DrDespicable]

"Good morning!" "Nooo, I don't think so..."

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

A master class in Understatement & sarcasm.😂

[@charlesgover6124]

"I have a message from the staff....." Hillerman's delivery in that sequence still cracks me up decades after I first saw this perfect film. A small role that led to bigger things, but you just knew John Hillerman was brilliant.

[@pedrobakale7180]

"yes...of course they are" Lmao

[@brandonparegien8952]

Mr Hillerman could play deadpan like a Stradivarius . Brava!

[@mikeoshow57]

"the Manager of...whats left of the hotel" ...never gets old 🤣

[@stevelove5125]

This was an excellent movie.....

[@jidejohnson1855]

One of the best comedy films ive ever watched.. Streisand was blooming nuisanse but i love her

[@TT-rz5td]

On occasion, when I was having a really bad day and was greeted with "good morning" I replied "no, I don't think so." And in Hillerman's tone. 😂

[@stefaneriksson3961]

John Hillerman is great in this scene. He was more british in his acting style than most of the british actors. God bless him.

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

0:30 "come in it's broken, I mean it's open", and then look at the manager's gaze when he enters the room and sees it all messed, all this in just 10 seconds, lmao 😂

[@markschildberg1667]

Well, my fiancee, Miss Sleep, is still burning. Bravo Buck Henry, that's brilliant.

[@hknapp-hj2sn]

This is the epitome of "less is more".

[@philipmorrow2437]

Thanks for uploading this. He was one of my favorite actors. Always like seeing an old friend. Here he is in one of my favorite movies.

[@inwalters]

This is one of the most criminally underrated and overlooked movies of all time. Can you believe "Whats Up Doc?" did not receive a single Oscar nomination - if nothing else Madeline Kahn should not only have been nominated for, but won Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film over Tatum O'Neil, instead of being nominated for her role in 'Paper Moon"

[@jennifersman7990]

I think a lot of this had to do with Peter Bogdanovich. A lot of the film community was jealous of his instant success with Last Picture Show and he was quickly becoming a Diva. There was a lot of competition that year with The Godfather, Cabaret & French Connection so it got lost in the shuffle. There was probably a lot of resentment of Streisand too

[@markschildberg1667]

Buck Henry did receive a special award for his screenplay. I’m not sure if it was from the Academy or the Writers Guild.

[@inwalters]

@@markschildberg1667 Had to look it up - Buck Henry's ward was from the Writer's guild. Madeline Kahn was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Golden Globes, but still not one Oscar nomination. Sort of like "Sweet Land" the 2005 indie film that should have, but got zero Oscar nominations

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

@@jennifersman7990 resentment of Barbara streisand? Why?

[@snowrocket]

True, certainly underrated and overlooked! Madeline Kahn was EASILY the equal of anybody in this movie! She was absolutely terrific in every scene she was in.

[@snowrocket]

Hillerman's scene is far shorter than many, but he does it PERFECTLY! Very professional and understated, but also very funny.

[@gdparry2727]

They'd like to check out When Yesterday Oh... that soon.

[@12classics39]

“These are my igneous tambula rocks.” “Yes…of course they are.” 😊

[@Jules2439.5]

The way he backs up 😂

[@stephaniestanley8041]

This is my favorite scene. It's a metaphor for my life.

[@jidejohnson1855]

Real talk stephanie

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

LOVE this scene. LOVE this movie!

[@MyRuno]

Hillerman really knew how to handle those walking disaster areas called Howard, Jake Gittes, The Waco Kid and Thomas Magnum in a gracious and stoic manner.

[@lenaloo736]

This movie has the best back and forth exchanges

[@dawoool]

Saw this movie as a teen when it first came out. Loved this brief scene!

[@flint55]

One of my favorite scenes from the movie. "We would appreciate it if you would check out. When? Yesterday. That soon?" I always wondered if someone saw this scene and thought of casting Hillerman in the role of Higgins in Magnum PI. Funniest John Hillerman moment from What's Up Doc? Actually it was his only scene but very funny.

[@jennifersman7990]

Even before Magnum he specialized in roles like this, he was originally from Texas and played a Sheriff in Paper Moon, a water department bureaucrat in Chinatown and later played Bonnie Franklin’s boss on One Day at a Time. So Higgins wasn’t much of a stretch for him

[@snowrocket]

I love those lines you mentioned here from the clip. Both actors played this scene perfectly. Hillerman manages to be serious, humorous, and distainful all at the same time!

[@Swlabr61]

Also, when Howard asks if he has another room and he kind of shakes his head and just says, "mmmm..." 😁

[@larrystuder8543]

The best comedy is UNDER-played. This could be over-played broadly, milked for laughs. By under-playing, they just let the laughs come...

[@phillybm]

Those two "hmmm" get me every time. Everything was said in those expressions without a spoken word. Perfection!

[@robbyel3958]

People talk about Ryan in Love Story. This is what I loved watching him in(and also The Main Event). RIP Ryan - Thank you for the laughs.

[@csviolin0516]

And don’t forget Paper Moon!!🌙

[@robbyel3958]

@@csviolin0516 I've never seen that.

[@Antje-q2p]

hahahahaha - best movie scene ever created since the first reel was spinning.

[@Blondfoxy24]

HILARIOUS

[@dfa3366]

"My fiance ....Miss Sleep is still burning".

[@dfa3366]

I love it when John Hillerman is holding onto the door knob after it came off. Cool as a cucumber 🥒

[@jennifersman7990]

Looks like a typical hotel room after Keith Moon leaves

[@BillofRights1951]

I remember seeing the film when it premiered at Grauman's Chinese in 1972. The audience loved it of course. I remember the audiene bursting into laughter when the door knob fell off. Great metaphor for the train wreck of events that just kept happening. They don't make movies like this anymore...and what a concept: NO profanity, NO gross content....the script actually had to be funny...no coarseness as a desperate substitute for true humor.

[@coldroses5337]

Cheers Bill 🍷

[@esteban1487]

What's Up Doc was rated G, I believe. You don't see that anymore, either.

[@ChrisHamiltonwriter1]

OHHHHHHHHH, MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOD!

[@donbrown14]

Yes, of course they are.

[@horsedoconfb]

Howard :"These are my igneous tambular rocks" Caltinborn (taken aback) "yes! Of course they are!"

[@范淇-x1j]

handsome actor!

[@patricias5122]

I love seeing these two great actors together again. A far cry from the corrupt sheriff and the con man they played in "Paper Moon."

[@JrJVintage1956]

Higgy baby sure had acting chops! Most folks are shocked to know he's from Texas.....not England.

[@anthonyeldridge4358]

He sound like he should be narrating an old Goofy cartoon about how to be a proper guest at a hotel. "One should respect the property while staying there as a guest. This is vitally important: You are only a guest. It is of the utmost importance that one keep that in mind and if possible leave the area as good as it was when the stay began."

[@gilbertmartinez1504]

John Hillerman and Ryan O'Neal were also costars in another Bogdanovich movie, PAPER MOON. RO'N played Mose, the con man and JH played the crooked sheriff and his twin.

[@TT-rz5td]

That's right! And Madeline was in it too, as Trixie Delight I loved the American Roots music in the scene where Ryan and Tatum are in the rooming house, waiting to make a deal with Hillerman's "bootlegger" twin.

[@sparkmanuk]

It goes to show to don’t need lots of dialogue but good tone of voice and presence to make a scene gripping, Hollywood is now cgi superheroes because they feel this has a small threshold of affending anyone.

[@NevTheDeranged]

Made me wonder for a second if Magnum was gonna show up.

[@azamshahuddin781]

Was John Hillerman an Anglophile American?Had he always spoken in a British accent even before playing Higgins on Magnum PI?

[@willnichlas6317]

He was a Texan.

[@dawoool]

@@willnichlas6317 He was Howard Johnson on Blazing saddles.

[@dawoool]

1 Flavor!

[@jennifersman7990]

There was a Magnum episode where he played Higgins twin and he used his natural Texas voice

[@jack1394]

@@jennifersman7990 Yep. Elmo Ziller (the name of the twin as well as the episode) and later used that accent as part of his disguise when he sought after a certain information in a cowboy bar (“Luther Gillis File #001”).

[@ElmoUnk1953]

“Higgie Baby!”

[@krisscanlon4051]

Hahaha 😂

[@jonathancruz5932]

Poor Howard. Got kicked out of the hotel

[@dawoool]

In NYC a lot of rooms will soon look like this since the mayor is forcing 5 star hotels to put up bums and junkies.

[@TT-rz5td]

Debbie Downer, is that you?

[@MyRuno]

It's called socialism.

[@rhntx]

Funniest scene??? It was his ONLY scene