History Trivia / BringingUpBaby

** The original script had Baby as a panther, but Howard Hawks couldn't find out that would work. Nissa the leopard had worked in films for eight years, and so Baby was changed to a leopard.

* UsefulNotes/AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Movies: #97
** AFIS100Years100Laughs: #14
** AFIS100Years100Passions: #51
** AFIS100Years100Movies10THAnniversaryEdition: #88

* AFIS100YearsSeries:

** Creator/HowardHawks' 1964 comedy ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is an intentional {{homage}} to ''Bringing Up Baby'', and Hawks only cast Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss as the leads in the later film after trying unsuccessfully to coax Creator/CaryGrant and Creator/KatharineHepburn into reuniting for the project.

** Creator/RonaldColman, Creator/LeslieHoward, Creator/FredricMarch and Creator/RayMilland were all offered the role of David Huxley.
** Creator/CaroleLombard was briefly considered for the role of Susan Vance.

* ThrowItIn: "I just went GAY all of a sudden!" Note the abrupt cut immediately after, indicating that the cast and crew lost it.

** The script had an elaborate pie fight but it wasn't filmed.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Sweden, the film was called "Ingen fara på taket", meaning approximately "No Cause for Alarm"[[note]]Literally "No Danger on the Roof"[[/note]]. In Italy, the movie is named after Hepburn's character, "Susanna" (Susan).

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Sweden, the film was called "Ingen fara på taket", meaning approximately "No Cause for Alarm"[[note]]Literally "No Danger on the Roof"[[/note]].

** The script had an elaborate pie fight but it wasn't filmed.

* RealitySubtext: The attitude of the two leads towards the leopard is reflected in their characters. Creator/KatherineHepburn was more fearless around it, while Creator/CaryGrant was wary of it - to the point where doubles and stand-ins had to be used in a lot of scenes.

* StarDerailingRole: Briefly for Creator/KatherineHepburn, who was labelled 'Box Office Poison' after this film. She broke her RKO contract after they only offered her a part in a B-movie. But she quickly rebounded with ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory''.
* ThoseTwoActors: The second of four movies to star Creator/KatherineHepburn and Creator/CaryGrant.

* FatalMethodActing: Narrowly averted. Creator/KatherineHepburn was standing right in front of the leopard, wearing a skirt lined with little metal pieces to make it swing prettily. She made a sudden turn and the leopard lunged for her back. Only the trainer's whip saved her.

* ActorInspiredElement: The part where Susan's dress rips at the club was suggested by Cary Grant. He had got his pants zipper caught in another woman's dress and had to instinctively follow her as a result.

* CreatorBacklash: Howard Hawks says he regretted making everyone in the cast crazy, wishing there had been a straight man or two to keep things grounded. Averted with the two stars though, as they loved working on the film.
* FatalMethodActing: Narrowly averted. Katherine Hepburn was standing right in front of the leopard, wearing a skirt lined with little metal pieces to make it swing prettily. She made a sudden turn and the leopard lunged for her back. Only the trainer's whip saved her.

** Cary Grant, known for playing cool and charming guys, plays a mild-mannered, dorky scientist.
** Likewise, Katharine Hepburn, typically cast as a hyper-intelligent, on-the-ball, DefrostingIceQueen sort, as the scatterbrained Susan.
* RealitySubtext: The attitude of the two leads towards the leopard is reflected in their characters. Katherine Hepburn was more fearless around it, while Cary Grant was wary of it - to the point where doubles and stand-ins had to be used in a lot of scenes.

* StarDerailingRole: Briefly for Katherine Hepburn, who was labelled 'Box Office Poison' after this film. She broke her RKO contract after they only offered her a part in a B-movie. But she quickly rebounded with ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory''.
* ThoseTwoActors: The second of four movies to star Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

** Howard Hawks' 1964 comedy ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is an intentional {{homage}} to ''Bringing Up Baby'', and Hawks only cast Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss as the leads in the later film after trying unsuccessfully to coax Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn into reuniting for the project.

** AFIS100Years100Movies10ThAnniversaryEdition: #88

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Dog!]]: George was played by the same dog who played Asta in the ''Film/TheThinMan'' movies.

* StarDerailingRole: Briefly for Katherine Hepburn, who was labelled 'Box Office Poison' after this film. She broke her RKO contract after they only offered her a part in a B-movie. But she quickly rebounded with ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory''.

* PlayingAgainstType: Cary Grant, known for playing cool and charming guys, plays a mild-mannered, dorky scientist.

* ThrowItIn: "I just went GAY all of a sudden!"
** Note the abrupt cut immediately after, indicating that the cast and crew lost it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Howard Hawks' 1964 comedy ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is an intentional {{homage}} to ''Bringing Up Baby'', and Hawks only cast Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss as the leads in the later film after trying unsuccessfully to coax Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn into reuniting for the project.

* WhatMightHaveBeen: Howard Hawks' 1964 comedy ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is an intentional {{homage}} to ''Bringing Up Baby'', and Hawks only cast Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss as the leads in the later film after trying unsuccessfully to coax Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn into reuniting for the project.

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Dog!]]: George was played by the same dog who played Asta in the ''TheThinMan'' movies.

* ThrowItIn: "I just went GAY all of a sudden!"

* ThrowItIn

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Dog!]]: George was played by the same dog who played Asta in the ''TheThinMan'' movies.