What's Up, Tiger Lily? reviews were mixed upon the film's release. Expressing disappointment in the movie, "The New York Times" stated that "the peppery English sound track wears thin as the action churns around in absolute chaos." "Variety" wrote, "The production has one premise — deliberately mismatched dialog — which is sustained reasonably well through its brief running time." Aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 83% approval of the film, with an average rating of 6.9/10. What's Up, Tiger Lily? What's Up, Tiger Lily? is a 1966 American comedy film directed by Woody Allen in his feature-length directorial debut. Allen took a Japanese spy film, "",
What's Up, Tiger Lily? include additional scenes from "International Secret Police: A Barrel of Gunpowder", the third film in the International Secret Police series, and musical numbers by the band The Lovin' Spoonful. This experience helped convince Allen that he should secure creative control for all his future projects. The band released a soundtrack album. Louise Lasser, who was married to Allen at the time, served as one of the voice actors for the "new" dialogue soundtrack, as did Mickey Rose, Allen's writing partner on "Take the Money and Run" (1969) and "Bananas" (1971). In 2003, Image released the film on DVD, with both