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, "",
She Done Him Wrong was released the same year and also co-starred Grant. "She Done Him Wrong" bears some resemblances to "The Bowery", a Raoul Walsh film released later the same year by United Artists starring Noah Beery's brother Wallace. The two films each include a saloon owner called Chuck Conners, as a main character (played by Wallace Beery) in "The Bowery", and a smaller role (played by Tammany Young) in "She Done Him Wrong". Louise Beavers was the only African American actress to be brought aboard the film by West personally. She wanted a black woman to appear opposite her; when she did