The Maltese Bippy (1969)

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The Maltese Bippy is a 1969 comedy horror film, directed by Norman Panama and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a vehicle for comedy team Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, who had recently found fame in their television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. "Bippy" is a catchphrase from their show with the full title being a parody of The Maltese Falcon.

Production

At the peak of their popularity with Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin received several film offers, but regularly turned them down as they were too closely tied to the show and largely derivative of it. They finally accepted a three-picture deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, on the condition that they retained 50% creative control and that the films had no connection whatsoever to the show, including none of its supporting cast ap…

The film was based on a property by producer Everett Freeman, The Incredible Werewolf Murders, which was rewritten by Ray Singer and received uncredited contributions from Stanley Ralph Ross. The role of Robin Sherwood was first offered to Ann-Margret, who turned it down.

Principal photography started in late February 1969; the film was shot and edited in ten weeks, and had a $2.5 million budget. It had several working titles, including The Strange Case of…!#%, Who Killed Cock Robin?, and The Coogle Affair. It was filmed at MGM Studios, on Stage 26, and was shot in continuity, giving the actors considerable freedom to improvise.

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