He was mostly known for his comedy, especially for the slapstick comedy roles that made him a popular actor in the 50s. The bellboy is a 1960 american comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring jerry lewis. A scene from jerry lewis last great movie, smorgasbord 1983. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Dean martin jerry lewis on bob hope bing crosby us olympic team telethon 22 june 1952 duration. Pletchick herb edelman who tries to cure him of his dumbness. His early to mid 60s output oscillated between the full yin and yang of his psychology. Jerry lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017. Originally titled smorgasbord, it was filmed in 198182 and only received limited distribution in the united states.
Unfortunately, cracking up is one of his lesser works despite its distinctive approach. His shrink sessions reveal a flashback history about a klutzy childhood and a family history of. One of the last and realy good fun movie from jerry lewis. Cracking up is one of my favorite moviesok, i might have a weird sense of humor. Jerry lewis stars as a hopeless klutz who recounts to his psychiatrist all his varied, outrageous and sofar unsuccessful attempts to kill himself in this wacky, hilarious tale of a man cracking up. Jonas pletchick, the psychiatrist out to cure him of his failure, in this undistinguished slapstick comedy. Originally titled smorgasbord, it was filmed in 198182 and only received. He was originally paired up with dean martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of martin and lewis. The sad sack 1957 jerry lewis full length comedy movie by best jerry lewis dean martin movies. Cracking up 1983 stream and watch online moviefone. Jerry lewis was a popular american actor, screenwriter and director. Jerry lewis, original name joseph levitch, born march 16, 1926, newark, new jersey, u.
The french film critic who saw jerry lewis infamous holocaust movie and loved it. Cracking up is 89 minutes of my life that i will never get back. A suicidal klutz jerry lewis blunders around and sees a psychiatrist herb edelman, afraid that he is going insane. Watch cracking up online watch full cracking up 1983. That said, we prefer this uneven comedys original title, smorgasbord, as well as mos. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Suicidal nerd seeks help from psychiatrist, runs into various nutty characters. Jerry lewis scene from cracking up released in 1983. In short, its marvelous mayhem of the kind which has gained jerry lewis admirers the world over.
Jerry lewis best films by tomatometer movie and tv news. With jerry lewis, philippe clair, marthe villalonga, jackie sardou. Released 1983, cracking up stars jerry lewis, herbert edelman, milton berle, zane buzby the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. I love many jerry lewis movies, he is a real genius and a very good person. Clovis managed to penetrate the intimacy of prosper, and became his friend. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. Cracking up is a crazy quilt of sight gags, oneliners, caricatures. Cracking up smorgasboard 1983, jerry lewis jerry lewis is the only comedian to come after the silent era masters chaplin and keaton who was also able to direct himself. I believe that i have just seen the worst movie ever made. You dont have to be french to appreciate the comic genius of jerry lewis. No, suicide isnt funnybut jerry lewis s last movie as a director, in which he plays a man whos trying and failing to kill himself, is both uproarious and anguished, a.
Cracking up is a comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. After watching the 1st couple skits i had high hopes for this movie but it went from hilarious to unfunny. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster. As a kid i discovered jerry lewis the great, by way of the older movies on television, right alongside jerry lewis the diminished movie star hook, line and sinker and which way to the front. Jerry lewis reprises his previous movie persona, this time as warren nefron, a man unable to successfully kill himself, while herb edelman is dr. Watch jerry lewis in newlysurfaced footage of the day the clown cried. Cracking up is a 1983 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Theres not a single indifferent shot in the film, wrote john beifuss of the commercial appeal memphis, tenn. Watching jerry lewis trying to commit suicide at the start was over the top. Lewis plays a hapless misfit who seeks psychiatric help after bumbling a suicide attempt.
This is what cracking up looks at from the lighter side. Cracking up is a crazy quilt of sight gags, oneliners, caricatures, slapstick and quirky vocal mannerisms. It was the final film directed by lewis before his death in 2017. Cracking up 1983 12 out of 4 jerry lewis wrote, produced and directs this film where he also stars as a nerd who wants to commit suicide for his various problems. Cracking up 1983 arnold orgolini, jerry lewis, peter. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. Jerry gets some of his celebrity friends to shot up in some of the. It was released on july 20, 1960 by paramount pictures and marked lewiss directorial debut. Cracking up is the last feature film so far written and directed by jerry lewis. Cracking up is one of my favorite movies ok, i might have a weird sense of humor. The film is a series of bits of jerry lewis being jerry lewis. It marked lewis return to movies after a decade of exile. March 16, 1926 august 20, 2017 was an american comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, dubbed as the king of comedy and the total filmmaker.
Jerry lewis born march 16, 1926 was an american comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. Watch cracking up online cracking up cracking up 1983 director. Jerry lewis, jerry lewis, milton berle, sammy davis jr. Worst movie the jerry lewis show 1958 bio jerry lewis.
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