Cracking up is a crazy quilt of sight gags, oneliners, caricatures. It was the final film directed by lewis before his death in 2017. Watch jerry lewis in newlysurfaced footage of the day the clown cried. Starring and written and directed by lewis, this jekyll and hyde tale about a bumbling inventor who creates a formula that turns him into a suave ladies man demonstrates that jerry lewis is the absolute master of screen space. Jerry lewis reprises his previous movie persona, this time as warren nefron, a man unable to successfully kill himself, while herb edelman is dr. Pletchick herb edelman who tries to cure him of his dumbness. Watching jerry lewis trying to commit suicide at the start was over the top. 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. Cracking up 1983 arnold orgolini, jerry lewis, peter. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. A suicidal klutz jerry lewis blunders around and sees a psychiatrist herb edelman, afraid that he is going insane. He was mostly known for his comedy, especially for the slapstick comedy roles that made him a popular actor in the 50s. The sad sack 1957 jerry lewis full length comedy movie by best jerry lewis dean martin movies. Jerry lewiss last feature film to date as director is totally informed by his style and comedic obsessions.
Suicidal nerd seeks help from psychiatrist, runs into various nutty characters. 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. The bellboy is a 1960 american comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring jerry lewis. Lewis plays a hapless misfit who seeks psychiatric help after bumbling a suicide attempt. That said, we prefer this uneven comedys original title, smorgasbord, as well as mos. Cracking up 1983 stream and watch online moviefone. Originally titled smorgasbord, it was filmed in 198182 and only received limited distribution in the united states. Jerry gets some of his celebrity friends to shot up in some of the. Originally titled smorgasbord, it was filmed in 198182 and only received. The french film critic who saw jerry lewis infamous holocaust movie and loved it. One of the last and realy good fun movie from jerry lewis. His shrink sessions reveal a flashback history about a klutzy childhood and a family history of. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Jerry lewis, original name joseph levitch, born march 16, 1926, newark, new jersey, u.
His early to mid 60s output oscillated between the full yin and yang of his psychology. 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. You dont have to be french to appreciate the comic genius of jerry lewis. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. Dean martin jerry lewis on bob hope bing crosby us olympic team telethon 22 june 1952 duration. Cracking up is one of my favorite movies ok, i might have a weird sense of humor. Watch cracking up online watch full cracking up 1983.
Clovis managed to penetrate the intimacy of prosper, and became his friend. Jerry lewis was a popular american actor, screenwriter and director. After watching the 1st couple skits i had high hopes for this movie but it went from hilarious to unfunny. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. This is what cracking up looks at from the lighter side. Watch cracking up online cracking up cracking up 1983 director. 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. It marked lewis return to movies after a decade of exile.
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. A scene from jerry lewis last great movie, smorgasbord 1983. Jerry lewis born march 16, 1926 was an american comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. Cracking up is 89 minutes of my life that i will never get back. Jerry lewis best films by tomatometer movie and tv news. In short, its marvelous mayhem of the kind which has gained jerry lewis admirers the world over. Theres not a single indifferent shot in the film, wrote john beifuss of the commercial appeal memphis, tenn. Cracking up is a 1983 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Unfortunately, cracking up is one of his lesser works despite its distinctive approach. Cracking up is the last feature film so far written and directed by jerry lewis. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster. I love many jerry lewis movies, he is a real genius and a very good person. He was originally paired up with dean martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of martin and lewis.
Cracking up is a comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. The film is a series of bits of jerry lewis being jerry lewis. Cracking up is one of my favorite moviesok, i might have a weird sense of humor. Cracking up is a crazy quilt of sight gags, oneliners, caricatures, slapstick and quirky vocal mannerisms. With jerry lewis, philippe clair, marthe villalonga, jackie sardou.
Jonas pletchick, the psychiatrist out to cure him of his failure, in this undistinguished slapstick comedy. Jerry lewis, jerry lewis, milton berle, sammy davis jr. Worst movie the jerry lewis show 1958 bio jerry lewis. 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. I believe that i have just seen the worst movie ever made. Jerry lewis scene from cracking up released in 1983. 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. Jerry lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017.
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