Jerry lewis, whose irrepressible zaniness and frantic creativity vaulted him to stardom as a comic movie star who wielded unparalleled green. Film critic danny peary made the claim in his 1981 book cult movies that the character of love is. Clumsy, awkward, inarticulate and unattractive, julius is a hopeless case when it comes to women but hes desperate to impress. While the film is a loose parody of robert louis stevensons dr. The nutty professor is jerry lewiss incarnation of dr. The delicate delinquent, before a screening of the nutty professor 1963, saturday in hollywood. Julius ferris kelp, buddy love, screenwriter, director, producer jerry lewis. In my humble opinion mho lewis works on the visual aspect of comedy, especially physical comedy, better than anyone in show biz. Coauthored, directed by, and starring lewis, the movies reputation has suffered from the fall in its creators reputation over the ensuing 40 years.
Oct 17, 2000 the nutty professor movie yify subtitles. The movie inspired a 1996 remake starring eddie murphy, though it. The shy guy has his eyes on the student body of stella stella stevens. In 1963, jerry lewis cowrote, directed, and starred in the nutty professor. This time eddie murphy plays professor sherman klump who transforms himself from an overweight sociallyinept fellow to a thin, confident man of influence. The nutty professor is a 1963 american science fiction comedy film directed, cowritten with bill richmond by, and starring, jerry lewis. The nutty professor 1963 cast and crew cast photos and. Finally, the the nutty professor script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the jerry lewis movie. Jerry lewis and stella stevens in the nutty professorjerry lewis and. The nutty professor 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Apr 07, 2020 the nutty professor, american screwball comedy, released in 1963, that was a variation of the classic dr. Mar 29, 2015 the nutty professor 1963 jerry lewis part 2. Jerry lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome romeo.
Jun 03, 2010 the nutty professor, arguably jerry lewis best directorial effort, was released on june 4, 1963. The nutty professor, arguably jerry lewis best directorial effort, was released on june 4, 1963. Often reviled in his native united states but worshipped as a genius throughout much of europe and especially france. In the three years since he and dean martin had ended their partnership as the countrys alltime hottest comedy team, each had established successful a solo career. One of murphys biggest hits in the 1990s was the nutty professor, which was a remake of the jerry lewis comedy from 1963. The nutty professor is a 1963 american comic science fiction film directed, cowritten with bill richmond by, and starring, jerry lewis. Thus, its not just that the film is truly hilarious though it is. The moral of the movie is to accept yourself as you are. Julius ferris kelp, buddy love, screenwriter, director, producer arthur p. Glucksman producer hal pereira art director jack stone makeup jerry lewis prof.
Jerry lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical. Nutty professor 1963, original version best scenes part 1. Hillarious scenes of the original verison of the nutty professor from 1963, with jerry lewis. The total filmmaker program at the 2016 melbourne international film festival 28 july 14 august. When a footballplaying bully humiliates him, kelp tries to concoct a chemical to help him gain physical strength and. Fortunately, he does know something about chemistry and decides to concoct a. From his bucktoothed grin to his wobbly flailing legs and arms, chemistry professor julius kelp, played by the legendary. Jerry lewis best films by tomatometer movie and tv news. Stella by starlight uncredited music by victor young played as a theme for stella stevens.
Released june 4th, 1963, the nutty professor stars jerry lewis, stella stevens, del moore, kathleen freeman the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The nutty professor 1963 is one of those rare instances where even critics who usually dismissed lewis s work found themselves captivated by this surreal brew of sight gags and social satire presented in vivid technicolor. For those not too familiar with the comedian, this movie is a good one to get to know his comedic talents. The nutty professor 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The potion makes him thinner, more handsome and more annoying buddy love. The nutty professor, american screwball comedy, released in 1963, that was a variation of the classic dr.
In 1971, lewis published a book called the total filmmaker. Sherman klump in the 1996 remake, and by his alter ego buddy love is a fictional character portrayed by jerry lewis in the nutty professor and its respective sequel, and by eddie murphy in the 1996 version and its 2000 sequel nutty professor ii. The nutty professor is a 1963 american comic science fiction film directed, cowritten with bill richmond and starring jerry lewis. 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. Hyde, an obvious fact that the directorscreenwriterstar made no attempt to hide he actually exploits the audiences expectations for the story throughout the film, allowing for areas of predictability and moments of divergence. Movie the nutty professor 1963 show more show less. The nutty professor is a remake of the 1963 classic starring jerry lewis.
Mar 31, 2020 one of murphys biggest hits in the 1990s was the nutty professor, which was a remake of the jerry lewis comedy from 1963. Feb 22, 2009 the last time jerry lewis appeared on the oscars was 50 years ago, as one of the hosts of the 1959 show. In other knockabout comedies, done both with and without comedy partner dean martin, jerry lewis made a hit with audiences especially kids by misbehaving like a grating, hyperactive child. Read about the the nutty professor dvd and browse other dvd movies. That old black magic uncredited music by harold arlen lyrics by johnny mercer sung by jerry lewis as buddy love at the purple pit student nightclub. Murphy played the titular character, an overweight professor who takes an experimental serum to lose weight and become hunky, but the effects only last a short time. Hyde in what is often called jerry lewis best movie, the nutty professor 1963. The film is a parody of robert louis stevenson s dr. The film opens at the fictional matthews college where science professor julius kelp is constantly clashing with the.
The nutty professor 1963 is one of those rare instances where even critics who usually dismissed lewiss work found themselves captivated by this surreal brew of sight gags and social satire presented in vivid technicolor. For jerry lewis, however, playing professor julius ferris kelp in the nutty professor 1963, a variant take on dr. Jerry lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed with dean martin and later starred in the nutty professor, has died in las vegas. Schmidt coproducer bill richmond screenwriter edith head costume designer ernest d. What kind of monster jerry lewis directed, cowrote and starred in this riotously funny movie that set a new standard for screen comedy and inspired the hit remake. The doc falls in love with his student carla purty jada pinkett and he creates a potion.
Fifty years later, the humor in this movie remains as fresh and relevant as ever. The nutty professor is a 1963 american science fiction comedy film directed, co written with bill richmond by, and starring, jerry lewis. As the movie opens, murphy is professor sherman klump, brilliant chemist and geneticist, and fat slob. Among the bonus features is an interview with jerry, who explained his take on the dr. Its even clear in the advertising for the movie that this is lewiss. Watch the nutty professor 1963 movie online free gomovies. Watch the nutty professor 1963 full movie online free in hd. Brilliantly keeps viewers unmoored, the result of its consistently offkilter tone, melissa anderson of village voice wrote.
It is considered to be a highlight in the film career of jerry lewis. The nutty professor is a film i adored as a child, and truth be told most of jerry lewis films made a humorous mark in my spotty youth, but not many can now be viewed in adulthood and still tickle the rib cage with the same mirthful impact. Eddie murphy plays an overweight professor sherman klump and six other characters in this hilarious comedy. Perhaps no popular film artist in history inspired quite so many conflicting opinions and emotions as actorcomedian jerry lewis. Lewis played nerdy accidentprone professor julius kelp, who has grown tired of being mocked for. Theres not a single indifferent shot in the film, wrote john beifuss of the commercial appeal memphis, tenn. The nutty professor is screening as part of the jerry lewis.
The nutty professor was introduced in 1963 and stars jerry lewis. Jerry lewis plays the nerdy, accidentprone professor julius kelp whose laboratory experiments routinely turn out disastrous. Jerry lewis directed, cowrote and starred in this riotously funny movie that set a new standard for screen comedy and inspired the hit remake. With jerry lewis, stella stevens, del moore, kathleen freeman. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the nutty professor. Nutty professor 1963, original version best scenes part. The film was produced by paramount pictures and is tagged as a science fiction comedy. Sep 01, 2017 in 1971, lewis published a book called the total filmmaker. When you watch the nutty professor or the bellboy or my favourite, the ladies man, youre. Its even clear in the advertising for the movie that this is lewiss intent, as posters ask. The last time jerry lewis appeared on the oscars was 50 years ago, as one of the hosts of the 1959 show. The nutty professor has been described as perhaps the finest and most memorable film of. Martin as a dramatic actor in the young lions, some came running and rio bravo, lewis in the popular farces rockabye baby.
For jerry lewis fans, which i am one, the nutty professor is a cant miss. The nutty professor is a remake for the 1960s hit comedy with jerry lewis. The jekyll and hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times. Dec 25, 2014 hillarious scenes of the original verison of the nutty professor from 1963, with jerry lewis. Kelp jerry lewis is an addlebrained, absentminded chemistry instructor always incurring the wrath of the university administration by continually blowing up the classroom laboratory. The nutty professor 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. The total filmmaker program at the 2016 melbourne international film festival 28 july 14 august 2016. Clumsy, awkward, inarticulate and unattractive, julius is a hopeless case when it comes to women but hes desperate to impress beautiful student stella stella stevens. To improve his social life, a nerdish professor drinks a potion that temporarily turns him into the handsome, but obnoxious, buddy love. Even critics who hate jerry lewis movies praise the nutty professor, if grudgingly, as a high point for the directorstar.
Sep 19, 2015 the nutty professor is jerry lewis s incarnation of dr. The jerry lewis version of the nutty professor is not only thought by many to be one of the best performances put on by jerry lewis it was also chosen to be included in the library of congress as part of the national film registry. Well, if a man with an ulcer and a splinter in his finger and a nail in his foot was then struck by lightning, if you could say that man was not hurt then yes you could say im not hurt. One of jerry lewis finest comedies, the nutty professor tells the touching tale of a bumbling dweeb of an inventor who creates a formula that turns him into suave ladykiller buddy love who. Nutty professor 1963, original version best scenes part 1 youtube. Funny movie quotes from the nutty professor1963 starring jerry lewis, stella stevens gym attendant. Mar 29, 2014 funny movie quotes from the nutty professor1963 starring jerry lewis, stella stevens gym attendant. Jerry lewis transformation from the professor into buddy love was a personality switch, but murphy also goes through a complete physical morphing, from 400 pounds to average weight and back again, sometimes almost instantly. Julius kelp jerry lewis is a college professor with a problem. Aug 20, 2017 jerry lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed with dean martin and later starred in the nutty professor, has died in las vegas. Interviewed by illeana douglas for tcm, jerry lewis recounts his partnership with dean martin.
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