To improve his social life, a nerdish, mildmannered professor jerry lewis who wrote seven scripts for the film by himself and two with bill richmond drinks a. To remedy his own geekiness, kelp invents a special potion that transforms him into the handsome and charismatic buddy love. The nutty professor is a 1963 comedy written by, directed by, and starring jerry lewis a twist on the story of dr. The nutty professor 1963 moviepedia fandom powered. The nutty professor 1963 julius kelp jerry lewis is a college professor with a problem. 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 jekyll and hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most. For most movie lovers, the films of jerry lewis are an acquired taste but among devotees of the directorstar, there is little, if any, disagreement over what is considered his most accomplished film. Gone is the reliance on blackouts and skitlike set pieces, sequences that seem to function at direct odd to the narrative. Its sweet and goodhearted, and then again its raucous slapstick and bathroom humor.
The nutty professor is jerry lewiss crowning achievement. With music composed by walter scharf, the film is a parody of robert louis stevensons dr. The film directed and partly written by jerry lewis, stars himself, stella stevens, del moore and kathleen freeman. Watch the nutty professor 1963 full movie online free on. Dec 25, 2014 hillarious scenes of the original verison of the nutty professor from 1963, with jerry lewis. Apr 07, 2020 the nutty professor, american screwball comedy, released in 1963, that was a variation of the classic dr. Professor julius kelp jerry lewis, an accident prone, nebbish college professor, has trouble with his experiments, his class and his life. The film costars jada pinkett, james coburn, larry miller, dave chappelle and john ales. An american comedy science fiction film directed by jerry lewis. This original nutty professor is heartwarming and funny without offensive language and doublemeaning visuals.
Leap frog by leo corday, joe garland, performed by les brown and his band of renown. The nutty professor 1996 film, directed by tom shadyac. The film is a parody of robert louis stevensons dr. While the film is a loose parody of robert louis stevensons dr. The nutty professor, american screwball comedy, released in 1963, that was a variation of the classic dr. Jerry later appeared in a simpsons episode, playing frinks father.
The nutty professor is a 1963 comedy written by, directed by, and starring jerry lewis. Watch the nutty professor 1963 online full and free now. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The nutty professor is a 1963 comedy film directed, cowritten, and starring jerry lewis. The script was cowritten by exbig band drummer bill richmond. Luckasti profesor, na prostoru bivse jugoslavije poznatiji pod naslovom carobni napitak doktora jerryja, je americka filmska komedija snimljena 1962.
Among the bonus features is an interview with jerry, who explained his take on the dr. The nutty professor is a 1996 american slapstick sciencefiction comedy film starring eddie murphy. The nutty professor, the 1996 remake starring eddie murphy. The nutty professor the nutty professor 1963 film make the title the nutty professor into a disambiguation page bensin 18. Hillarious scenes of the original verison of the nutty professor from 1963, with jerry lewis. It is considered to be a highlight in the film career of jerry lewis. Whether you believe jerry lewis is a comic genius, a braying clown, a shrewd showbiz pro who carefully cultivated a popular stage and screen persona, a hopeless egotist with a cringing need for attention, or simply a comic with a gift for manic physical humor that clicked with audiences in the fifties and sixties, most people agree that the nutty professor was his greatest film as a director. Goofy comedy starring clown prince jerry lewis as julius kelp, an oddball science teacher who doesnt have much of a love life or indeed, any kind of life. The jekyll and hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times. The nutty professor, the 1963 film starring jerry lewis. The nutty professor is a 1963 paramount pictures science fiction comedy feature film produced, directed, cowritten with bill richmond and starring jerry lewis. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred jerry lewis, which itself was a parody of robert louis stevensons strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde. Whether you believe jerry lewis is a comic genius, a braying clown, a shrewd showbiz pro who carefully cultivated a popular stage and screen persona, a hopeless egotist with a cringing need for attention, or simply a comic with a gift for manic physical humor that clicked with audiences in the fifties and sixties, most people agree that the nutty professor was his greatest film as a.
From his bucktoothed grin to his wobbly flailing legs and arms, chemistry professor julius kelp, played by the legendary. These are just three of the many undesirable words that can be used to describe professor julius kelp. Especially for a juvenile audience, lewis beats murphy by a mile. Professor julius kelp is a nerdy, scruffy, bucktoothed, accidentprone, socially awkward university professor whose experiments in the classroom laboratory are unsuccessful and highly destructive. With jerry lewis, stella stevens, del moore, kathleen freeman. But in the nutty professor hes back with exuberance and energy, in a movie thats like a thumb to the nose for everyone who said hed lost it. The nutty professor 1963 film, directed by and starring jerry lewis. Clumsy, awkward, inarticulate and unattractive, julius is a hopeless case when it comes to women but. Watching a shy professor makes an important decision to change absolutely his fate so he drinks a magical potion.
In 1996, eddie murphy filmed a remake of the nutty professor with jerrys consent and onscreen credit. Hyde, lewis is julius kelp, an absentminded professor who after being bullied and taunted invents. The klumps, the 2000 sequel to the above if a direct link led you to this page, please correct it so that it points to the proper wick above. The nutty professor is a film directed by jerry lewis with jerry lewis, stella stevens, del moore, kathleen freeman, year. Media in category the nutty professor 1963 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The american comedy film the nutty professor is released on 4 june 1963. The nutty professor can refer to the following films the nutty professor, the 1963 film starring jerry lewis the nutty professor, the 1996 remake starring eddie murphy nutty professor ii. The film is often riotously funny, but it also deals with serious themes like the true nature of our identity and the desire among all of us to be loved for who we really are. Sciencefiction comedy film produced, directed, cowritten with bill richmond and jerry lewis. Nutty professor, the 1963 eofftv the encyclopedia of. The nutty professor 1963 is one of those rare instances where even critics who usually dismissed lewiss work found themselves captivated by. The nutty professor was not only a starring vehicle for lewis, the comedian, it was also cowritten and directed by the star and shows, intentionally and deliberately, two drastically different. Support the 1996 film got 14,155 views compared to 4,180 for the 1963 one despite being at the base name. One of jerry lewis finest comedies, the nutty professor tells the touching tale of a.
Robert louis stevenson adaptations the nutty professor synopsis plot professor julius kelp is a nerdy, scruffy, bucktoothed, accidentprone, socially awkward university professor whose experiments in the classroom laboratory are unsuccessful and highly destructive. The nutty professor, arguably jerry lewis best directorial effort, was released on june 4, 1963. The nutty professor 1963 letterboxd your life in film. To improve his social life, a nerdish professor drinks a potion that temporarily turns him into the handsome, but obnoxious, buddy love. The nutty professor starring jerry lewis, stella stevens, del moore, and kathleen freeman. The nutty professor provides jerry lewis with one of his greatest roles ever. Nutty professor 1963, original version best scenes part 1 youtube. Also in the nutty professor, advanced camera technology is used. Jekyll and hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times, and the professor begins to suffer hilarious symptoms of his personality split. Jerry lewis comedic film the nutty professor takes a decades old scifi story, and reinvigorates it as a collegethemed youth film, proving that scifi could be injected into almost any type of film and be successful. Lewis plays a dual role as the nerdy weakling professor kelp and the arrogant, supercool nightclub lizard buddy love, after the professor invents a formula to make himself stronger and more confident. Parents need to know that despite being ranked highly in the hollywoodcomedy pantheon, this 1963 feature is not as fastpaced, fxbloated, or bathroomhumor risque as the later nutty professor remake movies starring eddie murphy in multiple roles.
Jerry lewis is known for both his slapstick comedic style and to many younger audiences, his longrunning annual telethon to. Murphy was nominated a golden globe for the fourth time. Nutty professor 1963, original version best scenes part. That old black magic by johnny mercer, harold arlen, im in the mood for love by dorothy fields, jimmy mchugh, weve got a world that swings by lil mattis, les brown, performed by jerry lewis.
Even lewis detractors will begrudgingly admit that the nutty professor 1963 is a good and funny film. The nutty professor 1963 full movie download full hd youtube. 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. Travel guide to film locations for the nutty professor 1963, in arizona.
It is far superior to its 1990s eddie murphy remake. A shy professor makes an important decision to change absolutely his fate so he drinks a magical potion. Nerdy professor julius kelp is the butt of everyones joke at the college where he teaches. Stella by starlight by ned washington, victor young. Nutty professor 1963, original version best scenes part 1.
Jerry lewis best movie, the nutty professor 1963, is a comic twist on the timeless horror story dr. Warfield del moore, the dean, worries that kelps accidents will end up killing a student. Jerry lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome romeo. His first since beverly hills cop 14 years earlier more importantly, it was a hit at the box office. The nutty professor is a 1963 american science fiction comedy film directed, cowritten with bill richmond by, and starring, jerry lewis. Lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome romeo. 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. Science technology in 1963 is in full display in the movie.
The soundtrack use of the paramount evergreen, stella by starlight, must surely be an affectionate bow to the films star, stella stevens, or perhaps to her characters name, stella purdy. 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. Hyde the nutty professor has been described as perhaps the finest and most memorable film of lewiss career. For jerry lewis fans, which i am one, the nutty professor is a cant miss. Jan 31, 2020 the nutty professor is a 1963 american comic science fiction film directed, cowritten with bill richmond by, and starring, jerry lewis. The film opens at the fictional matthews college where science professor julius kelp is constantly clashing with the. Professor julius kelp jerry lewis is a nerdy, introverted, accident prone, university professor who always seems to find himself in trouble with the university by continually. Hyde, lewis is julius kelp, an absentminded professor who after being bullied and taunted invents a serum that turns him into an incredibly handsome, strong, confident, and popular man named buddy love. Nerdy professor julius kelp is the butt of everyones joke. The character professor frink on the simpsons cartoon series was created and patterned after the nutty professor. In 1963, jerry lewis cowrote, directed, and starred in the nutty professor. The jekyll and hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times, and the professor begins to suffer hilarious symptoms of his personality split. It is his most cinematic film, and his more natural motion picture experience.
The sharp, clear, technicolor picture makes lewiss antics even more eyecatching. Lewis played nerdy accidentprone professor julius kelp, who has grown tired of being mocked for. Jun 03, 2010 the nutty professor, arguably jerry lewis best directorial effort, was released on june 4, 1963. Fifty years later, the humor in this movie remains as fresh and relevant as ever. The nutty professor can refer to the following films.
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