Directed by:
Jerry LewisCinematography:
W. Wallace KelleyComposer:
Walter ScharfCast:
Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Howard Morris, Norman Alden, Elvia Allman, Med Flory, Henry Gibson, Richard Kiel, Kathleen Freeman, Francine York (more)VOD (1)
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Jerry Lewis directed, co-wrote and stars in this riotously funny movie that set a new standard for screen comedy. Lewis plays Dr. Julius Kelp, a homely and nearsighted chemistry teacher who’s ignored by the ladies and ridiculed by his students and fellow professors. All of that changes one day when he concocts a magical potion that can transform him into a sophisticated and handsome Romeo, a confident, self-assured swinger dubbed ‘Buddy Love’. But the Jekyll-and-Hyde routine soon creates double the trouble for the bumbling professor and the girl of his dreams (Stella Stevens), a student who’s fallen head-over-heels for the conceited, debonair Buddy. (Shock Entertainment)
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Jerry Lewis definitely won't appeal to everyone, and in this case, he didn't appeal to me either. I like the classic contrast, but I don't like that he had to take it to such absurdities, like that crazy face of his professor. Perhaps it could have been done a bit more sparingly. The finale would still have resonated quite powerfully.
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