Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘The Nutty Professor’?
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor (1963)

tomatometer

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Jun 4, 1963 Wide

audience

64

liked it
Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 32,012

My Rating

Movie Info

Professor Julius F. Kelp (Jerry Lewis) is an addle-brained, absent-minded chemistry instructor always incurring the wrath of the university administration by continually blowing up the classroom laboratory. The shy guy has his eyes on the student body of Stella (Stella Stevens). When a football-playing bully humiliates him, Kelp tries to concoct a chemical to help him gain physical strength and stature. The potion turns him into the handsome, hard-edged nightclub singer named Buddy Love. The

Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Classics, Comedy

Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond

Oct 17, 2000

Paramount Home Video

The Nutty Professor Trailer & Photos

More Trailers and Videos (1)

Cast

Critic Reviews for The Nutty Professor

All Critics (26) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (3) | DVD (9)

Jerry Lewis' Jekyll-Hyde spoof is dated but great.

March 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Charles Cassady
Common Sense Media

a quite funny romp

March 8, 2008 Comment
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Certainly Jerry Lewis at his best.

January 2, 2005 Comment
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Contains some of Lewis's most outré directorial flourishes.

October 14, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

The entire Jerry Lewis collection gives a chance to witness his varied range, which, by now, many movie-goers have forgotten or are unware of.

October 10, 2004 Full Review | Comment
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Silly, manic, juvenile, square, unfunny in an offensive way and serving as an egomaniacal testament to Mr. Lewis.

April 3, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comments (3)
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Much better than the remake; Jerry Lewis' best movie.

January 31, 2004 Comment
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly Source: Atlantic City Weekly
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for The Nutty Professor

View All

Pretty good movie, and this is coming from somewhere who isn't a Jerry Lewis fan...not by a long shot.

May 23, 2007
webalina
Cindy I

Super Reviewer

Jerry Lewis' best film. That's like having a heirarchy of manure.

March 18, 2007
garyX
xGary Xx

Super Reviewer

The Nutty Professor Quotes

View All

No quotes approved yet for The Nutty Professor. Logged in users can submit quotes.

DVD

Top Rentals

35% The Hangover Part II
25% Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Par...
81% Kung Fu Panda 2
44% Cowboys & Aliens
83% Rise of the Planet of the Apes
More…

New On DVD This Week

25% Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Par...
88% Lady and the Tramp
69% A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
21% Fireflies in the Garden
45% The Rebound
More…

Movies Like The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor
View All

Latest News for The Nutty Professor

View All

What's Hot On RT

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Journey 2 Not Worth the Trip

Luis Guzman
Luis Guzman

What are his 10 best movies ever?

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>
Amazing Spider-Man

See the all-new action-packed trailer!

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,568 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 44,450 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 27,159 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,655 taken
created 15 months ago

Movie News

View All

Featured on RT

Comments

Top Headlines

Fresh Links

Super Bowl Commercial Preview
Super Bowl Commercial Preview External Link
 Tecca profiles eight gametime ads that various companies have released before the big event!
15 Most Romantic Movie Moments
15 Most Romantic Movie Moments External Link
 BuzzSugar runs through a list of their favorite romantic moments to prep you for Valentine's Day.
Best Young Actress?
Best Young Actress? External Link
 Moviefone pores over awards statistics to crown this generation's best young actress!
50 Best Uses of Songs
50 Best Uses of Songs External Link
 Time Out NY brings us an awesome list of the 50 best uses of preexisting music in movie scenes!
Top 10 Freezing Cold Movies
Top 10 Freezing Cold Movies External Link
 With The Grey in theaters, TIME offers up 10 outstandingly chilly films!
Follow RT on Twitter!
Follow RT on Twitter! External Link
 Daily Tomatometer updates, interesting movie links, and vulgar jokes!
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile
Copyright © Flixster, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy