The Nutty Professor (1963)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Jun 4, 1963 Wide
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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
Jun 4, 1963 Wide
Oct 17, 2000
Paramount Home Video
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Cast
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Jerry Lewis
Buddy Love, Prof. Juliu... -
Stella Stevens
Stella Purdy -
Del Moore
Dr. Hamius R. Warfield -
Kathleen Freeman
Millie Lemmon -
Med Flory
Football Player -
Howard Morris
Father Kelp -
Norman Alden
Football Player -
Milton Frome
Dr. Leevee -
Buddy Lester
Bartender -
Marvin Kaplan
English Boy -
David Landfield
College Student -
Skip Ward
Football Player -
Julie Parrish
Student -
Henry Gibson
Student -
Elvia Allman
Mother Kelp -
Murray Alper
Judo Instructor -
Les Brown
Himself -
Mushy Callahan
Cab Driver -
Joe Forte
Faculty Member -
Gavin Gordon
Salesman Clothier -
Doodles Weaver
Rube -
Dave Willock
Bartender -
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Francine York
Student -
Gary Lewis
Boy
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All Critics (26) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (3) | DVD (9)
Jerry Lewis' Jekyll-Hyde spoof is dated but great.
a quite funny romp
Certainly Jerry Lewis at his best.
It's a brilliant job of direction, but the film couldn't have worked without Lewis' performance in both roles.
Contains some of Lewis's most outré directorial flourishes.
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.
Silly, manic, juvenile, square, unfunny in an offensive way and serving as an egomaniacal testament to Mr. Lewis.
Much better than the remake; Jerry Lewis' best movie.
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Foreign Titles
- Der verrückte Professor (DE)
- The Nutty Professor (1963) (UK)
