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Hardly Working

Hardly Working (1981)

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Jerry Lewis' first film in a decade stars the comedian as Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cannot hold down a job. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

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I was absolutely stunned by the vast stupidity of this film.

October 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The result is utter confusion.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Lewis has described this as his worst movie, but it also may be his most revealing one.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Hardly Working hardly works.

October 17, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Wow. Almost criminally bad.

April 17, 2005 Comment
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Cannonball in maven ... eeee ...yeah! My cat could eat a spool of celluloid and crap a better film than this.

November 21, 2004 Comment
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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Jerry Lewis is back to his old self of a genius comedian except the film lacked the formula as his previous films.

October 26, 2010
Luc L.
Luc Labelle

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  • Au boulot... Jerry! (FR)
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