Jumping Jacks

1952

Jumping Jacks

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Movie Info

Although The Stooge had been filmed right after Martin and Lewis' Sailor Beware, the film was temporarily shelved so that the team could continue their winning streak of military comedies with Jumping Jacks. This time, Dean Martin plays Chick Allen, a paratrooper-in-training whose commanding officer intends to do away with all camp variety shows. In desperation, Chick sends for his old nightclub partner Hap Smith (Jerry Lewis) to change the CO's mind. In order to gain entry to the military base, Hap is forced to pose as a GI, and thus the plot proper gets under way. Most of the "awkward squad" gags are straight out of Abbott and Costello, with Lewis messing up at each and every turn while Martin lags behind for damage control. The film concludes with a routine from Abbot and Costello's Keep 'Em Flying, wherein Martin and Lewis bail out from a plane in flight, with one parachute between them. Robert Strauss repeats his Sailor Beware duties as Lewis' irascible topkick, while nominal leading lady Mona Freeman does practically nothing magnificently. Dean's songs include the deathless "Do the Parachute Jump".

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy
Directed By:

Norman Taurog
Written By:

Richard Weil, Harbert Baker, Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, James B. Allardice
In Theaters:

Jun 11, 1952 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 25, 2005
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Dean Martin
as Corp. Chick Allen

Jerry Lewis
as Hap Smith

Mona Freeman
as Betsy Carter

Don DeFore
as Lt. Kelsey

Robert Strauss
as Sgt. McCluskey

Ray Teal
as Gen. Timmons

Marcy McGuire
as Julia Loring

Danny Arnold
as Evans

Richard Erdman
as Dogface Dolan

Edwin Max
as Sam Gilmore

Alex Gerry
as Earl White

Charles Evans
as Gen. Bond

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Critic Reviews for Jumping Jacks

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Tem os seus momentos - especialmente graas boa sacada de fazer Lewis se destacar como soldado -, mas irregular e longo demais.

March 6, 2011 | Rating: 3/5

Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena

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Audience Reviews for Jumping Jacks

Sep 13, 2009

I only know of two Jerry Lewis I've seen, this one and "The Geisha Boy." I enjoyed the latter a lot more, and remember much more from it. But this one was entertaining as well.

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