Lewis attempted a movie comeback with hardly working, which followed steve martins the jerk by a. Paramutual pictures decides that they need a spy to find out the inner workings of their studio. I was absolutely stunned by the vast stupidity of this film. Made in between the day the clown cried and jerrys. Its been awhile but i had to throw this out there as i got the nutty professor on bluray for christmas.
Jerry lewis and harold schaitberger at the 2002 telethon. Jerry lewis plays cinderfella a hardworking and honest lad mistreated by his wicked stepmother and his two boorish stepbrothers henry silva, robert hutton. Jerry lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017. The film is a series of bits of jerry lewis being jerry lewis. Lewis begins hardly working, which he directed and stars in, with a series of clips. Jerry lewis full length comedy movies sweetfantasy33. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in 1980 and in the united states on april 3, 1981 through 20th century fox. The errand boy is a 1961 american comedy film directed, cowritten and starring jerry lewis. Lewis meditation on clowns in hardly working is in many respects a failure. Read the the geisha boy movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Jerry lewis celebrates 90 with a movie release announcement. Jerry lewis celebrity profile check out the latest jerry lewis photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Hardly working 1980 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Hardly working 1981 is a comedy movie starring jerry lewis and susan oliver. This month has marked the fiftieth anniversary of arthur penns 1967 masterpiece, bonnie and clyde. Jerry lewis is his hardly working the new york times. Ronald grant by the late 1960s, however, lewis seemed to.
With jerry lewis, james neibaur, chris lewis, connie stevens. Region 1 us and canada this dvd will probably not be viewable in other. Jerry lewis now theres a name to make a child or a frenchman smile. And yet the film is an absolutely indispensable moment in jerry lewis work with the cinema. Jerry lewis, schoolhouse rock, 1980, sci fi, dracula, comedy hour. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper. Jerry lewis the family jewels 1965 metalepsis duration. In 1956, jerry and his partner dean martin hosted a television program on wnewtv in. When jerry lewis died this week, at the age of 91, he was acclaimed as a clown, a genius, a humanitarian and egomaniac, all in the same breath. Jerry lewis hardly working is situated at the end of a long, uncomfortable hiatus.
In fact, hardly a day passes on which jerry doesnt meet, work for, phone or. Martin scorsese welcomed the 89yearold comedian into the comedy hall of fame at a new york film festival gala, where they talked clowning, calling the. Hardly working is one of the great nonexperiences of my moviegoing life. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed.
In 1995, the novelist and critic gilbert adair published his flickers. Jerry lewis in the nutty professor, 1963, a reworking of the dr jekyll and mr hyde story. If you dont already have burning software, you can use imgburn another free program. Born into a showbusiness family, jerry lewis learned at an early age how to be a ham onstage and off, developing an act that allowed him to clown around. Getty images few would deny the comedic genius of jerry lewis, who died. There are a few laughs, but jerrys inventive cinematic style is nowhere to be seen. Jerry lewis first film in a decade stars the comedian as bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cannot hold down a job. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in 1980 and in the united states on april 3, 1981 through 20th. At war with the army 1950 dean martin, jerry lewis, mike kellin. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past lewis movies. Though a surprise hit, hardly working 1981 remains among jerry lewis lesser efforts. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in 1980 and in the.
He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman all with disastrous results. Sorry about the subtitles guys but this film is hard to find. Jerry lewis was many things, but he was not a fool. While many critics at the time were baffled and offended by the picture, roger ebert. Jerry lewis was a major movie force from the 1940s to 1960s. In hardly working, jerry lewis, as bo hooper, is making america goyish again.
He leaves people standing onscreen waiting for something to. He was perhaps just as famous for his charity work fighting muscular dystrophy. I asked my wife to get me the two martin lewis dvd sets for valentines day. Our writers share their memories of the late, great jerry lewis. Cinderfella in a hilarious twist on the timeless fairy tale, the irrepressible jerry lewis plays the title role of cinderfella a hardworking and honest lad mistreated by his wicked stepmother and his two boorish. Jerry lewis born joseph levitch, march 16, 1926 august 20, 2017 was an american comedian, actor, singer, director, producer, screenwriter and humanitarian, whose career spanned. But miracles do happen when his fairy godfather transforms the klutzy fella into an eligible, handsome bachelor, ready to win the hand of a suitable princess charming. Hardly working 1980 in jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. I know i picked it up at sams club somewhere along the way for fairly cheap. The errand boy funny clip with jerry lewis on vimeo. Jerry lewis, as director, has no sense of timingand timing is the soul of comedy. The partnership fell apart in 1956, and martin and lewis hardly spoke to each. A previous caption on a 1953 photo of dean martin and jerry lewis misidentified. Jerry lewis is celebrating his 90th birthday wednesday in a fitting way for an entertainment legend with the release announcement of his first major movie role in over 20 years.
Each week, richard brody picks a classic film, a modern film, an independent film, a foreign film, and a documentary for online viewing. Jerry lewis, the comic entertainer whose rubberlimbed pratfalls, squeaky voice and allaround childlike buffoonery opposite suave crooner dean martin launched. Hardly working 1981 pg 04031981 us comedy 1h 31m user score. Jerry lewis, plays a thirdrate uso magician named gilbert.
Jerry lewis, the comedian and director whose fundraising telethons became as famous as his hit movies, died sunday, aug. Hardly working is a 1980 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Jerry lewis enjoyed a career resurgence with this typically zany comedy, directing and starring for the first time in years and ending up with one of the top moneymakers of 1981. Lewis clown makeup in that film resembles bos face in hardly. It was a test of patience and tolerance that a saint might not have. Hardly working 1981 an outofwork clown jerry lewis spills drinks and knocks things over when he tries regular 9to5 jobs. But he never received the acting accolades bestowed on some of his contemporaries. Jerry lewis left talks to pierre etaix during the shooting of the film the day the clown cried on march 22, 1972. To be honest, id be more inclined to pick up another compilation like this rather than individual titles.
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