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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   4,333 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jerry Lewis (written by) and
Bill Richmond (written by)
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Release Date:
4 June 1963 (USA) more
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Tagline:
What does he become? What kind of monster? more
Plot:
To improve his social life, a nerdish professor drinks a potion that temporarily turns him into the handsome, but obnoxious, Buddy Love. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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(11 articles)
Henry Gibson, 1935-2009
 (From Cinematical. 17 September 2009, 1:33 PM, PDT)

Comedy Actor Gibson Dead
 (From WENN. 17 September 2009, 1:16 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Jerry Lewis in Hilarious Jeckyl/Hyde Comedy more (59 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jerry Lewis ... Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
Stella Stevens ... Stella Purdy
Del Moore ... Dr. Hamius R. Warfield
Kathleen Freeman ... Millie Lemmon
Med Flory ... Football Player
Norman Alden ... Football Player
Howard Morris ... Mr. Elmer Kelp
Elvia Allman ... Edwina Kelp
Milton Frome ... Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee
Buddy Lester ... Bartender
Marvin Kaplan ... English student
David Landfield ... College Student
Skip Ward ... Football Player
Julie Parrish ... College Student

Henry Gibson ... Gibson, College Student
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Trivia:
Film debut of Henry Gibson. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the last scenes, the Professor has new braces while in the classroom with Stella. But when the two leave the room after his parents enter, he is clearly without any in his mouth. more
Quotes:
Buddy Love: They're nice kids. All nice. All nice kids. They have very, very good taste, I might add.
Stella Purdy: I'm glad. It would be a shame to waste the genius of yours on the riff-raff.
Buddy Love: Well, honey, I always say, if you're good and you know it, why waste time beating around the bush, true?
Stella Purdy: And I always say that to love yourself is the beginning of a life-long romance. And after watching you, I know that you and you will be very happy together.
Buddy Love: Just a minute, sweetheart. I don't recall dismissing you.
Stella Purdy: You rude, discourteous egomaniac!
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
We've Got a World That Swings more

FAQ

List: Wacky Jekyll-and-Hyde stories
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Jerry Lewis in Hilarious Jeckyl/Hyde Comedy, 25 May 2005
8/10
Author: mdm-11 from United States

This is by far the best of the Jerry Lewis (sans Martin) films. The Jekyll & Hyde storyline is the perfect outlet for Jerry Lewis' "physical comedy" genius. I bet the "French" were inspired by this performance, when they named Jerry Lewis their comedy idol. As a clumsy, yet lovable chemistry professor, the title character could hardly be considered a "babe magnet". When he discovers a magic potion that turns the nerd into "Buddy Love", his luck with the ladies appears to change. In the end, he learns that appearance is less important than character. A young Stella Stevens is effective as the grad-student love interest.

This original "Nutty Professor" is heartwarming and funny without offensive language and double-meaning visuals. It is far superior to its 1990s Eddie Murphy remake. Especially for a juvenile audience, Lewis beats Murphy by a mile!

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