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Overview

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Director:
Jerry Lewis
Writers:
Jerry Lewis (written by) and
Bill Richmond (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 June 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi more
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
NewsDesk:
(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

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
Les Brown ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mushy Callahan ... Cab Driver (scenes deleted)
Murray Alper ... Gym Attendant (uncredited)
Les Brown Jr. ... Student at Senior Prom (uncredited)
Joseph Forte ... College Faculty Member (uncredited)
Art Gilmore ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon ... Clothing Salesman (uncredited)
Terry Higgins ... Purple Pit Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Faculty Member at Senior Prom (uncredited)

Richard Kiel ... Bodybuilder at Gym (uncredited)
Les Brown and His Band of Renown ... Themselves (uncredited)
Gary Lewis ... Boy (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Faculty Member at Senior Prom (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... Musician - Percussionist (uncredited)
Michael Ross ... Weight Lifter at Gym (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Purple Pit Customer (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Rube (uncredited)
Dave Willock ... Purple Pit Customer (uncredited)
Celeste Yarnall ... College Student (uncredited)
Francine York ... College Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jerry Lewis 
 
Writing credits
Jerry Lewis (written by) and
Bill Richmond (written by)

Produced by
Ernest D. Glucksman .... producer
Arthur P. Schmidt .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Walter Scharf 
 
Cinematography by
W. Wallace Kelley 
 
Film Editing by
John Woodcock 
 
Art Direction by
Hal Pereira 
Walter H. Tyler  (as Walter Tyler)
 
Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton  (as Robert Benton)
Sam Comer 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Nellie Manley .... hair stylist supervision
Jack Stone .... makeup artist
Wally Westmore .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
Hal Bell .... assistant production manager
William Davidson .... production manager (as Bill Davidson)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ralph Axness .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Martin Pendleton .... property master
 
Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach .... sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach .... sound recordist
Bud Parman .... boom operator (uncredited)
Bill Wistrom .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Paul K. Lerpae .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Bob May .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Murray Young .... key grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sy Devore .... wardrobe: men
Nat Wise .... wardrobe: men
 
Music Department
Walter Scharf .... conductor
Walter Scharf .... musician: "I'm In the Mood for Love" (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Marshall Katz .... assistant to producer
Richard Mueller .... technicolor color consultant
Marvin Weldon .... dialogue coach
Dorothy Yutzi .... script supervisor
 
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Additional Details

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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to one of the trailers for this film, "We don't care if you blab about the beginning of this picture; nor do we care if you give away the ending; but we do care if you reveal the middle. In fact, Jerry Lewis urges you to see this picture from the beginning, on penalty of losing your popcorn privileges." This spoofs Alfred Hitchcock's dictum that Psycho (1960) had to be seen from the beginning and his insistence that no latecomers be seated ("not even the [theatre] manager's brother"). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Before Buddy Love starts playing the piano in his first scene at the Purple Pit, he sets down his cigarette. During his song the cigarette is nearly finished burning, but after the song, he picks it back up and it's nearly whole. more
Quotes:
Dr. Hamius R. Warfield: Now try to understand that I understand, that scientists and creators have their little eccentricities. Einstein hated hair cuts, Da Vinci love to paint, and Newton...
Professor Julius Kelp: He had something to do with figs, didn't he?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Wings: High Anxiety (#2.8)" (1990) more
Soundtrack:
The Marine Hymn 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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