THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore,
Kathleen Freeman, Howard Morris,
Med Flory, Marvin Kaplan, Henry Gibson
A comic riff on "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", in which the world's nerdiest college chemistry teacher ingests an experimental formula and becomes the world's smarmiest lounge lizard. Jerry Lewis plays both roles in what's generally considered to be his masterpiece, and even if you're not a big fan of the guy, a lot of what he does here is pretty darn funny. To what extent it reflects the real Jerry Lewis is open to speculation. Stella Stevens plays the girl who falls for both Jerrys - her character's name is "Stella" - and Henry Gibson, billed last in the credits, appears briefly as a student named "Gibson".
