The Nutty Professor

I remember watching this movie as a kid. It was really cool for that time. We didn't have all the sound and visual effects that we do now. It's still a good movie.

You cannot make this up. They love this crap in France. During the Pandemic, the French kept watching "The Nutty Professor" (1963) with Jerry Lewis. It's kind of humorous watching Jerry play Professor Krump and his alter ego, the super cool Buddy Love.Stella Stevens falls for both of them but in the end just the Professor because she has a heart of gold like her hair. The carpet caper at the dance hall at the end is a stone cold gas.

I would have called it The Goofy Professor, nonetheless, The Nutty Professor is still apropos.This movie is classic Jerry Lewis. From his buck-toothed grin to his wobbly flailing legs and arms, chemistry professor Julius Kelp, played by the legendary comedian Jerry Lewis, is a social misfit. He blows up the school's laboratory, he faces bully humiliation from one of his students, worse of all, he has an unreturned crush on one of his students, Stella Purdy, played by the blue-eyed, blonde sexy bombshell Connie Stevens.To solve his misfit, social maladroit, clumsy behavior, the professor heads to his laboratory. There, he concocts a secret formula to change himself into a suave, stud, good-looking, edgy lover boy. Presto! The concoction works. The professor changes to Buddy Love. No longer Professor Kelp, now Buddy Love, he works on seducing the cute Stella Purdy. Upon meeting Buddy Love, she's both seduced by his mysterious charm, but turned off by his obnoxious, overconfident, arrogant behavior. She, however, doesn't know Buddy Love is really the clumsy Professor Kelp.This movie is a spoof of the 19th-Century Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Science works wonders, especially for Professor Kelp, he changes from a nerd to a babe magnet. It also changes his attitude about handling bullies. In one scene, he stares down and challenges the football goon classroom bully, who backs down. Throughout the ordeal Buddy Love keeps his affections lit for the classroom belle, Stella Purdy, who sees and is impressed by the professor's manhandling of the bully brute.Nevertheless, to stay cool and strong, he needs to keep guzzling down, once in a while, his secret formula. Yet when he does, he's no longer The Nutty Professor, he's Mister Suave. When he changes over into Buddy Love, he hangs out with the students at their local watering hole called The Purple Pit. At the nightclub, he's suave and rules the roost. He even takes on a new identity: a jazz singer, entertainer, for the nightclub. Purdy is so impressed.One big problem, however. The formula could wear off, without warning, at any time. And it does at the oddest time. While performing as Buddy Love at the nightclub, he plays his hip jazz persona to a student-packed nightclub. He starts his hip jazz swagger when his concoction suddenly wears off. His personalities switches from the cool Buddy Love to the geeky Professor Kelp The crowd, including Stella Purdy, are clueless and speechless.Jerry Lewis not only starred in this very popular movie, but also co-wrote and co-produced it; he wore many hats. As far as his performance, Lewis gives the audience what it wants: a clumsy, nerdy, zany character to elicit laughs. And he has that magic formula to provoke laughter: comedic talent. This movie is funny. And sexy, thanks to blue-eyed blonde cutie Connie Stevens.Throughout his glorious Hollywood career, Lewis had made plenty of silly, wacky, simply funny movies. This is one of them. Also in The Nutty Professor, advanced camera technology is used. The sharp, clear, Technicolor picture makes Lewis's antics even more eye-catching. Science technology in 1963 is in full display in the movie.For Jerry Lewis fans, which I am one, The Nutty Professor is a can't miss. For those not too familiar with the comedian, this movie is a good one to get to know his comedic talents. In my humble opinion (MHO) Lewis works on the visual aspect of comedy, especially physical comedy, better than anyone in show biz. It's not what you say, but how you do things: his comedy is for the eyes not the ears. And watching him simply makes me laugh.

The 1963 version of 'The Nutty Professor' is my favorite Jerry Lewis film. It's not a great film, could use some editing. He overdoes the 'nerdiness' of his normal character, and is over the top as the super cool cat alter ego. If folks want to know what the 60s were like, this has a pretty good representation in a small town way. The lasting impression is that "Cool" is self-assurance, confidence, awareness (often called "hip'), willing to act outside of convention. I guess the Winkler character "Fonz" also shows that. It is a sexist story, which, despite some protests, wins the day with brute animal magnetism. But, it is funny, not just a psychological study, but also is a peek into what expectations of love were at the time. Based, of course, on the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story written in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson, perhaps more famous for his pirate stories. Human nature doesn't change much.

This is Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde seen through the eyes of Jerry Lewis. In The Nutty Professor(1962), Jerry Lewis plays shy, timid Professor Kelp. Today's kids are probably more familiar with the raunchy 1996 remake starring Eddie Murphy. In The Nutty Professor, shy, timid Professor Kelp gets beaten up by one of his students. The sexy, humane Stella(Stella Stevens) shows him some empathy. Kelp uses a serum that transforms him into the macho, sexy, smooth, cool, annoying Buddy Love. The music score by Walter Scharf is really good. Jerry Lewis does a good job blending cartoonish comedy with pathos and drama. A cameo from Lewis' son Gary was cut from the movie. Also, a "sexy scene" with Stella Stevens was also cut out! Jerry Lewis was the "Jim Carrey of the 1950's". Carrey himself played Lewis on In Living Color. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were a duo until they started solo careers. Martin and Lewis were "guest stars" in the film My Friend Irma(1949). Lewis was one of the first filmmakers to film a scene with two cameras rolling at the same time. He could replay takes with camera one and develop the film in camera two later. Lewis has had a hit and miss career. The Day the Clown Cried(1972) was never finished or released and only seen by a handful of people. Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River(1968) is another dud in his career. Lewis also gave us good movies such as The Bellboy(1960), The Delicate Delinquent(1956) and At War With the Army(1951). In the 1996 remake, Eddie Murphy plays Dr. Klump, a kind, obese professor who uses a serum that turns him into an annoying thin man. The 1996 remake was updated with gross out humor and Murphy playing several other characters. There's a tear jerking scene where a comedian pokes fun of Dr. Klump for being overweight. The Nutty Professor(1962) is a classic that will still be enjoyable in the future.

It was stupid funny

Jerry Lewis wrote and directed this gem of a film. It is obviously a play on the Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. His first chemically induced transformation was an almost stunning piece of comedic-dramatic acting. His alter-ego, Buddy Love was smooth - 'cool' in the extreme. Stella Stevens was a gorgeous counterpoint to Jerry Lewis in both guises. It's a long time since I first watched this film. For me, it remains one of the best of the many extremely funny movies, Jerry Lewis wrote, directed and acted in. He was a comedy genius.

Jerry Lewis brings off an impressive comedy here as actor, co-writer and producer, an all-together rare accomplishment in itself.The Stevenson Jekyl and Hyde allegorical formula is worked in a modern context with the hapless, eocentric professor (Kelp by name) of chemistry prompted to take another look at himself through the eyes of his detractors (his students in the main). Of diminutive stature and a faltering, high-pitched voice, he turns initially to the gymnasium in the hope of improving his physique. After some weeks at this (telescoped in the film to a few minutes) he seeks advice from the medical faculty in the university and decides instead to explore his knowledge of chemistry for a solution. Following a spell of experimentation he at last comes up with a liquid concoction which, when taken orally, has almost immediate, drastic results.The evolved persona is a dashing, colourfully dressed and conceited individual with a natural musical talent who, in his transient state, forces himself on Stella, an impressionable blond student. But the transformation is, as we say, transient with a decreasing "life" span as time progresses, much as befalls the prototype from Stevenson. The full revelation of the deceit comes in a magnificent climax close to the end of the film. The end itself is not quite predictable either, but we leave that for the viewer to enjoy.But, as with its prototype, this tale has a moral (several of them in fact), and not just limited to pricking the pompous pride lingering a little beneath the surface in some academics. I know, because I have been there!A film that stands repeated watching and fully deserving of its 5 star rating in this reviever's opinion.

The Nutty professor the jerry LewisThe worlds I would Used is fantasic peace of cinema 100% must see if you are a fan of comedy,Lets just do a short comparsion with the remakeIn the orginallFilmJerry Lewis Playsa Charicter calledProfessor kelpInstead of a Charicter NammedProfessor Sheman Klump In the remakeLets start off by saying this Version of professor Is fair better than the remake by fair becuase It just seems like a more likeable charicterandIn the remake The charicter Is Funny yes but not quite as good as he is in the orginallThe alter ego Buddy Love on the other hand is a Fair Better Charicter In the remake than he is in this version simply becuase he has more personallity.dispite those differncesI think the orginall Film Is a Much better film than the remake, Defently worth the watch and in my opoion, Its definley one of the more better films of 60's.

Got this for my hubby as a birthday present,as he had recently watched a documentary about this film .And said he hadn’t seen it for a while,so I thought I’d get it for him as a birthday present.He was very happy with this,one happy hubby.

I love this Jerry Lewis movie, its really off the wall, I actually find Buddy Love attractive, I never get tired of watching it, the "hangover" scene is hysterical and anyone who has had the hangover from hell can identify with it. His pocket watch that plays the United States Marines tune at full volume, its just a really funny funny movie. When I was a child I found his other movies sad as people made fun of him when he was only trying to help and I didn't like it, as an adult I realise he was fully involved in all aspects of the films. This was the first movie where he was "in charge" and nobody made fun of Buddy. Alaskan Polar Bear Heater anyone? or maybe a Boilermaker and heavy on the boil?