Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
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40% want to see it
(8 ratings)
This dismal sci-fi comedy is based on a novel by Kurt Vonnegut and features Jerry Lewis and Madeline Kahn in dual roles as wealthy, respected parents who give birth to two gigantic, and ugly twins. The appalled parents try to keep them hidden away for they do not know that their "children"… More This dismal sci-fi comedy is based on a novel by Kurt Vonnegut and features Jerry Lewis and Madeline Kahn in dual roles as wealthy, respected parents who give birth to two gigantic, and ugly twins. The appalled parents try to keep them hidden away for they do not know that their "children" are really alien ambassadors who have come to help make the Earth a better place. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steven Paul
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Critic Reviews
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
shamefully bad
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Cast
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Jerry Lewis
as Caleb Swain, Wilbur Swain
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Madeline Kahn
as Eliza Swain/Letitia Swain
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Marty Feldman
as Sylvester
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John Abbott
as Dr. Frankenstein
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Jim Backus
as U.S. president
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Samuel Fuller
as Col. Sharp
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Merv Griffin
as Anchorman
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Virginia Graham
as Gossip Specialist
- Ben Frank
- Robert Hackman
- Eugene Choy
- Ken Johnson
- Peter Kwong
- Richard Lee-Sung
- Steve Aaron Misiura
- Becca Edwards
- Steven Paul
- Patrick Wright
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Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
as Ambassador Ah Fong
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Orson Welles
as Alien Father