Del Moore, Jerry Lewis, Kathleen Freeman
Jerry Lewis's 1963 Jekyll and Hyde variation has always been tagged by two popular assumptions: one is that it is his best work as a comic filmmaker, and the other is that Lewis's Mr. Hyde equivalent...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000
Stats: 726 reviews
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May 15, 2008
Professor Julius Kelp (Jerry Lewis), is a nerdy, unkempt, buck-toothed, introverted, socially inept college professor who invents a serum that turns him into the extremely smooth, cool, and somewhat obnoxious girl-chasing hipster, Buddy Love. This newfound persona gives him the c...( read more)
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November 16, 2007
Professor kelp is a sorry kind of oke. He's in love with one of his students, but he's so ugly it hurts to look at him. So he transforms himself into smooth, slightly metro Buddy, with potentially disastrous consequences.
Jerry Lewis is a fine actor, no questions asked. But the ...( read more) -
May 23, 2007
Pretty good movie, and this is coming from somewhere who isn't a Jerry Lewis fan...not by a long shot.
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September 30, 2009
Jerry Lewis' take on Jekyll and Hyde.
I don't find Jerry Lewis funny. This movie plays out like it exists in a comic strip/saturday morning cartoon universe where everything is exaggerated. If you find Jerry Lewis funny, you'll probably like this. If you are a fan of exaggera...( read more)
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August 29, 2006This is still one of the funniest films i have ever seen and it never fails to make me laugh no matter how many times i watch it. It's far better than Eddie Murphy's remake which focuses too much on the fact that he plays his entire family and managed to get Janet Jackson to go out with him.
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