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The Nutty Professor

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NR,1hr 47min

Genre:

Comedy

Released:

January 1, 1963

Director:

Jerry Lewis

Distributor:

Paramount

Starring:

Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore ...more

Synopsis: Professor Julius F. Kelp (Jerry Lewis) is an addle-brained, absent-minded chemistry instructor always incurring the wrath of the university administration by continually blowing up the classroom laboratory. The shy guy has his eyes on the student body of Stella (Stella Stevens). When a football-playing bully humiliates him, Kelp tries to concoct a chemical to help him gain physical strength and stature. The potion turns him into the handsome, hard-edged nightclub singer named Buddy Love. The mild-mannered ... Full Synopsis

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	Bruce Eder, AMG Review It's said that every clown secretly wants to play Hamlet. For Jerry Lewis, however, playing Professor Julius Ferris Kelp in The Nutty Professor (1963), a variant take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was a more than satisfactory substitute. Co-authored, directed by, and starring Lewis, the movie's reputation has suffered from the fall in its creator's reputation over the ensuing 40 years. And Lewis' portrayal ... Full Review

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	Jerry Lewis Prof. Julius Ferris Kelp, Buddy Love Stella Stevens Stella Purdy Del Moore Dr. Hamius R. Warfield Kathleen Freeman Millie Lemmon

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