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Lewis' comedy remakes heading to the big screen -
19 January 2011
-Jerry Lewis' slapstick humour is heading back to the big screen - the funnyman has signed a deal to remake his most successful comedies.-
-Artificial Intelligence Entertainment and Social Capital Films have acquired the remake rights from Lewis to develop his 1960s
Jerry Lewis - what members say
review by from London, England
An underrated classic 30 April 2009
review by from London
An undervalued gem from Martin Scorsese 1 June 2004
review by from London
A great film about comedians, and the best ever about Blackpool 27 October 2004
Jerry Lewis - filmography
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Curious George 2 - Follow That Monkey!
(2009)
Starring: Amy Hill, Ed O'Ross, Jeff Bennett
Director: Norton Virgien
Certificate: 
When Curious George meets Kayla, a magician's homesick elephant, he decides to help her visit her brothers and sisters in California. But when the magician's dogged security chief, DannoWolfe, becomes convinced George has masterminded an elephant 'napping, he begins an all-out investigation to ..read more »
 
73%
from 6 members
Not available for rental
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Funny Bones
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Oliver Platt, Lee Evans
Director: Peter Chelsom
Certificate: 
Tommy Fawkes (Oliver Platt) is a struggling stand-up comedian who has tried for years to get out from under the shadow of his father, George Fawkes (Jerry Lewis), himself a famous humorist. Tommy finally scores a showcase spot at a major resort in Las Vegas, but when opening night rolls around, ..read more »
65%
from 853 members
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North
(1994)
Starring: Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Director: Rob Reiner
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North (Elijah Wood) divorces his biological parents and sets out to scour the earth for the ideal set of replacements. To help him along the way, a confidante (Bruce Willis) advises and abets the search for North's elusive "perfect" adoptive parents.
57%
from 15 members
Currently unavailable
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Arizona Dream - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis
Director: Emir Kusturica
Certificate:
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A romantic comedy about the adventures of an innocent dreamer in the weird landscape of the American West. Caught between childhood and adulthood he finds himself back in his hometown where he becomes involved with a wealthy widow and her stepdaughter.
68%
from 11 members
Currently unavailable
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Arizona Dream
(1993)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis
Director: Emir Kusturica
Certificate:
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Director Emir Kusturica and screenwriter David Atkins crafted this absurdest comedy in which Johnny Depp plays Axel Blackmer, who lives in New York State and is obsessed with fish. He tags fish and monitors their habits for a living, but his greatest curiosity is when and how they dream. Axel's ..read more »
57%
from 2,616 members
Not currently released
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Slapstick Of Another Kind
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman
Director: Steven Paul
Certificate: 
A wealthy couple become the parents of a set of twins who are not only gigantic, but incredibly ugly. In actuality, the kids are super-intelligent aliens from another planet, sent to Earth to help solve its numerous problems. There's just one hitch: the twins' advanced mental capabilities only work ..read more »
36%
from 87 members
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The King Of Comedy
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY is a brutally funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom. Robert De Niro plays the ridiculously inept Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring comic who idolises talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Still living at home with his mother, Rupert spends his days ..read more »
69%
from 7,654 members
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The Family Jewels
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Jerry Lewis
Director: Jerry Lewis
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With THE FAMILY JEWELS, comedy legend Jerry Lewis proves himself as a producer, director, writer, and performer. The story centres on a little orphan girl who's about to inherit $30 million, but first she must choose which of her six zany uncles (all played by Lewis) will be her new guardian.
67%
from 95 members
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Boeing Boeing
(1965)
Starring: Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Dany Saval
Director: John Rich
Certificate:
Handsome bachelor Bernard Lawrence is juggling three sexy stewardesses. He accomplishes this by wining and dining them according to their airline schedules, which also keeps them from finding out about one another. But unfortunately, two things are threatening to end Bernard's merry-go-round of ..read more »
57%
from 14 members
Currently unavailable
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The Patsy
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Ina Balin, Everett Sloane
Director: Jerry Lewis
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Reprising his role as Stanley the bellboy, Jerry Lewis returns in The Patsy. When a star comedian dies unexpectedly, the team behind the man decide to train an unknown to fill the shoes of the late comedian for a TV show.
60%
from 169 members
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Jerry Lewis - The Jerry Lewis Show
on DVD
(1963)
Director: Jerry Lewis
Certificate: 
Comedian, actor and all-round entertainer Jerry Lewis hosts this 2 hour ABC talk/variety show. Featuring such legendary guests as Muhammad Ali and soul singer Sam Cooke.
53%
from 21 members
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The Nutty Professor
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens
Director: Jerry Lewis
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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-..read more »
61%
from 1,020 member
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Who's Minding the Store?
(1963)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Ray Walston
Director: Frank Tashlin
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This frantic comedy finds Raymond (Jerry Lewis) working in a department store. Mr. Tuttle (John McGiver) is the watchful owner, whose outspoken wife Phoebe (Agnes Moorehead) makes no secret about her feelings that Raymond is an incompetent boob. Barbara (Jill St. John) is the pretty elevator ..read more »
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The Errand Boy
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Jerry Lewis
Director: Jerry Lewis
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The second of Jerry Lewis' directorial endeavors, The Errand Boy, like its predecessor The Bellboy, is essentially a series of spot gags, some hilarious, others only moderately amusing. The gossamer-thin plot finds Morty Tashman (Lewis) being hired by the CEO of Paramutuel Pictures (Brian Donlevy) ..read more »
60%
from 213 members
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The Ladies Man
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Helen Traubel, Kathleen Freeman
Director: Jerry Lewis
Certificate:
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With some hilarious moments, including Jerry Lewis dancing a tango, this film tells the story of a misogynist who takes a job as houseboy at a Hollywood boarding hotel for aspiring actresses.
57%
from 204 members
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The Bellboy
(1960)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Alex Corry, Bob Clayton
Director: Jerry Lewis
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Unfortunately for the guests at the Fontainbleu Hotel, one of the bellboys is Stanley, an endearing, but accident-prone nitwit. With Stanley around, zany hotel hijinks abound, for the rubber-faced bellhop creates klutzy, comedic havoc wherever he goes. Lewis' first directorial effort, which he also ..read more »
58%
from 384 members
Not currently released
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The Geisha Boy
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: Jerry Lewis
Director: Frank Tashlin
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Pleshette's film debut was in this Lewis comedy about a clumsy magician who signs up for a USO tour of Japan and Korea. He befriends a shy Japanese boy and falls in love with his mother. Lewis fans will enjoy the sight gags and the well-known appearance by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
63%
from 56 members
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Rock-A-Bye Baby
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: Jerry Lewis
Director: Frank Tashlin
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Something of a remake of Sturges's THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN CREEK, except with Lewis's slapstick comedy subbing for Sturges's rapid-fire dialogue. Here, Lewis is called upon to baby sit a sexy movie star's (Maxwell) triplets because she doesn't want the public to know that she's had children. Of ..read more »
70%
from 74 members
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Pardners
(1956)
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
Director: Norman Taurog
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Martin and Lewis unite for another raucous comedy numbers, this time poking fun at the Western genre.
66%
from 118 members
Not currently released
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Artists and Models
(1955)
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
Director: Frank Tashlin
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After learning he doesn't have radiation poisoning as originally thought, country boy Jerry Lewis must keep up the pretense so he and doctor Dean Martin can get an all-expenses paid trip to New York
61%
from 12 members
Currently unavailable
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Living It Up
(1954)
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh
Director: Norman Taurog
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Wally Cooper is a journalist with a nose for a good story. Following up on a lead she sets out to interview Homer Flagg a young man from New Mexico believed to be dying of radioactive poisoning. But before the two have a chance to meet Homer learns from his doctor that the diagnosis was a mistake ..read more »
63%
from 100 members
Not currently released
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Sailor Beware
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Corinne Calvet, Vince Edwards, Jerry Lewis
Director: Hal Walker
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Comedy double act Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin star in this Navy-set musical comedy. Because of a mix-up, Melvin Jones (Jerry Lewis) is inducted into the Navy, despite his numerous allergies. When appearing on a TV show sponsored by a lipstick manufacturer, a series of bizarre circumstances cause ..read more »
66%
from 125 members
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Road to Bali - Bob Hope 100th Anniversary
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Bing Crosby
Director: Hal Walker
Certificate:
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29 May 2003 marked an important date in American comedy--the 100th birthday of legendary comedian Bob Hope. This anniversary collection celebrates Hope and his unmistakable brand of humour with a presentation of his 1952 film ROAD TO BALI, co-starring crooner Bing Crosby. The only color road ..read more »
63%
from 479 members
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Colgate Comedy Hour
(4 discs)
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mike Kelly
Director: Hal Walker
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When it came to comedy in the early 1950s, no one was hotter than the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. When they hosted Colgate Comedy Hour, they brought their unique brand of nuttiness to one of TV's best comedy-variety shows. Watch as the smooth crooning style of Dean Martin and the slapstick ..read more »
51%
from 180 members
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Classic TV Comedians
Starring: Abbott Costello, Abbott Costello, Bob Hope
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An hilarious compilation of classic TV comedy featuring some of the greatest all time exponents of the art including well loved favourites such as Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope, Groucho Marx and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Here are the true giants of early television comedy in rare, live ..read more »
20%
from 3 members
Currently unavailable
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Dean Martin - Memories
on DVD
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
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By way of celebrating the life and work of Dean Martin, this release brings together the movie comedy AT WAR WITH THE ARMY and an audio CD of some of Dino's best loved songs.AT WAR WITH THE ARMY: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis get their first star pairing in this hilarious song-and-gag-filled comedy. ..read more »
71%
from 7 members
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