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4.6/10 • 19

1980-01-301h 31m

Comedy

Jerry Lewis: The Original Jerk

In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.

Directors
Jerry Lewis
Editors
Michael Luciano

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  1. Jerry Lewis

    Jerry Lewis

    Bo Hooper

  2. Susan Oliver

    Susan Oliver

    Claire Trent

  3. Roger C. Carmel

    Roger C. Carmel

    Robert Trent

  4. Deanna Lund

    Deanna Lund

    Millie

  5. Harold J. Stone

    Harold J. Stone

    Frank Loucazi

  6. Steve Franken

    Steve Franken

    Steve Torres

  7. Buddy Lester

    Buddy Lester

    Claude Reed

  8. Leonard Stone

    Leonard Stone

    Ted Mitchell

  9. Jerry Lester

    Jerry Lester

    Slats

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Aug 3, 2017

1/10

I thought Hey! Jerry Lewis is funny right? How bad could this be? It's horrible. Fifteen minuets in and I am not even cracking a smile. Believe me, I like a good classic comedy. Especially some good tame light-hearted humor. But this was just horrendous. The movie is essentially a bad sketch comedy film with various scenes of Jerry Lewis making a jackass out of himself. He stars as an out of work circus clown looking to fulfill various odd jobs. Each ending in disaster. Much like the disaster that this movie ended up becoming. It's horribly dated, horribly offensive, horribly under-funded, horribly acted and written. It's just plain horrible. It might be the worst movie of 1980 and it's only my second feature in. Jerry Lewis is way past his prime and just can't find the groove. I read that the producers had actually wanted to market this as competition for the superior Steve Martin picture, The Jerk. Taglines were actually written as The Original Jerk. Can you believe that! THE ORIGINAL JERK!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,400,000.00
Revenue
$49,000,000.00
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