The Nutty Professor (1963)

Star Rating: 2
Length of Film: 107 minutes
Director: Jerry Lewis
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Med Flory, Norman Alden, Howard Morris, Elvia Allman, Milton Frome, Buddy Lester, Marvin Kaplan, David Landfield, Skip Ward, Julie Parris, Henry Gibson









This will be a quick review because I disliked it. I mean... I like goof ball movies, but there was nothing spectacular about this movie. The transformation from dork to Mr. Smooth was pretty impressive, but other than that, it was just dull and a waste of an hour and 40 minutes.There was only 1 funny part in this movie, and it is when Buddy Love was the The Purple Pit, and he was having a conversation with the bartender.


Buddy:  I said an Alaskan Polar Bear Heater.

Bartender: I never heard of that.                

Buddy: Until now. All right, pay attention. Two shots of vodka.

Bartender: Two shots of vodka. 

Buddy: A little rum.

Bartender: A little rum.

Buddy: Some bitters.

Bartender: Bitters.           

Buddy: And a smidgin of vinegar.

Bartender: And a smidgin of...You gonna drink this or rub it on your chest?

Buddy: Hey, that was terrific. Did you hear that, folks? A regular George Bernard Shaw. Good boy! And he did it all by himself. You did it all by yourself without help. That's terrific. And with your own big mouth. If you don't want the cocktail shaker in your gums, shut up and pay attention. Is that clear? Repeat after me: I'll...

Bartender: I'll...
              
Buddy: I'll pay attention.

Bartender: I'll pay attention.
          
Buddy: All right, let's continue. A shot of vermouth.

Bartender: A shot of vermouth.
         
Buddy: A shot of gin.

Bartender: A little gin.                

Buddy: A little brandy.

Bartender: A little brady.

Buddy: Lemon peel.

Bartender: Lemon peel.

Buddy: Orange peel.

Bartender: Orange peel.
Buddy: Cherry. Some more Scotch.

Bartender: More Scotch.
                  
Buddy: Now, mix it nice, then pour it into a tall glass.

Bartender: I never tried this. Mind if I take a sip?
   
Buddy: Go right ahead.

(Bartender takes a sip, immediately falls to the floor.)                 

Buddy: Not bad.



Professor Julius Kelp (Jerry Lewis) is a complete science dork who gets picked on by his jock students. He sees an article in a newspaper advertising a gym, and decides to "bulk up". The gym didn't work out so he decides to take action and makes this concoction. He decides to experiment and try it on his myself.

He turns into rico suave, and his alter ego, Buddy Love has his eye on student Stella Purdy (Stella Stevens), a girl who's the sterotypical stupid blonde, and they had her wear pig tails with ribbon that match her outfit. But once she's at the club, her hair's down and she's all sexy-fied (which fits with the premise of the movie, she's 2 different people in two different atmospheres).

Buddy Love