Jerry Lewis
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From director Ethan Coen. Jerry Lee Lewis is a paradox: the Killer who's also a survivor; the choir boy who transformed into The World's Greatest Sinner. But of all the tensions embodied by a man who was, at his peak, arguably both the greatest and most dangerous popular musician of his generation, the most compelling of all may be musical. What does it mean for somebody to be both a traditionalist and an innovator? To define their time while somehow...
2) The Bellboy
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1960.
Language
English
Description
Stanley's a bellboy at the popular Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, quietly performing his duties with the occasional blunder. Then one day, a big star of the screen resembling the bumbling bellboy, arrives at the hotel. In this comedy classic (the directorial debut of Jerry Lewis) not a single word of dialogue is spoken by the main character until the very end of the film, paying a brilliant tribute to the silent clowns of early cinema.
3) Cinderfella
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1960.
Language
English
Description
In a hilarious twist on the timeless fairy tale, the irrepressible Jerry Lewis plays the title role of CINDERFELLA - a hard-working and honest lad mistreated by his wicked stepmother (Judith Anderson) and his two boorish stepbrothers (Henry Silva, Robert Hutton). But miracles do happen - especially when your Fairy Godfather is the one-and-only Ed Wynn! With a little - okay, a lot - of wizardry and magic, the wacky Wynn manages to transform the klutzy...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
After their supporting roles in *My Friend Irma* and *My Friend Irma Goes West*, AT WAR WITH THE ARMY was the first film starring the legendary duo of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. They went on to co-star in thirteen more comedies becoming Paramount Pictures new comedy team and box office champs. Lewis is a hapless bungling private and Martin is his bossy first sergeant and ladies man. Together the duo is thrown into a series of classic gags and routines...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award-nominee Johnny Depp ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "Blow"), Academy Award-winner Faye Dunaway ("Network," "Chinatown"), and the legendary Jerry Lewis ("The King of Comedy," "Cinderfella"), headline this offbeat psychodrama about a group of people drawn together in a desert town. Fleeing personal problems to pursue their dreams, they come to learn something about themselves and their relationships with the others around them. The New York...
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Featuring Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Bob Saget, Jamie Foxx, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Lewis, Steve Coogan, Bobby Lee, & the late Garry Shandling, DYING LAUGHING is a candid look inside the agony and ecstasy of making people laugh for a living. A stand-up comedian must be the writer, the director, and the star performer. There is no rehearsal, no practice, and no safety net when you're in front of a live audience. For most people,...
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