Nutty Professor (Widescreen): Amazon.ca: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Med Flory, Norman Alden, Howard Morris, Elvia Allman, Milton Frome, Buddy Lester, Marvin Kaplan, David Landfield, W. Wallace Kelley, John Woodcock, Arthur P. Schmidt, Ernest D. Glucksman, Bill Richmond: DVD

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Jerry Lewis's 1963 Jekyll and Hyde variation has always been tagged by two popular assumptions: one is that it is his best work as a comic filmmaker, and the other is that Lewis's Mr. Hyde equivalent--the slick, ultra-arrogant, good-looking womanizer Buddy Love--actually lampoons the director's former partner, Dean Martin. Well, The Nutty Professor certainly is Lewis's best film. But all one has to do is watch it to realize the motivation behind Buddy Love is more confessional: he's really much more like Lewis's darker, narcissistic side, while the shlubby scientist (also played by Lewis) from whom Love springs is closer to the star's screen image. You can watch all this psychodrama yourself and have a lot of good laughs at the same time with this unusual film, which still surpasses Eddie Murphy's recent remake--though not necessarily by a wide gap. --Tom Keogh

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5.0 out of 5 stars SWINGS BABY!!, July 20 2007

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This review is from: The Nutty Professor (DVD)

Classic, great piece of early sixties comedy with Jerry Lewis at his apex. Sure their are a few hokey moments, but it plays freshly entertaining from beginning to end. Stella Stevens was hot. Some of the most original comedy I've ever seen in a film along with great one liners and yes, thought provoking statements. Since I was a child this movie has always been up front as a special comedy for me. Only creative comedic genius could produce this film. Buddy Love is a gas. No need to outline the plot, just sit back and experience a different era of filmaking that holds strong today. Great toe tapping tunes, actually. Turn the music up on a serious home theatre system. You dig.

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5.0 out of 5 stars PROFESSOR KELP OR BUDDY LOVE ?, July 20 2004

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This review is from: Nutty Professor (Widescreen) (DVD)

How anyone could rate this classic Jerry Lewis comedy less than 5 stars is beyond me, but we all see things differently when it comes to movies. When you talk about a comedy legend and pure comic genius, Jerry Lewis has to be in the top ten of all time. In the 1970's they used to have movie theme week on Channel 7 out of Detroit and as a 10 year old I would race home after school to watch them.

Jerry Lewis as Professor Julius F. Kelp tries to concoct a potion to help him gain physical stamina and great looks to impress one of his students named Stella played by (Stella Stevens). To Kelp's surprise the concoction actually works and he is transformed into the dashing and handsome nightclub singer Buddy Love. Once kelp's alter ego Buddy Love takes over the real fun begins. Who will win out in the end, Professor Kelp or Buddy Love?

Paramount Studios has done a great job with this DVD release, the picture is clear and crisp and the audio in 5.1 surround sound is fantastic. This DVD version is better than any TV or VHS version I've ever seen. The comedic genius of Jerry Lewis and his brand of hilarity add a whole new dimension to this classic Jekyll & Hyde tale. If you're looking for a movie that's not offensive and can entertain the whole family, than the original "Nutty Professor" is the one for you.

Jerry Lewis isn't getting any younger, so my only complaint is that there should have been a commentary or interview as a special feature included while he's still around to do it. I sure hope an ultimate Jerry Lewis collection is in the works, filled with tons of extras. Viva la Jerry Lewis!

DVD Features Include:
- "Paramount in the '50s" retrospective featurette
- Widescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs
- Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround; French Mono
- English subtitles
- Interactive menus
- Scene selection

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Lewis's richest films, April 2 2004

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This is one of Lewis's richest films, one in which technical perfection meets considerable thematic depth. Professor Kelp is a soul whose few contacts with the sensible world lead to complications; people mock him because of his inability to accomplish concrete actions. Suddenly troubled by sensible beauty (S. Stevens), Kelp feels the need to have a body that will enable him to satisfy his desire. This body (Buddy Love), in direct contrast to Kelp, is comfortable only when pursuing entirely material endeavors; Love is especially at ease at the Purple Pit, an echo of Plato's cave in the way it manufactures illusions and crude dreams. Kelp's embodiment is not complete, as soul and body soon start to interact (when Buddy speaks like Kelp and vice-versa). The merging of both is foreshadowed by three clues: a) Buddy avenges Kelp by humiliating the head of the University; b) as the prom night begins, Kelp uncharacteristically starts to dance, led by instinct alone; c) Buddy's more decent behavior when he performs for the students, a bit later. A performance which is interrupted by the ultimate transformation and Kelp's ensuing confession. The film's conclusion is far from a happy ending: despite Kelp's vow to accept himself as he is, he now moulds his appearance and demeanor after Buddy Love's and has been corrupted by Buddy's fascination with artificiality. The fact that Kelp would return two years later in 'The Family Jewels' as a photographer - i.e. as a reproducer of the sensible world - is revealing. A major work from an underrated artist.

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