Cracking Up

UPC: 883316248751

Studio: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor]

Summary: Jerry Lewis reprises his previous movie persona, this time as Warren Nefron, a man unable to successfully kill himself, while Herb Edelman is Dr. Jonas Pletchick, the psychiatrist out to cure him of his failure, in this undistinguished slapstick comedy. Many of Lewis' past routines crop up again through the device of flashbacks, as he sits in the doctor's office and remembers vignettes from his past. As usual, the French love his humor and flocked to see this film when it was first released. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Cracking Up

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/18/2010

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 90 Minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Donald Guarisco

Jerry Lewis's last feature film to date as director is totally informed by his style and comedic obsessions. Unfortunately, Cracking Up is one of his lesser works despite its distinctive approach. The script arranges a variety of setpieces around the thinnest thread of a plot and, as a result, it lives and dies by the quality of these setpieces. Sadly, the results are hit-and-miss: the titles sequence, involving Lewis doing battle with an over-waxed floor, is quite funny but extended gags involving a cheap commuter airline and a swami demanding surgery without anesthesia drag on interminably and offer few laughs in the bargain. Lewis schticks it up as the star, bringing plenty of energy to the goofiest of comedic premises, but his work as director is surprisingly flat: there's none of the visual inventiveness or formal daring that defined earlier classics like The Errand Boy or The Nutty Professor. Thus, Cracking Up is best left to the diehard Lewis fans -- and even they are likely to find it rough going. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Sammy Davis, Jr.  Actor 
Robin Bach  Actor 
Zane Buzby  Actor 
Dick Butkus  Actor 
Bill Richmond  Actor 
Francine York  Actor 
Jodean Lawrence  Actor 
Peter Bergman  Screenwriter 
Philip Proctor  Screenwriter 
Jerry Lewis  Director 
Jerry Lewis  Screenwriter 
Peter Nelson  Producer 
Arnold H. Orgolini  Producer 
Bill Richmond  Screenwriter 
Morton Stevens  Composer (Music Score) 
Jerry Lewis  Actor 
Herb Edelman  Actor 
Foster Brooks  Actor 
Buddy Lester  Actor 
Milton Berle  Actor 

Country: USA