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The Nutty Professor

  • 1963
  • Approved
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
20K
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Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens in The Nutty Professor (1963)
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SatireSlapstickComedyRomanceSci-Fi

A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.

  • Director
    • Jerry Lewis
  • Writers
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Bill Richmond
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Stella Stevens
    • Del Moore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jerry Lewis
    • Writers
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Bill Richmond
    • Stars
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Stella Stevens
      • Del Moore
    • 127User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast83

    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Prof. Julius Kelp…
    Stella Stevens
    Stella Stevens
    • Stella Purdy
    Del Moore
    Del Moore
    • Dr. Mortimer S. Warfield
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Millie Lemmon
    Med Flory
    Med Flory
    • Warzewski
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Football Player…
    Howard Morris
    Howard Morris
    • Elmer Kelp
    Elvia Allman
    Elvia Allman
    • Edwina Kelp
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee
    Buddy Lester
    Buddy Lester
    • Bartender
    Marvin Kaplan
    Marvin Kaplan
    • English Student
    David Landfield
    • College Student
    Skip Ward
    Skip Ward
    • Football Player
    Julie Parrish
    Julie Parrish
    • College Student
    Henry Gibson
    Henry Gibson
    • Gibson - College Student
    Les Brown and His Band of Renown
    • Themselves
    Les Brown
    Les Brown
    • Band Leader
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Gym Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jerry Lewis
    • Writers
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Bill Richmond
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews127

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    Related interests

    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    Slapstick
    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)
    Romance
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    Sci-Fi

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      During filming, Jerry Lewis and actress Stella Stevens started an affair that lasted two years.
    • Goofs
      The professor is supposedly nearsighted, as implied by the scenes from his perspective without glasses at the bowling alley and the final nightclub scene. However, the glasses he wears throughout the movie are designed for reading, not to aid nearsightedness.
    • Quotes
      • Professor Julius Kelp: Learning a lesson in life is - is never - is never really too late. And I think that the - the lesson that I learned came just in time. I don't want to - I don't want to be something that I'm not. I didn't like being someone else. At the same time, I'm very glad I was. 'Cause I found out something that I never knew. You might as well like yourself. Just think about all the time you're going to have to spend with you. And - well, if you don't think much of yourself, how can others? That's what I found out.
    • Crazy credits
      False ending which first displays, "That's all, folks!!" then inserts a NOT in between "that's" and "all," then a 5-minute story epilogue goes to the actual ending, which is credited as "The beginning." The actor credits are done as curtain calls, with each performer bowing behind their name.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      That Old Black Magic
      (uncredited)
      Music by Harold Arlen
      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
      Sung by Jerry Lewis as Buddy Love at the Purple Pit student nightclub.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 7, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der verrückte Professor
    • Filming locations
      • Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA(campus)
    • Production companies
      • Jerry Lewis Enterprises
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $54
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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