The Nutty Professor (1963)
- Directed by
- Jerry Lewis
- Genre
- science fiction film, science fiction comedy, romantic comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 472 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A weak willed scientist creates a serum that turns him into a smooth talking ladies' man. The scientist uses the serum to win over a student at his university.
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What happens
The Nutty Professor is a 1963 American science fiction comedy film starring Jerry Lewis as the titular character. Lewis also directed the film, which he wrote with Bill Richmond. The film also co-stars Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Howard Morris, and Elvia Allman. The score was composed by Walter Scharf. A parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it follows weak-willed scientist Julius Kelp as he creates a serum that transforms him into a charismatic and narcissistic ladies' man named Buddy Love. The Nutty Professor has been described as perhaps the finest and most memorable film of Lewis's career. In 2004, The Nutty Professor was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A remake of The Nutty Professor was released in 1996, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett-Smith. A sequel, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, followed in 2000, and an animated sequel to the 1963 film was released in 2008. Lewis directed a musical theatre version in 2012. A new version of the musical, featuring the last score by Marvin Hamlisch, book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes and direction by Marc Bruni, was staged from July 1 to August 6, 2022, at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.