Directed by:
Jerry LewisCinematography:
Gerald Perry FinnermanComposer:
Morton StevensCast:
Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Herb Edelman, Francine York, Dick Butkus, Paul Lambert, Ruta Lee, John Abbott, Ben Davidson, Michael Greene (more)Plots(1)
Lewis plays a hapless misfit who seeks psychiatric help after bumbling a suicide attempt. His shrink sessions reveal a flashback history about a klutzy childhood and a family history of (what else?) ineptitude, affording Lewis to play a smorgasbord of roles, including a 6-year-old boy, a 15th-century coachman, a good-ol'-boy sheriff and a bearded guru. The wackiness soars to new heights when our nutcase patient takes a transcontinental flight on the cheapest airline he can find. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jerry Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Trumbo (2015) - a.f.
The King of Comedy (1982)
Arizona Dream (1993)
Milton Berle
USA
Best movies:
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Sammy Davis Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Heidi's Song (1982)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Herb Edelman
USA
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
The Front Page (1974)
The Way We Were (1973)
Francine York
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Tickle Me (1965)
Dick Butkus
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
Paul Lambert
USA
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
All the President's Men (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
Ruta Lee
Canada
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Funny Face (1957)
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
John Abbott
UK
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (1967)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Ben Davidson
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
M.A.S.H. (1970)
Michael Greene
USA
Best movies:
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
An Enemy of the People (1978)
Jodean Lawrence
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Airport (1970)
Funny Lady (1975)
Bill Richmond
USA
Best movies:
The Errand Boy (1961)
The Bellboy (1960)
The Patsy (1964)
Phil Rubenstein
USA
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Buddy Lester
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Party (1968)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Zane Buzby
Best movies:
Up in Smoke (1978)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Oh, God! (1977)
Dale Ishimoto
USA
Best movies:
King Rat (1965)
Midway (1976)
The King and I (1956)
Foster Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Villain (1979)
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Peggy Mondo
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Music Man (1962)
David Ankrum
USA
Best movies:
The Sting II (1983)