Cracking Up
Cracking Up is a 1983 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, his last feature film as a director. Originally titled Smorgasbord, it was filmed in 1981 and 1982 and only received limited distribution in the United States. Lewis wrote the screenplay with Bill Richmond, his writing collaborator on films such as The Nutty Professor and The Patsy. The film contains a series of short comic sketches, set pieces and blackout gags.
Plot
Warren Nefron is a klutz who cannot do anything right. He tells his problems to his psychiatrist, Dr. Pletchick. Through a series of flashbacks Nefron's life story is told.
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| author | Bill Richmond Jerry Lewis |
|---|---|
| director | Jerry Lewis |
| editor | Gene Fowler Jr. |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | hypnosis life story young woman |
| musicBy | Morton Stevens |
| producer | Arnold Orgolini Peter Nelson |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox Warner Bros. Pictures |