Tag: Jerry Lewis

The Family Jewels Script

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Year:1965
Director:Jerry Lewis
Written by:Jerry Lewis (Writer), Bill Richmond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
The Family Jewels Script Resources:

  • The Family Jewels Script PDF - 1/11/94 FINAL at Script City ($)

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Cracking Up Script

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Year:1983
Director:Jerry Lewis
Written by:Jerry Lewis (Writer), Bill Richmond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. In desperation, he goes to a psychiatrist to see if there is some way for him to end his troubles.
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Three on a Couch Script

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Year:1966
Director:Jerry Lewis
Written by:Samuel A. Taylor (Screenplay), Bob Ross (Screenplay), Arne Sultan (Story), Marvin Worth (Story)

Script Synopsis:An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a psychiatrist who currently has three female patients who don't like men. So, he guises himself as three different men to gauge their trust and hopefully cure them so that his fiancee can go with him.
Three on a Couch Script Resources:

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Hardly Working Script

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Year:1981
Director:Jerry Lewis
Written by:Jerry Lewis (Writer), Michael Janover (Writer)

Script Synopsis:In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.
Hardly Working Script Resources:

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The Nutty Professor

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Year:1963
Director:Jerry Lewis
Written by:Jerry Lewis (Writer), Bill Richmond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Jerry Lewis directed, co-wrote and starred in this riotously funny movie that set a new standard for screen comedy and inspired the hit remake. Lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
The Nutty Professor Script Resources:

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