Written, Directed, and Starring Jerry Lewis. If there is one Lewis film to see, I've been told this is the one to watch. Just barely making it on the AFI 100 Laughs of All-Time at #99, the inclusion seems like they wanted Lewis himself on their list more than this particular film.This film was remade in 1996 by Eddie Murphy, which had marginally more success due to him playing an overweight character that transforms into a skinny and sexy character. The original is more of a nerd to cool guy spin, when the potion wears off in this version his voice changes back, in the remake he starts getting fatter in different places.
Lewis is creative, funny, and annoying as both characters, and very skilled to do a "transformation" without the use of computers [take this for what you will, I liked it...]. Stella Stevens plays Stella [big stretch on picking a character name here] a student of Lewis's who he hits on as his alter ego. She likes the professor for who he is so it has its cute romantic comedy moments as well. I guess if you have never seen Lewis this would be the one to watch, I'll have to see a few more of his before basing an opinion though.
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057372/
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