Cracking Up (1983)

...Happy
This movie is The Jerk times 10! I forgot how funny Jerry Lewis is - can we just address the hospital/Krishnamurti scene or the workman on the head phones? I was pounding the floor and ripping my hair out...and the beginning credits weren't even finished yet. Please watch this movie, skip over the parts that don't speak to you - then laugh your a__ off! Red slippery floors make me laugh. It's like sunshine....

a cult classic for my family!
My siblings and I watch this movie practically every time we go home to visit. We have loved it since first seeing it over 20 years ago. Today, our conversations are sprinkled with phrases such as "No. Anesthesia. Please. Boing.Boing.Boing.Boing." and "OW! That HURTS! Are you NUTS!" Then we are all laughing like crazy!

And every time I get on a low-cost airline I think of Willy Wehawkin and my hand naturally curls! But my favorite scene is definitely Jerry in the French prison planning his escape! Jerry is brilliant and appreciated by so few...

For the more objective review:
The movie definitely has some slow points but just keep watching. As in most stand-up comedy routines, the jokes have a way of coming up later and catching you off-guard. (i.e. the annoying waitress, Jerry getting punched each time he lights up, Jerry falling down...often!)

If you hate Jerry, you probably will hate the film and there is nothing I can say to convince you...

The Schtick Bible
Before I review this movie, I shall put myself in to a catatonic state where I shan't feel anything, nothing whatsoever. ...Selaai! Selaai! Wulupu. Wulupu. Wolick! Wolick! Mummy, mummy. Punt! Punt! Saleemeeni! Saleemeeni! Foyneen, foyneen. Momeeeennnn...

I will begin. I know what the following reviewer is referencing, but it's a horrible paraphrasement: "Moeg1@hotmail.com from New York City , August 6, 1999 Funniest movie of all time. Jerry Lewis was not only at his best in this film but his style is considered timeless. I found myself laughing out loud for most of this film. "We have american, swiss, mozzarella, blue, yellow, and spanish cheese, "we have cheese with holes in it and no holes in it." This film is a classic!"

Cheese? The waitress never talks about cheese, but she does do meats, coffees and credit cards.

This is the best movie ever!

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