Cracking Up (film)
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| Cracking Up | |
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 Theatrical Poster for the European Release (Under its original title) |
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| Directed by | Jerry Lewis |
| Produced by | Peter Nelson Arnold Orgolini |
| Written by | Jerry Lewis Bill Richmond |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Herb Edelman Zane Buzby |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | April 13, 1983 (France) |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Cracking Up was filmed in June 1982. It was released on April 13, 1983 in France by Warner Brothers.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Warren Nefron (Jerry Lewis) is a klutz who cannot do anything right. He tells his psychiatrist, Dr. Pletchick (Herb Edelman), his problems. Through a series of flashbacks the viewer sees Warren's life story.
Warren is such a failure that even his many attempts to commit suicide fail. Eventually the psychiatrist uses hypnosis to cure Warren. However, although Warren is now cured, the psychiatrist has inherited all of Warren's problems.
[edit] Trivia
- It made its U.S. debut in 1983 directly to cable and on videocassette. In May 1985 it made its U.S. theatrical premiere during a two-day run at New York's Thalia Theater under its original title, Smorgasbord.
- It includes many cameos, including Sammy Davis Jr., Dick Butkus, and Milton Berle.
- In December 1982, after filming completed, Lewis underwent triple-bypass heart surgery at the Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas NV.
