Applying for a job at the gas station, jerry sneaks up behind the owner, who is making a tall stack of oil cans. Though a surprise hit, hardly working 1981 remains among jerry lewis lesser efforts. Repeated viewings of this film show it to be a remarkably complex playingout of. With pat cassels, dan gurewitch, brian murphy, emily axford. Please contact me if you do not have a paypal account and would like to pay by any other method.
Jerry lewis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Watch hardly working 1980 full movie online, starring. From his start in vaudeville and in his later partnership with smoothvoiced. In jerry lewis s first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. The story was not much but seeing lewis screw up every job he had was good. Hardly working 1980 35mm color trailer jerry lewis ebay. Hardly working 1980 in jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Jerry lewis first film in a decade stars the comedian as bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cannot hold down a job. The sad sack 1957 jerry lewis full length comedy movie by best jerry lewis dean martin movies. Lewis meditation on clowns in hardly working is in many respects a failure. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Hardly working 1981 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. He created many great comedy movies for all time with claim. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper.
Lewis performed a number of roles on this film, he was a cowriter, lead actor and director, the penultimate cinema film he directed. Watching is the new york times s film and tv recommendation website and newsletter jerry lewis died sunday at 91. There are a few laughs, but jerrys inventive cinematic style is nowhere to be seen. Hardly working 1981 is a comedy movie starring jerry lewis and susan oliver. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Jerry lewiss first theatrical film in around a decade, his last having been which way to the front. It was a test of patience and tolerance that a saint might not have passedbut i didnt walk out. Jerry had an eye for the right camera angles and lighting, and as for his timingthey didnt call him the onetake wonder for nothing. Jerry lewis enjoyed a career resurgence with this typically zany comedy, directing and starring for the first time in years and ending up with one of the top moneymakers of 1981. A description of tropes appearing in hardly working. Jerry lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017. Jerry lewis celebrity profile check out the latest jerry lewis photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Lewis performed a number of roles on this film, he was a cowriter, lead actor and. A 1980 comedy film, billed as jerry lewiss big comeback movie after a decade away from the silver. Hardly working is one of the great nonexperiences of my moviegoing life. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past lewis movies. And if he was in a movie, you can bet he gave plenty of great suggestions that helped the outcome of it. Hardly working 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jerry lewis, original name joseph levitch, born march 16, 1926, newark, new jersey, u. An outofwork clown jerry lewis spills drinks and knocks things over when he tries regular 9to5 jobs. Jun 05, 2007 30 second trailer for jerry lewis 1980 comeback film hardly working more fun than a day off. Lewis has described this as his worst movie, but it also may be his most revealing one. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie by best jerry lewis dean martin movies. Hardly working full movie hd quality, original title.
Jerry lewis as bo hooper susan oliver as claire trent roger c. Being one of his later movies jerry lewis still shows he can make anyone laugh. Aug 20, 2017 jerry lewis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Hardly working 1980 jerry lewis dvd elvis dvd collector. Carmel as robert trent deanna lund as millie harold j. Jerry lewis scene from cracking up released in 1983. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in 1980 and in the united states on april 3, 1981 through 20th century fox. I was absolutely stunned by the vast stupidity of this film. Jerry had an eye for the right camera angles and lighting, and as for his timingthey didnt. If the movie were released in 2012 it would fit in perfectly in the obama age of government that is hardly working. 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. In totality the movie has some terrific lewis moments,the post office is the perfect vehicle for jerry at this point in his career. Hardly working 1980 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Hardly working 1981 cast and crew an outofwork clown jerry lewis spills drinks and knocks things over when he tries regular 9to5 jobs.
With the other circuses not hiring anyone for the better part of six months, bo is forced to move in with his. Hardly working opens with a fastpaced montage of classic bits from past triumphs like the bellboy and cinderfella, suggesting a return to form. Hardly working was one jerry lewis movie no one ever heard of. Jerry lee lewis great balls of fire whole lotta shakin going on. Hardly working full movies is also available to watch with your country subtitles, enjoy with your family in your house. Hardly working 1980 has often been described as being lewis comeback movie. It was made in florida, released first in europe, then much later in the united states. Hardly working after a decades absence, jerry lewis made his comeback in 1981 with this movie, which. Apr 07, 20 one of the last and realy good fun movie from jerry lewis. I love many jerry lewis movies, he is a real genius and a very good person. Read the hardly working movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a. Bo hooper lewis, a clown, finds himself unemployed when the circus where he works suddenly closes.
There are a few laughs, but jerry s inventive cinematic style is nowhere to be seen. And yet the film is an absolutely indispensable moment in jerry lewis work with the cinema. Jerry lewis plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Overview of hardly working, 1981, directed by jerry lewis, with jerry lewis, susan oliver, roger c. Jerry lewis hardly working is situated at the end of a long, uncomfortable hiatus. Always remember dont trust the opinion of hardly working 1981 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. Often reviled in his native united states but worshipped as a genius throughout much of europe and especially france. Hollywood or bust jerry lewis dean martin 1956 full movie duration. Looking back on the shoot, lewis admitted that the whole experience was a. It has a full title, and is complete to the end with end title. Hardly working 1980 jerry lewis addeddate 20180904 07.
A 1980 comedy film, billed as jerry lewiss big comeback movie after a decade away from the silver screen the unreleased the day the clown cried notwithstanding. Jerry lewis bo hooper, susan oliver claire trent, roger c. Streaming full hardly working 1981 first, once you can rate this movie. Lewis begins hardly working, which he directed and stars in, with a series of clips. Hardly working 1980 in jerry lewis s first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Jerry lewis now theres a name to make a child or a frenchman smile. Apr 03, 1981 jerry lewis now theres a name to make a child or a frenchman smile. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant. Lewis oncemanic energy is barely suggested in a few labored outbursts, and his lovable bewilderment is now more like bitterness. You can write, hardly working 1981 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie.
Print exhibits slight color fading image gone pink. Hardly working is a 1980 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Lewis plays bo hooper, a clown who suddenly finds himself out of a job after his circus goes out of business. Stone as frank loucazi steve franken as steve torres buddy lester as claude reed jerry lester as slats billy barty as sammy tony adams amy krug as michele jack mcdermott as banker woody woodbury buffy dee as c. Jerry lewis is his hardly working the new york times. Unemployed circus clown jerry lewis gets work as a japanese chef, but ends up proving that once a clown, always a clown, in the film hardly working. One of the last and realy good fun movie from jerry lewis. The best thing about hardly working is that it enabled lewis to make the farsuperior cracking up 1983. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past. Outofwork clown jerry lewis tries 9to5 jobs, disastrously.
The movie didnt really hang together, and not so surprisingly, i looked. Jerry scares him, and the owner tips the cans over. Perhaps no popular film artist in history inspired quite so many conflicting opinions and emotions as actorcomedian jerry lewis. Stone, steve franken, leonard stone, jerry watch hardly working1980 1981 free watch movies online. Jerry lewis was a visionary when it came to directing. The movie sets us up for several comic set pieces, none of which deliver. Lewis was aged around 55 years and was going through a divorce from his then wife patti lewis when this movie was made and released. I guess the era of obama has not improved much on the carter years,i think jerry lewis was about 30.
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