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The Nutty Professor (1963)

APPROVED 107 min  -  Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   4 June 1963 (USA)
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To improve his social life, a nerdish professor drinks a potion that temporarily turns him into the handsome, but obnoxious, Buddy Love.

Director:

Jerry Lewis
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry Lewis ...
Stella Stevens ...
Del Moore Del Moore ...
Kathleen Freeman Kathleen Freeman ...
Med Flory Med Flory ...
Warzewski - Football Player
Howard Morris Howard Morris ...
Mr. Elmer Kelp
Elvia Allman ...
Edwina Kelp
Milton Frome Milton Frome ...
Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee
Buddy Lester ...
Bartender
Marvin Kaplan Marvin Kaplan ...
English Student
David Landfield David Landfield ...
College Student
Skip Ward Skip Ward ...
Football Player
Julie Parrish Julie Parrish ...
College Student
Henry Gibson ...
Gibson, College Student
Les Brown and His Band of Renown Les Brown and His Band of Renown ...
Themselves
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Storyline

Nerd. Milquetoast. Klutz. These are just three of the many undesirable words that can be used to describe Professor Julius Kelp. But all that changes when the chemistry expert invents a potion that transforms him into a suave, sexy chick magnet, whom Julius aptly names Buddy Love. Unfortunately, there's one side effect: Buddy can't control when he'll change back into Julius, an event that always happens at inopportune times. How will Julius/Buddy resolve his Jekyll-and-Hyde dilemma? Written by alfiehitchie  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Love | Chemistry | Professor | Potion | Teacher  | See more »

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Please do not reveal the middle of this picture! Jerry's a mousey chemistry prof who invents the greatest drink since Dracula discovered bloody marys. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El profesor chiflado See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Stella Stevens' character's name was first Stella Paine, but Stevens asked Jerry Lewis to change it to Stella Purdy. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Professor Kelp is at his desk writing in his journal, the clock on the wall is not running. When he drinks the formula later that evening, during his transformation into Buddy Love, the clock is running. See more »

Quotes

Buddy Love: Hiya, chicky baby. How's it going?
Stella Purdy: Fine.
Buddy Love: Crazy. I thought I'd visit your little land of learning. Cute. Cute pad.
Stella Purdy: What happened to you last night? What'd you run away like that for? I thought you saw a ghost or something.
Buddy Love: Oh yeah. How 'bout that? Well, that's why I stopped by. I thought I'd lay it on ya, but this ain't the place to talk. What do you say we meet later at the Purple Pit? We can talk better there.
Stella Purdy: Well, I dunno. You're pretty weird, you know, and I don't want...
Buddy Love: Chi-chi. Ten o' clock?
[...]
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Connections

Referenced in "Wings: High Anxiety (#2.8)" (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"Leap Frog"
(uncredited)
Composed by Les Brown
Played by Louis Y. Brown and his Band See more »