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Slapstick of Another Kind

Original title: Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
2.5/10
1K
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Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
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A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.

  • Director
    • Steven Paul
  • Writers
    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    • Steven Paul
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Madeline Kahn
    • Marty Feldman
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    • IMDb RATING
    2.5/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steven Paul
    • Writers
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
      • Steven Paul
    • Stars
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Madeline Kahn
      • Marty Feldman
    • 26User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
    Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
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    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Wilbur Swain…
    Madeline Kahn
    Madeline Kahn
    • Eliza Swain…
    Marty Feldman
    Marty Feldman
    • Sylvester
    John Abbott
    John Abbott
    • Dr. Frankenstein
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • President of the U.S.
    Samuel Fuller
    Samuel Fuller
    • Col. Sharp
    Merv Griffin
    Merv Griffin
    • Anchorman
    Pat Morita
    Pat Morita
    • Ah Fong - the Chinese Ambassador
    Virginia Graham
    Virginia Graham
    • Gossip Specialist
    Ben Frank
    Ben Frank
    • Quentin - the Handyman
    Cheire Harris
    • Maria - the Maid
    • (as Cherie Harris)
    Robert Hackman
    • Study Hall Supervisor
    Eugene Choy
    • Lum Fung
    Ken Johnson
    • Horace
    Peter Kwong
    Peter Kwong
    • Chinese Astronaut
    Richard Lee-Sung
    Richard Lee-Sung
    • Ambassador's Courier
    Steve Aaran
    • Cadet #1
    • (as Steve Aaron)
    Rebecca Edwards
    • Air Force One Lieutenant
    • (as Becca Edwards)
    • Director
      • Steven Paul
    • Writers
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
      • Steven Paul
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    • Trivia
      The original 1982 cut of the movie featured a score by Michel Legrand. When the movie was re-edited and subsequently re-released in 1984, it was replaced with a more science-fiction-laced score by Morton Stevens (of Hawaii Five-O (1968) fame). A soundtrack LP was released containing on one side the score by Stevens and on the other side highlights of the score by Legrand.
    • Goofs
      The boom mic is visible in the scene where the staff at the mansion is attempting to cheer up Eliza after Wilbur is taken to military school (on full frame 1.33:1 prints; the prints cropped to 1.85.1 mask the boom out).
    • Alternate versions
      In the original 1982 cut of the film, Eliza sings a song called "Lonesome No More" (which is part of the title to the original novel "Slapstick") after the staff tries to cheer her up after Wilbur is taken to military school. Michel Legrand wrote the music, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. wrote the lyrics and Madeline Kahn sings the song in the character of Eliza. This clip also occurs before the flying saucer with the Japanese inside fly into the attic window where she is staying. In the 1984 US release, the song is still credited in the final credits, but has been edited out of the movie. The 2005 German DVD "Director's Cut" of the film also omits the song.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Jerry Lewis/Dabney Coleman (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Puttin' Our Heads Together
      Music and Lyrics by Randy Bishop
      Performed by Randy Bishop and Bonnie Paul
      Produced by Spencer Proffer for Pasha
      Music Engineered by Duane Baron
      Coordinated by John Lombardo
      Published by The Grand Pasha Publisher and S. Paul Music Company
      Available on Pasha/CBS Records

    User reviews26

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    1/10
    2ND WORST MOVIE OF ALL-TIME (Next to Gigli)
    With huge talents such as Jerry Lewis & Madeline Kahn I thought this movie was going to be gas, sitting in my favorite chair ready to laugh...NEVER DID. Movie made me ill, The directors & producers of this film should be arrested for letting this "VOMIT" on the screen.

    The concept of having Jerry Lewis as a space alien could have been funny (See Visit to a Small Planet) which wasn't that funny either, but it wasn't crap like this. I've seen bad movies, like "Manos Hands of Fate", "Gigli", "Plan 9 From Outer Space", and many other terrible films, but with the exception of "Gigli", this is the worst movie I have ever seen, I truly had to take Maalox after this one. How in the Hell did they get The KING of Comedy, Jerry Lewis, and one of the funniest ladies to ever live Madeline Kahn to star in this bag of Dung?

    They must have owed favors to the producers or something, because this movie really bit the big one.

    Pardon My French, but It Sucked!
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    • Robert_Wagner62
    • Feb 1, 2006

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1982 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Slapstick
    • Filming locations
      • The Rindge House - 2263 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(House of the twins)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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