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Slapstick of Another Kind

Original title: Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
  • 19821982
  • PGPG
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
2.5/10
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Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Sci-Fi
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.
IMDb RATING
2.5/10
940
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  • Director
    • Steven Paul
  • Writers
    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(novel "Slapstick")
    • Steven Paul
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Madeline Kahn
    • Marty Feldman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steven Paul
  • Writers
    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(novel "Slapstick")
    • Steven Paul
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Madeline Kahn
    • Marty Feldman
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    • 24User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Madeline Kahn in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Madeline Kahn in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Madeline Kahn and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Marty Feldman and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
    Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)

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    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Wilbur Swainas Wilbur Swain…
    Madeline Kahn
    Madeline Kahn
    • Eliza Swainas Eliza Swain…
    Marty Feldman
    Marty Feldman
    • Sylvesteras Sylvester
    John Abbott
    John Abbott
    • Dr. Frankensteinas Dr. Frankenstein
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • President of the U.S.as President of the U.S.
    Samuel Fuller
    Samuel Fuller
    • Col. Sharpas Col. Sharp
    Merv Griffin
    Merv Griffin
    • Anchormanas Anchorman
    Pat Morita
    Pat Morita
    • Ah Fong - the Chinese Ambassadoras Ah Fong - the Chinese Ambassador
    Virginia Graham
    Virginia Graham
    • Gossip Specialistas Gossip Specialist
    Ben Frank
    Ben Frank
    • Quentin - the Handymanas Quentin - the Handyman
    Cheire Harris
    • Maria - the Maidas Maria - the Maid
    • (as Cherie Harris)
    Robert Hackman
    • Study Hall Supervisoras Study Hall Supervisor
    Eugene Choy
    • Lum Fungas Lum Fung
    Ken Johnson
    • Horaceas Horace
    Peter Kwong
    Peter Kwong
    • Chinese Astronautas Chinese Astronaut
    Richard Lee-Sung
    Richard Lee-Sung
    • Ambassador's Courieras Ambassador's Courier
    Steve Aaran
    • Cadet #1as Cadet #1
    • (as Steve Aaron)
    Rebecca Edwards
    • Air Force One Lieutenantas Air Force One Lieutenant
    • (as Becca Edwards)
    • Director
      • Steven Paul
    • Writers
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(novel "Slapstick")
      • Steven Paul
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    Storyline

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    Caleb Swain and his wife Lutetia are a rich couple deemed to be the most beautiful of all the beautiful people by the press. This changes when Lutetia gives birth to oversize, deformed twins named Wilbur and Eliza. Unknown to them, the twins are really an alien brother-and-sister team implanted in Lutetia to solve the world's problems. When they are apart they are not much smarter than a potted plant, but together they are an intellectual force to be reckoned with. Their closeness is put to the test when a series of events threatens to keep the twins apart. Mixed in with all this is a miniaturized Chinese ambassador who needs the twins' help to make a deal for the sale of gravity. —Kyle Palkowski.
    • slapstick comedy
    • b sci fi
    • twins
    • alien
    • chinese
    • 24 more
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    • Taglines
      • Extra-terrestrials have never been this spaced-out before [DVD]
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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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 reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    Great Cast Wasted in Awful Film
    Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)

    1/2 (out of 4)

    Jerry Lewis and Madeline Kahn play a married couple who give birth to a twin boy and girl (also played by Lewis and Kahn). Sadly for the parents, these two kids are really ugly, stupid and deformed. It turns out that an alien took control of the pregnancy to try and force these two kids to teach the world something because when the twins but their heads together they become super smart.

    Wow, what a complete and utter misfire this thing turned out to be. It's rather shocking to see how awful SLAPSTICK OF ANOTHER KIND is and it's even more shocking to see Lewis on The Tonight Show in 1984 trying to sell the movie. It's easy to see why they didn't spend too much time on that show discussing this movie because it's quite awful and even Lewis didn't do a very good job at selling it. The film was released in Europe two years before it's American debut but I doubt even this thing could fool fans over there.

    There are all sorts of problems with this movie including the fact that it just looks downright cheap and poorly produced. I really don't know what they were going for or what they were trying to do but the screenplay is just one giant mess. I mean, there are some below-the-belt jokes that I personally didn't find offensive but it's funny to think that anyone would have read them on the script and thought that they would have worked. What's even worse is the fact that I only laughed twice throughout the running time.

    How does a movie with Lewis, Kahn, Marty Feldman, John Abbott, Samuel Fuller, Pat Morita and Merv Griffin go so terribly wrong? It certainly proves that no matter how great a cast you get if the screenplay is bad your movie is going to turn out the same way. Both Lewis and Kahn get an A for effort but there's just nothing here for their talents. Feldman is completely wasted in his role but I will say that Abbott gets a couple decent moments as Dr. Frankenstein as does Fuller as Colonel Sharp.

    SLAPSTICK OF ANOTHER KIND tries to mix comedy and sci-fi but it's really an awful picture from start to finish.
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    • Aug 25, 2017

    Details

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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
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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