A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIt was widely believed at the time that the Nutty Professor's sleazy alter ego, Buddy Love, was a satirical swipe at Jerry Lewis' longtime partner, Dean Martin.
- GoofsThe professor is supposedly nearsighted, as implied by the scenes from his perspective without glasses at the bowling alley and the final nightclub scene. However, the glasses he wears throughout the movie are designed for reading, not to aid nearsightedness.
- Quotes
Professor Julius Kelp: And I think that the lesson that I learned came just in time. I don't want to be something that I'm not. I didn't like being someone else. At the same time I'm very glad I was cause I found out something that I never knew. You might as well like yourself. Just think about all the time you're going to have to spend with you. And if you don't think too much of yourself, how do you expect others to?
- Crazy creditsFalse ending which first displays, "That's all, folks!!" then inserts a NOT in between "that's" and "all," then a 5-minute story epilogue goes to the actual ending, which is credited as "The beginning." The actor credits are done as curtain calls, with each performer bowing behind their name.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
- SoundtracksThat Old Black Magic
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Jerry Lewis as Buddy Love at the Purple Pit student nightclub.
With that said, Lewis is a funny guy, and it made me smile to see the nerdy professor bumbling around, sinking into the sofa at the dean's office, fumbling the pocket watch that blares out the Marines' Hymn into a fish tank, and having his arms stretched out while lifting weights. Meanwhile Stella Stevens brightens up every scene she's in, and oozes sex appeal in the outfits the professor imagines her in during a happy little montage. She wears an elegant evening gown, a very short tennis skirt, a red dress with a high slit up the leg, and a bathing suit, all while giving him various come-hither looks that steam him up. The romances that have her somehow first attracted to Buddy Love and then later the professor don't make a lot of sense, but she brings a welcome bit of light into the film. Overall, worth seeing.
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- May 31, 2021
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- Der verrückte Professor
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- Gross worldwide
- $54
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1