Chris Lewis presents: Jerry Lewis’s Home Movies, plus Q&A - ticket only

About Chris Lewis presents: Jerry Lewis’s Home Movies, plus Q&A - ticket only

This special screening will be presented by Chris Lewis, son of Jerry Lewis and president of the American Wheelchair Mission. It will be followed by a Q&A.

More than a decade before his directorial debut, The Bellboy (1960), Jerry Lewis had already begun writing and directing his close friends in a series of
16mm home movie productions, complete with synchronised sound and professional acting.

This programme offers a whistle-stop tour of highlights from these home movie productions, including the full films An Eye For An Eye and Come Back Little Shiksa, excerpts from parties and premieres at Lewis’s Pacific Palisades home, and more.

Before the screening, Chris Lewis will be signing copies of his book Jerry Lewis on Being a Person. A selection of ‘Save The Cinema Museum’ supporter ticket options, including a pre-show book signing and The Nutty Professor posters (each signed by Jerry Lewis and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity), are available to buy in advance and on the night.

Doors for the pre-show book signing will open at 17:45, with general admission at 18:15. Copies of Chris Lewis’s book Jerry Lewis On Being A Person (including a signing session with Chris Lewis) are available for purchase with your ticket. Subject to availability, book signing tickets will also be available on the door. All proceeds from books (and signed poster) sales go directly to the Cinema Museum’s fundraiser.

Organised and moderated by I’ll Say She Is curator Charlotte Ross. With special thanks to Chris Lewis (American Wheelchair Mission) and Rob Stone (Director, The Jerry Lewis Archive).