Chris Lewis presents: The Nutty Professor (1963)

About Chris Lewis presents: The Nutty Professor (1963)

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

In this riotous spin on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a klutzy chemistry professor concocts a formula that transforms him into a swaggering crooner. But the effect is only ever temporary and, tempted by the newfound confidence of his alter ego, he soon finds himself struggling to keep his competing personalities under control.

Widely regarded as Jerry Lewis’s masterpiece, The Nutty Professor is a hysterical, self-reflexive portrait of fractured identity: the fullest expression of a fascination with duality that runs throughout Lewis’s work.

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