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Paramount, 1963. Directed by
Jerry Lewis. Camera: W. Wallace Kelley. With Jerry Lewis,
Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Howard Morris, Henry Gibson,
Doodles Weaver. |
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Eccentric maladroit Professor Julius Kelp often gets into trouble
with the dean of the large university where he teaches chemistry
because his experiments frequently result in the demolition of his
laboratory. Wishing to impress Stella Purdy, a beautiful
student sympathetic to his difficulties, Kelp tries gym exercises
and chemical formulas to improve his appearance. He stumbles
on to a mixture that transforms him into singer Buddy Love, a
swaggering, handsome bully; and in that personality, he tries to
make love to Stella, who is alternately repelled and fascinated.
Whenever the effect of the potion wears off, however, he must dash
to his laboratory lest he change back to Professor Kelp. At
the senior prom, where Kelp is ordered to act as chaperon and is
also slated to appear as Buddy Love, the formula wears off during
Buddy's number, and his personality reverts to that of the
professor. Stella realizes that Buddy is really Professor Kelp
and confesses that she has always preferred the quiet,
sensitive professor to brash Buddy Love. The two make plans to
be married. |
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