Cracking Up (1983 film)

Cracking Up
Theatrical poster for Belgian release
T'es fou, Jerry ! (French title)[1]
Smorgasbord (original title)
Ben je gek, Jerry ? (Flemish title)
Directed byJerry Lewis
Written byJerry Lewis
Bill Richmond
Produced byPeter Nelson
Arnold Orgolini
StarringJerry Lewis
Herb Edelman
Zane Buzby
CinematographyGerald Finnerman
Edited byGene Fowler Jr.
Music byMorton Stevens
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • April 13, 1983 (1983-04-13) (France)

  • April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22) (Tucson, Arizona)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office553,259 admissions (France)[2]

Cracking Up is a 1983 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, his last film as a director and last film for Warner Bros. Originally titled Smorgasbord, it was filmed in 1981 and 1982 and only received limited distribution in the United States. Lewis wrote the screenplay with Bill Richmond, his writing collaborator on films such as The Nutty Professor and The Patsy.

The film contains a series of short comic sketches, set pieces and blackout gags.

  1. ^ "CRACKING UP Movie Poster". mauvais-genres.com.
  2. ^ Jerry Lewis at Box Office Story