Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.
Acting
Jerry Lewis at peak physical comedy
Direction
Don McGuire's sole directing credit—surprisingly competent
Director
Don McGuire
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jerry Lewis's first film after splitting from Dean Martin, proving he could carry a movie solo.
The 'blackboard jungle' reference in the tagline directly evokes 1955's juvenile delinquent panic, which this film gently mocks.
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