The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...
Direction
Tashlin's Looney Tunes background explodes into live-action
Acting
Lewis's physical comedy at absolute peak unhinged
Cinematography
Vivid technicolor that makes real life look broken
Director
Frank Tashlin
Dean Martin
Steve Wiley
Jerry Lewis
Malcolm Smith
Pat Crowley
Terry Roberts
Maxie Rosenbloom
Bookie Benny
Anita Ekberg
Actress Anita
Willard Waterman
Manager Neville
Richard Karlan
Sammy Ross
Richard Alexander
Western Actor
Chet Brandenburg
Stagehand
Kathryn Card
Old Lady
Beach Dickerson
Bellboy
Minta Durfee
Miss Pettywood
Franklyn Farnum
Audience Member
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was literally the end: Martin and Lewis weren't speaking off-set and never made another film together.
Tashlin imported his cartoon grammar—giant props, impossible physics, characters addressing camera—creating the template for future absurdist comedy.
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