The Nutty Professor
“What does he become? What kind of monster?”
A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
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Cast
22 people
Jerry Lewis
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
Known for
The King of Comedy
Arizona Dream
Stella Stevens
Stella Purdy
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Del Moore
Dr. Hamius R. Warfield
Known for
The Disorderly Orderly
The Patsy
Henry Gibson
Gibson, College Student
Known for
Wedding Crashers
Around the World in 80 Days
Kathleen Freeman
Millie Lemmon
Known for
Shrek
DuckTales
Richard Kiel
Man in Gym (uncredited)
Known for
Tangled
The Spy Who Loved Me
Norman Alden
Football Player
Known for
The Sword in the Stone
The All-New Super Friends Hour
Howard Morris
Mr. Elmer Kelp
Known for
Garfield and Friends
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Elvia Allman
Edwina Kelp
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Prince and the Pauper
Milton Frome
Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee
Known for
Batman
Who's Minding the Store?
Doodles Weaver
Rube
Known for
The Birds
Topper
Murray Alper
Gym Attendant (uncredited)
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
Saboteur
Jerry Lewis Director · Bill Richmond Writer Robert Louis Stevenson Story
Worldwide gross $3.5M · United States release June 4, 1963 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Jerry Lewis Productions
Production
Jerry Lewis Enterprises
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
Sweden · June 4, 1963
TV
United States · June 4, 1963
Theatrical
Austria
September 20, 1963 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 23, 1963 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 26, 1964 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 1963 · Theatrical
June 6, 2002 · Physical · DVD
May 31, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
Germany
August 23, 1963 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 14, 1964 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 7, 1964 · Theatrical
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