yesfan2012 After the release of Hardly Working which opened number one it's first weekend,I don't think Cracking Up even got a U.S. release.When Jerry teams with Bill Richmond on the writing usually good comedy follows: Nutty Professor,The Patsy,The Errand Boy.Well Lewis/Richmond wrote this movie and came up with a gem.The scene of him entering the doctors office is just a side splitter, Jerry laying carpet with the Walkman headphones on had my son laughing for days.All the scenes had a very good flow to them and Jerry seemed very invigorated and up for this outing.Compared to the outings of the late 60's this is a very interested Jerry and it shows.This movie is an overlooked classic.

xianplanet This film was on HBO a lot when I was a kid in high school. Oddly enough I have never seen it from beginning to end until today. Thank you to the Warner Archive, I finally have this 'lost' film on DVD. Not much of a plot here other than the main character Warren visiting his psychiatrist. But the laughs and gags come very rapidly. A ton of skits, loosely linked together with some great running gags. Even though I love this movie, I readily admit that half of these gags are misses and some run too long. Lewis is brilliant in this film, showing off physical comedy along with a fantastic dance number. Watch it, give it a chance. I'd be surprised if you do not laugh!

Mister-6 Jerry's finally lost it.I knew he was going downhill with "Hardly Working", which left him just that. But with "Cracking Up", he finds himself stuck with a movie that is so loud, so shrill and so in-your-face that laughing at it is not an option. You just want to analyze it to death.As an all-around crackpot, Jerry sees a psychiatrist (Edelman) to try and get to the bottom of why he is in such sad shape. The vignettes, when not repetitive, are just plain dumb. See, one part has him trying to quit smoking, so he goes to seek help. Now, whenever he lights up, Dick Butkus pops out of nowhere and belts him one. He shows up out of the bushes, in a buffet line, as a statue, etc. Cute at the beginning, but after the eleventh or twelfth time, it gets kind of annoying.There is a bit part for Sammy Davis Jr. but his best role is in an out-take at the end where Jerry hoists him up and announces, "I'd like to thank the NAACP for this award...." So, you see, Jerry can be funny. He used to be funny and there are times when he still has funniness within his grasp. But not here.Three stars from me. Eight stars if you're a rabid fan. Ten stars if you're reading this in France.

Fydo This movie was one of Jerry Lewis's best in my opinion. I really think he is a good actor, director, writer, etc. and this movie definitely showed it. Lewis played a troubled man seemed to be cursed with bad luck. He showed off his talent by playing multiple characters, expressing the goofs that have happened during the course of his life. Must see this movie, it was awesome!