A description of tropes appearing in hardly working. Hardly working contributor names jerry lewis director morton stevens composer. These movies have been shot, edited, and are ready for distribution, but for one reason or another, theyre gathering dust on a shelf. An outofwork clown jerry lewis spills drinks and knocks things over when he tries regular 9to5 jobs. Lewis clown makeup in that film resembles bos face in hardly. Lewiss first directed feature also done in florida locations on a. Hardly working 1980 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
Lewis performed a number of roles on this film, he was a cowriter, lead actor and director, the penultimate cinema film he directed. Hardly working entertainment, llc is a multimedia production company specializing in telling stories for a mature and diverse audience. Jerry lewis plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. I remained for every single last dismal wretched awful moment. Aug 20, 2017 jerry lewis, the brash slapstick comic who became a pop culture sensation in his partnership with dean martin and then transformed himself into an auteur filmmaker of such comedic classics as. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hardly working near you.
And yet the film is an absolutely indispensable moment in jerry lewis work with the cinema. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past lewis movies. Buysoundtrax records presents the world premiere soundtrack release of hardly working, featuring music composed and conducted by morton stevens, including the the complete orchestral score, along with the source music composed for the film as bonus tracks, professionally mastered by james nelson of digital outland. Hardly working is office sketch comedy written by and starring the staff of. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant. Hardly definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Son of bellboy motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. Hardly working 1980 has often been described as being lewis comeback movie. The first shorts were tensecondlong, onejoke bits shot with a camcorder for fun, but as their popularity grew.
Following his notorious, unreleased the day the clown cried 1972, comedian jerry lewis did not make another film for almost ten years. It was a test of patience and tolerance that a saint might not have passedbut i didnt walk out. By the way, dont miss the parody to john travolta and his film saturday night fever hardly working is from 1979 that is more than a funny gag. More recently, on dick cavetts program last fall, godard spoke wisely and well about the honesty of lewiss film and its title, and he is absolutely right. Originally titled smorgasbord, it was filmed in 198182 and only received limited distribution in the united states. He plans a film with his own company in paris in the fall, and his nine hardly working backers have more money ready for the next. The film was completed in 1979, and didnt see an american release until 1981. Theres soul in late jerry lewis films and some laughs the. Prasanth varma working on a film based on the novel. What really goes on in the collegehumor offices may surprise you. Mar 28, 2020 prasanth varma working on a film based on the novel coronavirus. Comment by hiramloram there are 3 enslaved outcasts in an underground cave. A 1980 comedy film, billed as jerry lewiss big comeback movie after a decade away from the silver.
It highlighted the lean muscles rippling under his taut uniform. Work on the film was suspended for about six months in 1980 after the production ran out of money, with jerry lewis himself declaring personal bankruptcy. Overview of hardly working, 1981, directed by jerry lewis, with jerry lewis, susan oliver, roger c. Veteran film and tv western actor don collier the high chaparral, outlaws shares a few stories about working with dean martin, john wayne, elvis presley, and his dear friend kent mccray. Jerry lewis, the brash slapstick comic who became a pop culture sensation in his partnership with dean martin and then transformed himself into an auteur filmmaker of such comedic classics as. Jerry lewis first film in a decade stars the comedian as bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cannot hold down a job. The building wasnt even completed on opening day, and when the first rains of fall pattered on the unfinished roof, kyle said he spent his time positioning buckets to catch all the water. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman all with disastrous results. Hardly working 1981 an outofwork clown jerry lewis spills drinks and knocks things over when he tries regular 9to5 jobs. Dec 12, 2008 someone who is hard working is devoting time and energy to performing the required tasks, is diligent.
Clips from breaking point, clean hands, entangled with you, and the hunt. Posted in all posts, music monday, working hard or hardly working. Lewis meditation on clowns in hardly working is in many respects a failure. You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small.
In hardly working, lewis plays an outofwork clown who tries, with virtually. Hardly working which deals with the working class and. Cracking up is a 1983 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Note, the adverbs hardly and barely come before the verb. A sequence at a gas station looks eerily similar to the jerk, complete with. If you like hardly working you are looking for humorous, offbeat and realistic movies about with adventure, starting over, unemployment, chaos and mayhem, disorder, circus and goofy hero themes of comedy genre shot in usa. Mar 09, 2009 im going to work at 4, why did i agree to work 4 hours earlier than scheduled. Working hard is about doubling down on what youre best at and love most. Repeated viewings of this film show it to be a remarkably complex playingout of a frightened clowns game of cinema. Hardly working is a 1980 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. It is the jerry lewis film hardly working, starring mr. Normally, a bad film will attempt to be serious, then be laughably bad. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The last time i regularly declared that i was running on fumes was after i completed neoliberalisms demons.
Hardly working 1980 in jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. Bo hooper lewis, a clown, finds himself unemployed when the circus where he works suddenly closes. I was absolutely stunned by the vast stupidity of this film. In jerry lewiss first film in a decade, he plays bo hooper, an unemployed circus clown who cant seem to hold down a job. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in 1980 and in the united states. Apr 29, 1979 he plans a film with his own company in paris in the fall, and his nine hardly working backers have more money ready for the next two jerry lewis films to be produced by mr. The light from the film caught his body along with his face. Hardly working stands as perhaps the worst film comedy ever disgorged upon an unsuspecting public. Instead, it prematurely raises the question of why the new film cant stand on its own. Hardly working 1981 is a comedy movie starring jerry lewis and susan oliver. It was the final film directed by lewis before his death in 2017. Jerry lewis tries a film comeback the new york times. Solarmovie watch movie hardly working 1980 online free description. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past.
Hardly working is a film directed by jerry lewis with jerry lewis, susan oliver, roger c. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in. In fact, it is the very antithesis of and an affront to all things funny. The adverb hardly is used to modify a verb and means that the action is not being done very intensely. It was made in florida, released first in europe, then much later in the united states. The film, which includes plenty of lewiss signature comedic style and references to his earlier work follows hooper as he attempts a wide variety of jobs, many of which he is wildly unqualified for.
Lewis is again incisive with an industry that creates myths without consistence nor substance. Hardly working is one of the great nonexperiences of my moviegoing life. Someone who is hardly working is barely or scarcely employed. The jokes fall completely flat and are have poor comic timing. Barring only godards own ici et ailleurs and wajdas man of marble, hardly working is the most politically honest film ive seen this year. Hardly working pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released hardly working pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Hardly working is a comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Hardly working, which opens today at the embassy i.
Were some of the people that run ch and create chtv videos. Are you taking the path of working hard or hard work. Our agreements with the content provider dont allow purchases of this title at this time. What really goes on in collegehumor offices may surprise you, unless youre already familiar with unprofessional, inappropriate slackoffs getting nothing done. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Collegehumors hardly working is an online series of shorts taking place in the office from which the collegehumor website is run. Even the excitement of a new michael snow film, presents, that i was able to see in. Jerry lewis hardly working is situated at the end of a long, uncomfortable hiatus. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in europe in 1980 and in the united states on april 3, 1981 through 20th century fox. I lost my heart in a drivein movie by jack brooks, david raksin. Hardly working 1980 jerry lewis dvd elvis dvd collector. Bo hooper jerry lewis is a clown who finds himself with a tough break when the circus he works closes unexpectedly.
When did the phrase are you working hard or hardly. First and foremost, not one frame of this film bears any resemblance to nor wanders anywhere near anything that could be interpreted, construed or accepted as funny. The owner, nearly finished rebuilding the stack, sees what jerry is doing and so deliberately. Soundtrack personnel jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past lewis. Jerry lewis is his hardly working the new york times. Hardly working usa 91 mins the candor of this movie as selfportrait is at times almost terrifying. Theres soul in late jerry lewis films and some laughs. Its about playing dodgeball in the bathroom, destroying. Sep 28, 2009 first meets his boss at the post office. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a. His eventual comeback picture, hardly working was actually completed in 1979, but distributors twentieth century fox seemed reluctant to release it until the film became a boxoffice success across europe.
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