---
title: 'Cracking Up (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerry Lewis'
released: '1983-04-13'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cracking-up-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085375/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cracking Up (1983)

1983 · 89 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Cracking Up is a 1983 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, his last feature film as a director. Originally titled Smorgasbord, it was filmed in 1981 and 1982 and only received limited distribution in the United States. Lewis wrote the screenplay with Bill Richmond, his writing collaborator on films such as The Nutty Professor and The Patsy. The film contains a series of short comic sketches, set pieces and blackout gags.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jerry Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lewis)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerry Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lewis), [Bill Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-richmond)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Morton Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/morton-stevens)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerald Finnerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-finnerman)
- **Editor:** [Gene Fowler Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-fowler-jr)

## Cast

- [Ben Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-davidson)
- [Sammy Davis Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/sammy-davis-jr)
- [Milton Berle](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-berle)
- [John Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-abbott)
- [Ruta Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruta-lee)
- [Paul Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lambert)
- [Jerry Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lewis)
- [Herb Edelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/herb-edelman)
- [Francine York](https://cinepixo.com/people/francine-york)

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