---
title: 'The Nutty Professor (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerry Lewis'
released: '1963-06-04'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nutty-professor-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057372/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Nutty Professor (1963)

1963 · 103 min · Science Fiction, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Nutty Professor is a 1963 American science fiction comedy film starring Jerry Lewis as the titular character. Lewis also directed the film, which he wrote with Bill Richmond. The film also co-stars Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Howard Morris, and Elvia Allman. The score was composed by Walter Scharf. A parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it follows weak-willed scientist Julius Kelp as he creates a serum that transforms him into a charismatic and narcissistic ladies' man named Buddy Love.

## 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:** [Walter Scharf](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-scharf)
- **Producer:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)
- **Director of Photography:** [W. Wallace Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-wallace-kelley)

## Cast

- [Med Flory](https://cinepixo.com/people/med-flory)
- [Howard Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-morris)
- [Celeste Yarnall](https://cinepixo.com/people/celeste-yarnall)
- [Norman Alden](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-alden)
- [Jerry Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lewis)
- [Gavin Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-gordon)
- [Del Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/del-moore)
- [Elvia Allman](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvia-allman)
- [Murray Alper](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-alper)
- [Marvin Kaplan](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-kaplan)
- [Stella Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/stella-stevens)
- [Francine York](https://cinepixo.com/people/francine-york)
- [Richard Kiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-kiel)
- [Henry Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-gibson)
- [Kathleen Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-freeman)

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