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Hardly Working (1980)

January 30, 1980 (US) Comedy • 91m

Overview

In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. 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.

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Top Billed Cast

Crew
Fred Williams
Fred Williams

Makeup Artist

Susana Preston
Susana Preston

Script Supervisor

Don K. Ivey
Don K. Ivey

Art Direction

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis

Screenplay

Hal Bell
Hal Bell

Assistant Director

Morton Stevens
Morton Stevens

Original Music Composer

James Pergola
James Pergola

Director of Photography

Jack Dalton
Jack Dalton

Sound Mixer

Leslie Maylath
Leslie Maylath

Associate Producer

Tom Coll
Tom Coll

Set Decoration

Marlana May
Marlana May

Makeup Artist

Ruth Regina
Ruth Regina

Makeup Artist

Tom Sobeck
Tom Sobeck

Hairstylist

Adrienne Bourbeau
Adrienne Bourbeau

Second Assistant Director

Alice West
Alice West

Second Assistant Director



Reviews

RottenPop

⭐ 1/10

August 3, 2017

I thought _Hey! Jerry Lewis is funny right? How bad could this be?_ It's horrible. Fifteen minuets in and I am not even cracking a smile. Believe me, I like a good classic comedy. Especially some good tame light-hearted humor. But this was just horrendous.

The movie is essentially a bad sketch comedy film with various scenes of Jerry Lewis making a jackass out of himself. He stars as an out of work circus clown looking to fulfill various odd … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,400,000

Revenue

$49,000,000

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