
Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach. It is there that he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All that he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong - does go wrong when Stanley is involved. Then one day, Jerry Lewis, big star, arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance. Stanley continues to do what he was hired to do while star Lewis has more tro... (Full plot summary below)
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Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach. It is there that he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All that he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong - does go wrong when Stanley is involved. Then one day, Jerry Lewis, big star, arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance. Stanley continues to do what he was hired to do while star Lewis has more trouble with his entourage than the hotel accommodations.
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| Slant MagazineEric HendersonThe Bellboy clearly sets a standard of self-involvement and examination in Lewis’s work that is so successfully hermetic that it scarcely needs the approval of the audience. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIn spite of all the French jokes, Jerry Lewis' directorial debut, The Bellboy (1960), is nothing less than a masterpiece. |
| Dispatch-Tribune NewspapersSteve CrumFor my meager money, Jerry Lewis' best & one of funniest all-time comedies. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe Bellboy strings together artfully choreographed comic setpieces as it follows a silent Lewis through his rounds at a posh Miami Hotel. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyThis is where the brilliant second act of Lewis' career begins. |
| The New York TimesEugene ArcherA generous—some might even say gratuitous—proportion of the anecdotes are devoted to mild shaggy dog jokes, with a subdued audience chuckle as the kindest response. Mr. Lewis' devotees may find the comedian disappointingly restrained. |
| User ReviewMatthew Dwhat's the matter with you can't you talk? sure i can talk hahaha |
| User ReviewJessica JI CAN'T STOP LAUGHING TIL THIS DAY WHEN I WATCH IT. |
| User ReviewSteven LVery Funny. Jerry on his own in this one without Deano! Very funny and unpredictable comedy unlike todays lousy comedians,(if you wanna call them that) |
| User ReviewAdam Dha ha ha ha ha! Bet you never thought I would watch something as old as this. Think again, and check out my list titled classics. |