bacigalup

From blu-ray.com:


Warner 90th AnniversaryAs part of its 600+ title distribution deal with Paramount, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of Jerry Lewis' The Nutty Professor, starring Lewis as the titular professor, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Howard Morris, Elvia Allman and Milton Frome. The celebrated 1963 comedy makes its Blu-ray debut on June 3rd.

Film Synopsis: The title's eponymous professor is Julius F. Kelp (Lewis), a shy, bumbling chemistry teacher who has a mad crush on his student Stella Purdy (Stella Stevens). When he tires of being made fun of, Kelp develops a magic potion that turns him into smooth and smarmy nightclub singer Buddy Love. Stella is drawn to Buddy but unfortunately, the potion's formula is unstable and Buddy keeps slipping back into Julius at the most embarrassing moments. In the end the professor's ploy is revealed, but not before he delivers a speech calling for everyone to learn to love themselves first before others can return the favor. Stella realizes she loves him for who he is and, needless to say, the ending is a happy one.

Warner is releasing the 4-disc Collector's Edition with personal input from Lewis, who helped compile the entertaining extras exclusive to this release. Highlights include a new featurette, "Jerry Lewis: No Apologies," an intimate look at "The King of Comedy"; a 48-page book of the film's original story boards; a 44-page book of excerpts from Jerry's cutting script with personal notes; and a recreated "Being a Person" book, written by Jerry exclusively for the film's crew. Adding to the offering is the CD collection, "Phoney Phone Calls, 1959-1972," with private prank calls secretly recorded by Lewis over the course of thirteen years. Rounding out the set is two feature films on standard DVD: Cinderfella (1960) and The Errand Boy (1961).

In a personal letter included with the new Blu-ray, Lewis notes, "[This] is a very special film with a lot of heart and soul. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, directing, acting, editing, scoring and extensive promotion of the film. It is what I always dreamed of doing when I was growing up, watching Charlie Chaplin on the big screen. I am so happy to offer the unique elements of this collection for the first time, and I'm thankful to Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures for the opportunity to collaborate on this great release of The Nutty Professor, my very special child."

The Nutty Professor is presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. (The film's original mono track is included as well.) Cinderfella and The Errand Boy are spread across two standard DVDs. Special features and Anniversary Edition content include:

50th Anniversary Edition Box Set Contents

◦Recreated "Being A Person" book – 96-pages made up of drawings and quotes inspired/written by Jerry Lewis and drawn by his personal illustrator. 250 copies of this book were originally made and distributed to members of the cast and crew of The Nutty Professor after the director heard of general conflicts among them.
◦CD: Phoney Phone calls 1959-1972: Years before the Jerky Boys were harassing unwitting shop clerks, housewives and businessmen, Lewis perfected the art, as these recordings show. Released in 2001 on the Sin-Drome label, this is a collection of private prank calls secretly recorded by Jerry Lewis over the years.
◦48-Page Storyboard Book
◦44-Page Cutting Script with Jerry's notes
◦Directors Letter – A letter specially written by Jerry to present this new collection

The Nutty Professor Blu-ray: Special Features

◦Jerry Lewis: No Apologies – An intimate look at the artist who has entertained and educated audiences for more than eight decades
◦Audio Commentary by Jerry Lewis and Steve Lawrence
◦The Nutty Professor: Perfecting The Formula Behind-The-Scenes Footage
◦Deleted Scenes
◦Screen Tests
◦Jerry Lewis at Work
◦Jerry at Movieland Wax Museum, with commentary by son Chris Lewis
◦Jerry and Stella Promos
◦Bloopers
◦Outtakes
◦Original Mono Track
◦Trailers

Cinderfella DVD: Special Features

◦Commentary by Jerry Lewis and Steve Lawrence
◦Bloopers

The Errand Boy DVD: Special Features

◦Select Scene Commentary by Jerry Lewis and Steve Lawrence
◦Bloopers
◦Promo Spots
◦Theatrical Trailer
A consummate entertainer and world-renowned humanitarian, Lewis is a cultural icon in the U.S. and France. He's also the only entertainer ever to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. With worldwide box-office receipts in excess of $800 million (when most tickets were sold for 25-50 cents), Jerry was the top box-office star from 1952-56 with Dean Martin, and from 1957-64 solo. Jerry's groundbreaking brand of physical comedy has influenced generations. The comedian has appeared in more than 50 films, directed a dozen movies, helmed 13 television specials, three television series, an NBC radio show, recorded numerous records and albums, been the hero of a comic book series, authored four books (and been the subject of many more), and made thousands of additional appearances on TV, the stage (including a hit Broadway and tour run in Damn Yankees from 1994-97) and in nightclubs all over the world.

Additionally, Jerry Lewis was a major innovator in motion pictures. Director Francis Ford Coppola once noted, "Jerry's invention of putting a video camera next to the motion picture camera (the Video Assist) so he could play it back and direct himself, has been used for decades by every director in the movie industry." Lewis has been honored with numerous awards including two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the Governor's Award at the Emmy® Awards; a Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; a Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy at the American Comedy Awards and many more. Enormously popular in Europe, particularly France, Jerry was awarded that country's two most distinguished honors in 1984, making him a Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters and inducting him into the Legion of Honor by the Decree of President Francois Mitterrand.

Jerry has also long been a tireless and dedicated philanthropist. For more than 60 years, he has been the driving force behind the fight against muscular dystrophy. As national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Jerry raised more than $2 billion for patient care and research and made the term "Jerry's Kids" a part of the modern American lexicon. His creation, the MDA Labor Day Telethon, is the most successful fundraising program in the history of television and established a new benchmark in charitable giving. Jerry has received numerous awards for his charitable endeavors, including: the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (2009); the American Medical Association's Lifetime Achievement Award (1996), the U.S. Defense Department's highest civilian award; and the Medal for Distinguished Public Service (1985), among many others.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13349


Note: MSRP is $49.99. Amazon has a preorder price of $34.99:

http://www.amazon.com/Nutty-Professo...fessor+blu+ray

Jaymole

Will definitely be picking this up!

g

Why is errand boy and cinderfella on DVD? What is the point of that?

digidoh

Better yet, why are those movies (and the prank phone calls CD) included and not the 2008 computer-animated sequel (also titled The Nutty Professor), which Lewis produced and voiced?