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Actors: Jack Albertson, Norman Alden, Ina Balin, John Carradine, Hans Conried
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 50070

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: D063224D
ISBN: 0792193296
UPC: 097360632248
EAN: 9780792193296
ASIN: B0002NY8WQ

Theatrical Release Date: August 12, 1964
Release Date: October 12, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Description
In THE PATSY, after a star comedian dies his handlers are resolved to find a replacement to take the deceased star's place so their gravy train will continue. They decide to hire a total unknown and find the ultimate Patsy in hotel bellboy Stanley Belt. After realizing that Stanley can't do anything right, the team begins to think they've made a mistake, but the television show's air date approaches and it's too late to hire someone else.

Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Jerry "descends" to show industry March 17, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

A devastating satire of show business. Jerry plays Stanley, an innocent bellboy manipulated by a team of moneymakers from show business who try to "push" him to replace a recent deceased star comedian. Lewis dismounts in this very calculated comedy the hidden interests and vanities of show industry with his characteristic mocking comicity and destructive, many times surreal, humour. John Carradine, Peter Lorre and George Raft, in another funny cameo ( see " The ladies man ), join Lewis in this one, his fifth film as director.

Widescreen edition.

3 out of 5 stars

Jerry Lewis Manipulated, Again June 9, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

When a star comedian dies his team decides to replace him. Jerry Lewis is the fortunate, or unfortunate, victim. We see the team, which includes Ellen Betz (Ina Balin), Harry Silver (Keenan Wynn), Morgan Heywood (Peter Lorre), and Bruce Alden (John Carradine), among others, attempt to transform Stanley Belt (Lewis) from a bumbling bellboy to a comedian.

There is a tie-in to another Lewis movie. In 1960 Lewis starred in "The Bellboy," where he played Stanley. However, I thought that the bellboy in the earlier movie was much more confident and capable than the bellboy in this later movie.

There are portions of this movie that I thought were funny. There were even portions that I found touching. However, in comparison to many of Jerry Lewis's other movie; I thought this movie was less funny. Sometimes the attempts at humor fell flat for me. However, I will also note that this movie is quite popular with fans of Jerry Lewis.

If you like only some of Jerry Lewis's movies, you may find this one too tedious to be enjoyable. If you are a fan of Jerry Lewis, likely you will find this movie to be humorous. However, Jerry Lewis had many other films that were better and funnier.

5 out of 5 stars

The Patsy is certainly one of Lewis' best efforts! August 15, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

If you like the humor of Jerry Lewis when it comes to spoofing the entertainment world then this is the VHS to own in your collection. Personally I thought it was one of his best efforts with his years with Paramount. A great cast of Hollywood's past is featured in this 40 year old comedy. It's a rollicking look at creating a big time wannabe from Lewis' own perspective. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars

Thoughtful, reflexive and funny May 29, 2004
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

The Patsy, Lewis' fifth film as a director and one of his best, can be considered as a semi-sequel to both The Bellboy (his first) and The Errand Boy (his third). Like its two predecessors, it features a confrontation between a complete outsider (always played by Lewis) and a lavish, illusionistic and mercantile milieu. As in all of his films, the interplay between 'Lewis the artist' (a natural performer whose inventiveness knows no bounds) and 'Lewis the star' (has more swagger, aggressiveness and self-confidence but far less freedom) is central here. It takes place in a single character (named Stanley as in The Bellboy) whose road to stardom is as unexpected and multi-layered as Morty's was in The Errand Boy. In many ways, the artist-star conflict is resolved in the postmodern conclusion: Lewis' choice to equal Stanley with himself - and The Patsy's world with 'reality' - implies that the true star-artist is finally made possible. Some of the movie's set pieces - Stanley's first appearance, the singing lesson, the silent flashback, the failed stand-up performance - are among the most effective of Lewis' filmography, seamlessly weaving together the sophisticated and the grotesque. A very impressive film from an underrated filmmaker.

5 out of 5 stars

Lewis is the KING January 31, 2003
3 out of 9 found this review helpful

FUNNY , FUNNY , FUNNY , For TRUE Jerry Lewis FANS !!! Alot of people dont care for the STUPID HUMOR ( I DO !!!) This movie is supposed to be just that, all out stupid funny (HeLlO!!!! its Lewis........Ivan!!!)Belly hurt laughs come from every direction ,but mostly right in your face. so kick back and enjoy on a Sunday afternoon while the wife out shopping ,cause chicks dont DIG STUPID FUNNY .

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