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Son of Photos from Jerry Lewis’ THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)

August 30th, 2008 by Scott Marks

Jerry Lewis, September 1, 2008 at 6:01 p.m. Las Vegas time

It’s Telethon Weekend and mein schatz puppe Lilo over at The Celebrity City was thoughtful enough to send an additional 17 Nutty Professor stills our way. That brings this year’s marvelous final tote to 8 Lobby Cards, 19 Color Stills, 14 Black-And-Whites and 3 Vintage Ads. That’s one still more than I raised last year.

Confetti! Timpani! Oh, Yeah!

Links:
See Julie and the New Additions here.
Jerry Lewis Photos
MDA Telethon Photos

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Photos from Jerry Lewis’ THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)

August 26th, 2008 by Scott Marks

In honor of Telethon Weekend (and because a large chunk of tomorrow’s KPBS Film Club will be devoted to Jerry), the time was right to stock The Nutty Professor pond with fresh stills. Wait until you see the orgasmic Technicolor on some of these babies. These 8 x 10’s have been with me for almost as long as I can remember. The color ones were all purchased in 1977 when I took a road trip to Hollywood. I cleaned out everything Larry Edmunds and Eddie Brandt’s had in stock.

The pictures (and lobby card set, vintage ads and a NP contest form) can all be found here. I’d love to show you my French and Italian one sheets, but my scanner is too small, actually.

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Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon in less than 3 Weeks — TIMPANI! OH, YEAH!!!

August 14th, 2008 by Scott Marks

Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Ticket

A round trip ticket to Marvelous!

Labor Day is, as Andy Williams would say, the most wonderful time of the year! It’s Christmas, New Year’s, The 4th of July and Pesach all rolled into one because it’s the one weekend out of the year that I am guaranteed to see JEEEEEEERRY!

The 43rd annual love-in will originate for the third year in a row from the marvelous South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in marvelous, marvelous Las Vegas, Nev. There will be a lot to talk about on this year’s ‘Thon. Do you think Jerry will goof on the recent financial tsouris sidekick Ed McMahon has had to endure? OH, YEAH! Will there be a tearful tribute to commemorate the recent loss of the disorderly heart surgeon and Jerry’s personal physician for almost 40 years, Dr. Michael DeBakey? OH, YEAH!! Will Norm Crosby wow the crowd with his flair for malaprop? OH, NO!!!

Your Call Made Our Day

Sadly, Norm appears to be the only remnant of the old guard scheduled to appear on this year’s Extra-Special Special. No Rip Taylor, Sam Butera, Rickles, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Jones, and alas, no Charlie Callas’ Tap Dancing Alligator” or the M-M-M-M-ZIP-Maestro’s seminal I Remember It Well routine (***weep***). Pep boy Bart Conner will be there, but we won’t have the thrill of hearing Nadia Comaneci mangle the simplest names of gold and silver star donors.

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Miley Cyrus Scandal Photos Round 4

August 4th, 2008 by Scott Marks

If it’s Monday, it must be time for more new salacious shots hacked off of Miley Cyrus’ cellphone. This girl has worn out the hands of more middle aged pervs than Parkinson’s disease! Some even claim that in one of the pics, a white, sticky substance can clearly be seen on her belly. My guess is that she uses Nexus Therappe.

To see the photos, visit What Would Tyler Durden Do?

Links to Miley’s past glories:
Miley in A Green Bra!
Miley in Vanity Fair!
Miley Takes A Shower!

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Notes on Speedy Gonzales & Slowpoke Rodriguez, his half-baked cartoon cousin

July 27th, 2008 by Scott Marks

Last night a Mexican friend came over to watch some cartoons and, being the patronizing gringo that I am, the evening began with a handful of Speedy Gonzales shorts.

Of all the superstars in the Warner Bros. cartoon canon, Speedy Gonzales is probably the most nonessential. Within thirty-six hours of purchasing each of the five Looney Tunes Golden Collections, I had watched every cartoon and most of the supplementary features, including the audio commentaries. Until last night, the Speedy Gonzales disc remained the only virgin in the set.

With the possible exception of Being There, a feature length comedy cannot, nor should not be a one note proposition. (See Arthur. The title character is a drunk. Get it?) Live actors squandering five reels in search of variations to play on a one trick premise seldom works, yet with a little ink and paper and only seven minutes to fill, one joke can work miracles. Everywhere that the Wolf went Droopy was sure to go. No matter how hard he tries, Wile E. Coyote will never dine on Road Runner. Every move Daffy makes leads to a buckshot facial from Elmer’s rifle. In each instance, the comic resourcefulness and precision character response jumps out from the screen.

A grinning Speedy Gonzales yells, “Andale! Andale! Epa, Epa! Arriba! Arriba!” as he zips past El Pussygato, arms burdened with cheese for his impoverished amigos who react to his beneficence by jumping up and down.

Suddenly Little Audrey looks good.

Speedy wasn’t always a cuddlesome, Mexican hat-dancing mouse. In Robert McKimson’s Cat-Tails for Two, the pesos needed in order for Speedy to secure what would eventually become his trademark sombrero were spent on an unappealing gold front tooth. According to Robert McKimson, Jr., the fastest mouse in Mexico (and friend of everybody’s sister) was based on a pair of Mexican brothers his father played polo with. The grimy rodent, pitted opposite a much more appealing pair of John Steinbeck retreads, discharged little audience appeal short of Mel Blanc’s well-seasoned vocalization that he had spent years perfecting on The Jack Benny Program.

The studio had faith in the character so Friz Freleng and his designer Hawley Pratt set about retooling the rodent. Their final solution was a featherless cross between Tweety Pie and the Road Runner. As a Coyote substitute to play opposite Gonzales, Freleng recruited the services of his venerable foil, and Tweety’s arch nemesis, Sylvester the Cat aka Sylvero Gato. Speedy would frequently sneak up behind Sylvester and substitute a couple of “Arriba! Andale’s!” for “Meep Meep’s’” that sent the cat soaring to the stratosphere. Cannibalizing his own creation, Freleng modified Tweety’s “I like him, he’s silly” catchphrase to fit the mouse.

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Miley Cyrus seems eager to get naked for racy film role

July 23rd, 2008 by Scott Marks

Miley Cyrus will not rest until all of America has had a chance to see her naked. The Hannah Montana star’s recent Vanity Fair cover and wet tee-shirt photos might just have been a carefully crafted warm up for an upcoming big screen role.

Rumor has it t he fifteen-year-old money machine is bucking to play the lead in Undiscovered Gyrl, which is based on Allison Burnett’s new novel. Even though Burnett’s agent has just begun shopping the manuscript to publishers, Miley is already intent on securing a deal to star in the film version.

According to MSNBC, a source close to the project says Cyrus is interested in the part, which would be that of “a lovable, lost suburban girl who descends into a life of reckless partying and promiscuity.” The source says if Cyrus did take the part, you’d be seeing a lot more of Cyrus than what appeared in the Vanity Fair photos. “There would definitely be nude scenes.”

“I challenge you to show me a child star who really made the transition to adulthood smoothly,” says another MSNBC source. “Miley doesn’t have plans to leave showbiz any time soon, and to get that big ‘grown-up’ part, she needs to start looking like a grownup. That (Vanity Fair) shoot helped.”

Not every child star grows up to be a Bonaduce. How about Hayley Mills or Ron Howard? And I don’t see any photos of DIckie Moore and Sonny Bupp kissing each other after stripping down to their green bras. Don’t worry about Miley. Judging by the career counseling she has received to date, Miley will sign with Vivid Video before she turns twenty.

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