Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

1982
PG
1h 22min

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Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)

Quirky Comedy Satire Slapstick Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueRich Caleb and Lu Swain give birth to alien twins Wilbur and Eliza, who are the smartest kids around when they put their heads together. Events threaten to keep the twins apart and a Chinese... Tout lireRich Caleb and Lu Swain give birth to alien twins Wilbur and Eliza, who are the smartest kids around when they put their heads together. Events threaten to keep the twins apart and a Chinese ambassador needs the twins' help.Rich Caleb and Lu Swain give birth to alien twins Wilbur and Eliza, who are the smartest kids around when they put their heads together. Events threaten to keep the twins apart and a Chinese ambassador needs the twins' help.

Réalisation
- Steven Paul
Scénario
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Steven Paul
Casting principal

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2,5/10

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Réalisation
- Steven Paul
Scénario
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Steven Paul
Casting principal

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Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

Anecdotes
The original 1982 cut of the movie featured a score by Michel Legrand. When the movie was re-edited and subsequently re-released in 1984, it was replaced with a more science-fiction-laced score by Morton Stevens (of Hawaii police d'état (1968) fame). A soundtrack LP was released containing on one side the score by Stevens and on the other side highlights of the score by Legrand.

Gaffes
The boom mic is visible in the scene where the staff at the mansion is attempting to cheer up Eliza after Wilbur is taken to military school (on full frame 1.33:1 prints; the prints cropped to 1.85.1 mask the boom out).

Versions alternatives
In the original 1982 cut of the film, Eliza sings a song called "Lonesome No More" (which is part of the title to the original novel "Slapstick") after the staff tries to cheer her up after Wilbur is taken to military school. Michel Legrand wrote the music, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. wrote the lyrics and Madeline Kahn sings the song in the character of Eliza. This clip also occurs before the flying saucer with the Japanese inside fly into the attic window where she is staying. In the 1984 US release, the song is still credited in the final credits, but has been edited out of the movie. The 2005 German DVD "Director's Cut" of the film also omits the song.

Connexions
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Jerry Lewis/Dabney Coleman (1984)

Bandes originales
Puttin' Our Heads Together
Music and Lyrics by Randy Bishop
Performed by Randy Bishop and Bonnie Paul
Produced by Spencer Proffer for Pasha
Music Engineered by Duane Baron
Coordinated by John Lombardo
Published by The Grand Pasha Publisher and S. Paul Music Company
Available on Pasha/CBS Records

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3/10

A fascinating mess

Vonnegut novels have proven time and again very difficult to translate to film. For whatever reason, the subtlety and humanity of the novels get lost or scrambled in the interpretation. And this is probably the most glaring example.

Missing most of the point of the book and pulling focus from any reflection on loneliness or the absurdity of modern life and putting that energy into seeing Jerry Lewis interact with a poorly SFX overlay fortune-cookie-shaped UFOs. Which is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the high key racism in the film.

An arguably stellar cast gets mostly wasted on a joyless slog through a story that feels only tenuously adjacent to the source material.

I was too young when it came out to notice, but it's hard to imagine this seeing some release in the same year that Ghostbusters came out. It feels like it was made in a different decade, in a different dimension. I feel like this film and Heartbeeps bring similar grim energies. Both films I find interesting in their approach. Both intended to be comedies with heartfelt messages at the core, and both of them leaving you with a forlorn emptiness. If you absolutely love the book, maybe don't seek this out. If you want to see a big weird mess, then go for it.