Win a Blu-ray copy of Jerry Lewis’ Famed The King of Comedy
Jerry Lewis is a legendary comedian and entertainer from his days working with Dean Martin as a hilarious comedy duo to his solo career as a filmmaker. He was also the star of a long-running comic from DC Comics that used brilliant work from Arnold Drake, Bob Oksner, and a newcomer named Neal Adams. One of Lewis’ later efforts, The King of Comedy, is finally coming to Blu-ray on March 25 and to celebrate, our friends at 20th Century Home Entertainment gave us a copy as a prize.
To enter, you need to name your favorite Jerry Lewis film and why. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, March 25. The contest is open only to readers in the United States and Canada. The judgment of ComicMix will be final.
The King of Comedy, The 30th Anniversary
Academy Award® Winner Robert De Niro*, Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard give mesmerizing performances in this “chilling black comedy” (TV Guide’s Movie Guide) that explores the painfully high and often hilarious price of fame. Desperate to be a star, struggling stand-up comedian Rupert Pupkin (De Niro) enlists the aid of his fanatical friend Masha (Bernhard) to kidnap talk show host Jerry Langford (Lewis). The ransom? A guest spot for Pupkin. The results? Outrageous! The King of Comedy stands as Scorsese’s prophetic masterpiece which confronts a celebrity culture that “looks more disturbingly current with each passing year” (Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide).
*Actor, Raging Bull, 1980; Supporting Actor, The Godfather Part II, 1974.
Special Features
- Tribeca Film Festival: A Conversation with Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Jerry Lewis
- A Shot to the Top: The Making of The King of Comedy
- Deleted And Extended Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot
King of Comedy, The 30th Anniversary Blu-ray
Street Date: March 25, 2014
Prebook Date: February 26, 2013
Screen Format: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles: English SDH/Spanish
U.S. Rating PG
Total Run Time: 109 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
The Bellboy is my favourite Jerry Lewis film! Considering it’s his directorial debut, it’s beautifully and artfully shot. As a comic/comedian himself, he knew exactly how to frame/time/sound his gags and it ended up being a masterpiece. Also, the entire filming process (doing it while maintaining performance/show commitments at the Fontainebleau) and post-production editing at The Sands while he was in Las Vegas makes the movie seem even more impressive.
The King Of Comedy is my favorite Jerry Lewis movie. I love this flick!
The Nutty Professor is one of my favorite Jerry Lewis films. The comic twist of the Jekyll/Hyde story combined with Lewis’ dual performance as both the Professor and Buddy Love make gives film top marks.
I have many great memories watching Jerry Lewis movies growing up. Not to mention the great (and funny) films with Dean Martin.
Jerry Lewis is hilarious and great in every film he has starred in. But my favorite is “The Nutty Professor” (1963)! Because in addition to Jerry Lewis’ doing it again, being the truly funny man we fans know and love, this movie also showcases the impressive writing and directing talents of the man himself! It’s a classic fun film! And in my opinion, his finest work!
My favorite Jerry Lewis film is The Ladies Man. Its my favorite because he reigns in the manic energy that he usually displays on film; without becoming maudlin, like The Geisha Boy did. The multi-story cutaway set also showed how good of a technical director he was.
‘Artists & Models’ because… well… comics of course but also, Shirley MacLaine! I think this movie was my introduction to the whole Seduction of the Innocent era.
Almost wish I wasn’t a member of ComixMix’s columnists so I could enter this!!!!
All around a brlliant movie, and my favorite Lewis performance!!!!
This reminds me of last month’s contest. Who won The Americans DVD?
You know, I have to check on that. Let me find out…
My favorite Jerry Lewis film is “The Nutty Professor,” because it not only features my favorite of his characters, i.e. the title one, but uses Lewis’ wealth of talents. He sings and does comedy and drama!