[Jerry] Lewis constructed one of his sturdiest scripts in The Nutty Professor, and he wasted scarcely a minute of it.

Contains some of Lewis's most outr directorial flourishes.

A fairly standard Hollywood moral about self-love, self-acceptance, and self-empowerment. And, as with most such Hollywood morals, it’s deeply hypocritical.

‘…away from Jerry Lewis’s trademark silly voices and cartoonish costumes, The Nutty Professor’s stinging take-down of toxic male culture and vigorous social satire are far more biting than the goofy, slapstick-scientist exterior might suggest…