PodBill Just what I expected

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

mozli Not a big Jerry Lewis fan but I remembered this one from my childhood and found it very funny but there were whole parts that I didn't "get". Forty years later I think I get it. It isn't supposed to be a comedy in the classic Hollywood sense. Much of the story is about someone who is either socially retarded OR is far more manipulative and ambitious than is apparent to the casual observer.SPOILERS AHEAD One thing that kept going through my head was Jerry was feeling the heat coming from Lenny Bruce at that time. This film was how he imagined the world would look if HE died suddenly and Lenny Bruce was pushed into his slot. The scene in the small night club with the horribly named 'Step Brothers' was extremely revealing. It appeared that the Stanley character was whacked out on something, drugs or who knows what. The SS firing squad bit seemed more than a bit too much but by this time we're way too deep into Jerry's mind to bail.I suspect that both Scorsese and the late Robert Altman wanted to pay a type an homage to this film with their works, THE KING OF COMEDY and THE PLAYER. The Patsy is a very good film but not great, too many self-indulgent bits but still worth seeing if want to see the Hollywod system attempt show a mirror to itself circa early sixties.

tomas_blaskori Jerry's best work, he is hilarious in this one, and he plays the character that made me a Jerry fan, the guy who says, "Hey laaady", not the freak he played in Nutty Professor... Anyone who doesn't like this movie is not a fan of comedy, they're fans of Paulie Shore... Love Jerry, Love the Patsy, thats what it's all about, home alone!Woody Allen has even commented on how Jerry's direction in this film is Superb...The whole ice dropping bellboy scene near the beginning, still makes me laugh like a wild man!Jerry is the King of Comedy and this is his crown jewel!

whpratt1 Jerry Lewis is a great talent and has given plenty of laughs for millions of people, however, this picture is just plain CRAZY and way out. Jerry Lewis needed the support of all time Classic greats as Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, John Carradine(Dracula 1940's), George Raft, Hans Conried, Hedda Hopper, Ed Wynn along with many other greats. I noticed that even Peter Lorre("Beast with Five Fingers") with all his great acting talent made this his final swan song. If you like to see some of the truly great classic actors, who sometimes just briefly appear, please view this picture and also everyone who loves JERRY LEWIS !

george.schmidt THE PATSY (1964) ** Jerry again a bell-hop, again mistakenly hired - this time as a new star-to-be who has no talent whatsoever.