UW Cinematheque - Summer Cinematheque
Smorgasbord (Cracking Up) | USA | 1983 | 35mm | 83 mins. Director: Jerry Lewis
Event Details
Date
Friday, July 24, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Foster Brooks, Milton Berle
Jerry Lewis’ last vehicle as director and star is a gleefully chaotic collection of sketches packed with inspired physical antics and absurd situations. From a hilariously over-waxed doctor’s office to a restaurant nightmare to a wildly digressive scene depicting surgery without anesthetic, the film delivers one inventive gag after another with the fearless energy of Lewis’ early comedies.
Jerry Lewis’ last vehicle as director and star is a gleefully chaotic collection of sketches packed with inspired physical antics and absurd situations. From a hilariously over-waxed doctor’s office to a restaurant nightmare to a wildly digressive scene depicting surgery without anesthetic, the film delivers one inventive gag after another with the fearless energy of Lewis’ early comedies.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, July 10, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.