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      The Delicate Delinquent

      Released Jun 6, 1957 1h 40m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 54% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A New York patrolman (Darren McGavin) sees police-academy potential in a klutz (Jerry Lewis) mistaken for a street-gang hoodlum. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 03 Buy Now

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Goes into the tank when it sinks into pathos. Rated: C+ Jul 21, 2007 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 14, 2006 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Em seu primeiro filme solo aps o fim da parceria com Martin, Lewis mostra-se mais contido e procura conferir toques dramticos sua caracterizao, com resultados curiosos. Rated: 3/5 Jan 4, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Jerry Lewis' first solo movie since his split with Dean Martin is called The Delicate Delinquent which tells the story of a bumbling janitor (Jerry Lewis) who is considered to be a delinquent by society and decides to become a police officer. The film doesn't really have much to offer but it's still a sweet film. Jerry Lewis puts on a delicate performance that blends comedy and drama. In the film, Jerry Lewis' antics may be considered annoying to some but they are quite humorous at times to me. Overall, The Delicate Delinquent was Jerry Lewis' challenging film (at the time) as this is the first time he is performing without his comedy partner (Dean Martin) and it worked serviceably well as the film was funny, warm, sweet, and most importantly delicate. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Jerry Lewis plays a would-be juvenile delinquent who is taken under the wing of kindly neighborhood cop Darren McGavin. It's a pretty familiar juvenile delinquent story, but when you add Jerry to the mix, it's pretty fun if nothing exceptional. Jerry's first solo effort after splitting with Dean Martin. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member With all of the American turmoil recently about police brutality, I thought watching this, Jerry Lewis' first solo venture after his misadventures with Dean Martin, would be an interesting experience. It was both touching, showing an older police officer showing compassion and trying to connect with a troubled but promising adolescent and help him out in life, and funny, giving one of the finest comedians of his time more space to strut his stuff. I'm glad I took the time and effort to check his comedies out. Happy 90th, Jerry Lewis! =) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member oh no i won't say nothing cause i didn't see nothing haha Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member my favorite jerry lewis movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Wenn Slapstick die Erzählung vom AbreiÃen der sinnhaften Verbindungen zwischen Welt und Ich ist, dann schreibt sich die Geschichte dieser Separation (die immer wieder mit Ãberdehnungen und Verkà 1/4rzungen ebenjener Verbindungen, die, wo noch gà 1/4ltig, unwiederbringlich aus dem Gleichgewicht geraten sind) bei Lewis konsequent wie nie in den Leib des fraktalen Subjekts selbst ein. Next Exit: Peter Jackson. Im Grunde ist Lewis' Slapstick somit aber auch die konsequente Fortschreibung von Buster Keaton: Wo dieser sich noch allein gegen die entfesselten Elementargewalten behaupten musste, um Individuum sein und werden zu können, verschwimmen bei Lewis Subjekt und AuÃenwelt gewissermaÃen ineinander. Keine Bewegung auÃerhalb seiner selbst, die sich nicht unmittelbar in Lewis' gleichermaÃen entfesselte Mimik fortsetzen wà 1/4rde. Immer wieder offenbaren sich hier geheimnisvolle, fast maschinelle Bewegungsabläufe, in deren Mechanik sich Lewis' Körper, der stets ein wenig unkontrollierbar erscheint, einordnet. Diese treten jedoch nicht mehr, wie Chaplin, als Folge einer Maschinisierung des Körpers in den MODERN TIMES und somit als Symptom einer allumfassenden Industrialisierung auf, sondern sind vielmehr als die Fliehkräfte der Welt selbst zu begreifen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A New York patrolman (Darren McGavin) sees police-academy potential in a klutz (Jerry Lewis) mistaken for a street-gang hoodlum.
      Director
      Don McGuire
      Screenwriter
      Don McGuire
      Distributor
      Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Paramount
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 6, 1957, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 1, 2013
      Runtime
      1h 40m
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