Hardly Working

Hardly Working is a comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was filmed in 1979, and was released in Europe in 1980 and in the United States on April 3, 1981 through 20th Century Fox.

This was Lewis comeback film, as it was his first released film since 1970s Which Way to the Front?. In between, he filmed The Day the Clown Cried, which, to date, is unreleased.The film opens with a montage of scenes from earlier Jerry Lewis films, including The Bellboy, Cinderfella, The Errand Boy, Whos Minding the Store?, and The Patsy. There are also connections to other Lewis films. as the clown makeup worn by Lewis in this film was designed by him for 1954sRing Circus and later reused in 1965s The Family Jewels. ........

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