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MPAA Rating - NR

Length:
    99 Minutes

Genre:
    Comedy

Original Release Date:
    Oct 12, 2004

Director
    Jerry Lewis

Cast
    Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Donna Butterworth, Gene Baylos, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler, Milton Frome

 
Movie Summary
As if one Jerry Lewis wasnt enough, Family Jewels offers no fewer than seven Jerrys. Fans of Lewis will like the film. Others should be advised to steer clear of any and all French film festivals. The plot revolves around 9-year-old Donna Peyton (Donna Butterworth), who stands to inherit $30 million. The catch: Donna must pick a new daddy from her late fathers six closest male relatives. Lewis spends most of the film playing family chauffeur Willard Woodward, whom Donna loves above all others. He also portrays snaggle-toothed gangster Bugs Peyton, hirsute sea captain James Peyton, flying fool Captain Eddie Peyton, cynical clown Everett Peyton, Holmeslike detective Skylock Peyton (whose Dr. Watson is corpulent Sebastian Cabot) and photographer Julius Peyton (a reprise of Lewis Nutty Professor character Julius Kelp). Though fitfully amusing, The Family Jewels is too sloppily put together to completely satisfy anyone other than Lewis most fervent fans. Best bits: the in-flight movie starring Anne Baxter, the marathon pool game, and Bugs Peytons outrage at being called a rat-fink. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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