# Der verrückte Professor (1963)

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**Original title**: *The Nutty Professor*
**Runtime**: 107 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
**Directed by**: Jerry Lewis
**Written by**: Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond
**Starring**: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Henry Gibson, Kathleen Freeman, Richard Kiel

> *What does he become? What kind of monster?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The world’s shyest chemistry teacher dabbles in sorcery and rolls out a liquid disguise. Every swig flips his identity from awkward to suave without warning. It’s a giddy experiment until his face forgets the script mid-date.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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