Martin and Lewis (film)
| Martin and Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Music by | Ernest Troost |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Neil Meron Mark Sennet John Stamos |
| Producers | Mark Winemaker Dave Mace |
| Cinematography | Derick V. Underschultz |
| Editor | Keith Reamer |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production companies | Sony Pictures Television St. Amos Productions Storyline Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | November 24, 2002 |
Martin and Lewis is a 2002 American
Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis. The film premiered on November 24, 2002 on CBS
.
Plot
When lounge singer
radio to television, the seductive singer and the wacky stooge click with audiences. As the act takes Hollywood by storm in 1949, Lewis becomes paranoid about Martin’s popularity; psychosomatic stomach pains become his way of grabbing attention. Handsome and effortlessly charming, Martin successfully launches a solo acting career, in part to escape Lewis’s directorial aspirations and oppressive neediness. When Martin is called on the carpet by his wife, Betty (Cale
), he walks out on his family; his frustration and resentment at being part of a two-headed showbiz monster only increases. Engineered by managers and agents, the last lap of the Martin-Lewis partnership is a cheerless financial arrangement, and though each triumphs after the official split in 1956, neither ever recaptures the elation of their early chemistry.
Cast
- Sean Hayesas Jerry Lewis
- Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin
- Paula Cale as Betty Martin
- Sarah Manninen as Patti Lewis
- Kate Levering as Jeanne Martin
- Scott McCord as Abby Greshler
Also featured in
Hal Wallis, David Eisner as Lew Wasserman, Robert Morelli as Skinny D'Amato and Markus Parilo as Irwin Woolfe. Sean Cullen makes an appearance in the film as comedian Jackie Gleason, who appears as an audience member at the duo's final performance at the Copacabana nightclub
.
Production
Writing
In real life, Dean Martin was married to Jeanne Biegger in 1949, many years before the breakup of his professional partnership with Jerry Lewis.
The film is based on the book, Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime (Especially Himself): The Story of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis by Arthur Marx.
Reception
Awards
- Excellence in Production Design Award– Television Movie or Mini-Series (nominated)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awardfor Best Picture Made for Television (nominated)
- C.A.S. Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television – MOW's and Mini-Series (nominated)
- Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Music (nominated)
- Primetime Emmy Awardfor Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Dramatic Underscore) (nominated)
- Sean Hayes(nominated)
See also
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Martin and Lewis (film).
- Martin and Lewis at IMDb
- Martin and Lewis at AllMovie
- Official site at CBS (via internet archive)
- CBS press release for encore broadcast July 24, 2005 (The Futon Critic)
- Gallo, Phil, "Martin and Lewis"; Variety, November 19, 2002
- Eslinger, Amy, Interview with John Gray; OnSat Magazine, October 9, 2002
- Adalian, Jose, Storyline picks Brit for its Dino; Variety, June 5, 2002
