Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (TV Movie 2011)

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis: Directed by Gregg Barson. With Jerry Lewis, Alec Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Carol Burnett. Candid, unfiltered conversations with the iconic comedian.

“Jerry Lewis can Thank two things for His successful Career, Ego and Talent. Mostly Ego, because the Talent would Never had the Limitless Exposure without that Enormous Ego driving the Non-Stop Juggernaut that was Jerry Lewis.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNever Tiring, always doing more and more, Stretching the Limits of Human Endurance, He always was Seeking, Experimenting, and Forever u0026quot;On-Stageu0026quot;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn this Vanity Piece, He once again is, at age 80+, still on that Stage of Self Aggrandizement and with the Help of Friends and Admirers He rides the Accolades like a Never-Aging Surfer forever trying to Look Young, Glowing, and u0026quot;With Itu0026quot;. Mostly He succeeds.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne tends to want to Look Away from the Screen at times when Lewis, shown at one of His Touring Live Shows, because watching someone You admire Endlessly Talking about how u0026quot;Great I amu0026quot; is Embarrassing. The Truth that Lewis never seemed to Understand is none of that is Necessary. The Work Speaks for itself, but Jerry canu0026#39;t help but Speak about Himself, always in Glowing Terms.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, if You discount most of the u0026quot;Liveu0026quot; Footage of Jerry Lewis talking about Jerry Lewis Endlessly, the rest of the Documentary contains some Rare Stuff and has some good Movie Clips and it makes the Two Hour Show Worth a Watch. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJust be Prepared for some Cringing. Come to Think about it. Most of Jerryu0026#39;s Work contains perhaps an Equal Amount of Funny Entertainment and Cringe Inducements.”