Cinderfella

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I can't believe this got made. I was very intrigued by the premise but the movie did absolutely nothing interesting with the material. I can usually find something to enjoy in a Jerry Lewis movie but this felt extremely lazy. There were no good gags. Like they came up with a funny title but couldn't create a movie to justify it. Tedious. Boring. Painful. Mediocre musical interludes. What's the joke here? That I wasted ninety minutes on this garbage.

As a pre-teen at a Saturday matinee I enjoyed this Jerry Lewis movie but watching it as an adult I realize it could have been much better. Jerry used Anna Maria Alberghetti as a mere character actress as the princess failing to use her talents to full potential making this a bit more of a musical comedy. In spite of a great cast Jerry could have produced something greater than a grade-B comedy more in a class with some of his better movies. Missed opportunities indeed!

There is a reason why cinderfella is a masterpiece. That's right! A masterpiece. Cinderfella has more or less the same as the action-adventure-comedy toon movie, Shrek. But Shrek never probed the human condition or attacked and satirized the political and economic stratum the way Cinderfella does. It is an attack on those ever after children's tales that driven the prince charming/cinderella complex among women. With the popularity of such poor romantic comedies as Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, and Jennifer Lopez vehicles succeeding; and the equally popular tv shows the bachelor/ette and Joe millionaire; it's nice to know Jerry was ahead of the game, as he always was. By making Cinderella - Cinderfella - Jerry attacks man's and societies need for perfection, a perfection that is a dream, only. The evil stepbrothers, instead of stepsisters make for an even more cruel prologue to an unfamiliar denouement. Lines like "the problem with women is that they want to take credit for creating everything" is classic. But this is no misogynist piece. It is the most unusual romantic comedy, if you can call it that; that I've ever seen. You cannot but marvel at the scene where Fella walks down the stairs; those stairs that are at least twelve stories high. It shows man's neeed to sugarcoat everything and aim for the high without first settling on whom they are. The slipper left behind here is no glass slipper but a regular Joe shoe, and when fella tells his step-brothers who have only been using him to try and find his father's riches, which belongs left to Fella that; "SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! "All you care about money, isn't it? That's all you've ever wanted? Well I've always known where the money is? You can have it?" END OF SPOILERS! END OF SPOILERS! END OF SPOILERS! END OF SPOILERS! You can only smile and nod along, because you know, riches aren't everything. A simple and common statement but one worth repeated over, as it is often forgotten, unheeded and trivialized. And the final five minutes is just the most touching final moments of any romantic comedy, as it becomes clear, that life isn't for the Prince charmings or the princesses but the regular joe and he doesn't have to say he has $50,000,000, to live or enjoy it. You know, the more I think of this movie, the better it gets. Thank you, Fella!

Jerry Lewis is Cinderfella in this movie that is a variation of Cinderella, in this case she being he.He has to put up with Wicked Stepmother (Judith Anderson) and her sons Maximilian (Henry Silva) and Rupert (Robert Hutton).One day Fairy Godfather (Ed Wynn) appears and helps him win the heart of Princess Charming (Anna Maria Alberghetti). I bought this movie one week ago for 2.50 euros.I would have been ready to pay more but they didn't ask for more than that.I'm proud to own this movie. Cinderfella is an extremely funny musical fantasy comedy by Frank Tashlin.Jerry Lewis is being him funny self in the lead.Extremely beautiful Ms Alberghetti doesn't only got the good looks but also the acting skills.In one great scene you get to see Jerry dancing with Anna Maria while Count Basie plays his swinging music in the back.Mr Lewis is quite a dancer.Today this amazing comedian turns 79.He has shown us he's the king of clowns.He's one of the greatest comedians off all time. Lewis can be found from that list with Chaplin and Lloyd and all the other great ones.Jerry has also showed the serious side too.He can go beyond the clown.In this movie he does it occasionally.It doesn't offer only moments of laughter but sadness, too.Cinderfella is a tragic figure when you think about it.He gets kicked in the head by his stepmother and her sons.In one terrific scene Fella sits in one end of the huge table and the rest of the family in the other.All the time they make him come to their end of the table and do some favors.He is in his loneliness dreaming to be something more than he is.Jerry Lewis has said; there is no gap between comedy and tragedy.And that is the truth.

I have seen this movie plenty of times and what is bothering me is i don't remember the name of two songs in the movie and would like to know the name of them?.....one song is when Jerry Lewis is at the ball and Count Bassie comes around and is playing Jerrys song....and the other song is when Jerry Lewis is in the kitchen playing the song with his wooden spoons it is fun to watch him think that he is playing that song....I Love this movie and those are the two of the best songs in this movie so if anyone can help me out.....Thank You.....I give this movie a 10 for all the fun the movie gives and it is a very funny movie and i recommend this movie for everyone to see

cinderfella is the most adorable movie i have ever seen. jerry lewis is an excellent writer and is a very good actor. i especially love the when fella and the fairy godfather talk about the difference between a people and a person. i think the fairy godfather was a bit to flamboyant though. I'm not saying thats a bad thing, but it was very distracting. i think it was a good idea to make a male version of Cinderella. jerry lewis uses his creative ideas in the movie to make it funny. his facial expressions compliment his ideas perfectly. i would recommend this movie to everyone. it is a great movie and i would rate it 10/10 because it is very funny.

this is a sweet,warm and adorable film but i would feel better if jerry wrote it. taken from the fairy tale, jerry does it again by being funny and throwing in some cute gags! ed wynn was great as the fairy godfather and the rest of the cast made this a great, heart warming movie. but, of course, jerry really shined. as in the nutty professor, jerry belts out wonderful songs with his swinging voice. the story was written and flowed nicely, but if the ending explained fella's and princess charming's relationship together, it might of been for the better. wow! who knew jerry could dance so well! the scene when jerry turned a swinging dancer was one of the best scenes in the film! i recomend this movie for anyone looking for a cute and touching story with some jerry lewis charm!

CINDERFELLA (1960) ** Jerry Lewis, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Judith Anderson, Ed Wynn, Henry Silva, Count Basie and his World Renowned Band featuring Joe Williams. Fairy tale sex-change: Jerry's the Cinderella character in love with a princess and Wynn is the fairy godfather. Some musical bits and the usual Jerry Shtick.

When you talk to many people about Jerry Lewis and his films, you often get extreme reactions. Some think he's a genius--one of the greatest film comics of all time. This is apparently true in much of the world outside the United States. Others think his films are terrible and would never watch them. Well, me being a compulsive nut about films, in the last couple years I have sought out his films and have seen most of them (a few, such as "The Day the Clown Cried" are not available). And, overall, I have come to feel that you cannot call his films good or bad--some are exceptional and some are terrible. This is true of most filmmakers and comics. So, when I say bad things about "Cinderfella", understand I am NOT anti-Lewis--I just think this film in particular is very, very weak. Why? Well, three main reasons sink this film--which I'll talk about below. "Cinderfella" is a reworking of the traditional Cinderella story with a few big changes. Instead of women, it's a guy's story--with wicked step-brothers, a male protagonist and a fairy godFATHER. Another is that it's set in the present day--so you'll see cars, mansions in Beverly Hills and the like. The film finds Jerry playing a person named 'Fella' (??). He lives with his nasty step-mother and step-brothers in a fancy mansion. Apparently, somewhere on the property some fortune is hidden--but no one knows where it is. In an odd (actually, BIZARRE) twist, Fella's dead father talks to him in dreams and tries to tell him where the money is hidden. This part of the story, to me, wasn't entirely necessary. Anyway, the rest is a lot like the original story--with a Ball, Fella working like a slave in his home and the rest. So why was I less than thrilled with the film? The biggest problem was the singing. While Lewis' singing isn't bad, and occasionally pretty good in some films, here it is rather poor--and he does it many, many times. One song might have worked, but for a non-singer, four is too many and each time he sang, the film ground to a halt. Second, and it is also a biggie, is that the film just wasn't funny. Too few of the jokes worked and, frankly, there just weren't that many attempts at laughs. In contrast, in "The Bellboy" (which I really liked), the jokes came so rapidly that even if they didn't work each time, you kept laughing. Here, there were fewer attempts and too many serious moments. Finally, in too many scenes, the director (not Lewis in this case) overdid the scenes. For example, Jerry doesn't just comb his hair like a normal guy, he had to comb it 'wacky'--and took too long combing his hair! And, as Fella did his household chores, each time it was so overdone and overlong that it strained my nerves. Overall, a clear misfire and among Lewis' weakest films. Not terrible--just not all that good.