funny beginning." However, after the first half-hour, "the remainder of the picture, with everyone else firmly relegated to the background, has Mr. Lewis shuffling and stumbling in full view, as if he and the movie were merely improvising." Overall, it received mixed reviews in New York. Based on a limited selection of non-contemporary reviews, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% rating based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.25/10. The film grossed $271,635 in its first week of release in New York. In 1998, Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the AFI Top 100. Herbert H. Heebert's line "Hey, lady!" was nominated for the American Film Institute's 2005 list AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. Home media The film was released on DVD on October 14, 2004 and again on July 15, 2014 in a 4-film collection, 4 Film Favorites: Jerry Lewis, with The Bellboy, The Errand Boy, and The Patsy. References External links 1961 films 1961 comedy films American comedy films 1960s English-language films Films directed by Jerry Lewis Paramount Pictures films Films with screenplays by Jerry Lewis Films with screenplays by Bill Richmond (writer) Films produced by Jerry Lewis Films scored by Walter Scharf 1960s American films