t ▁work , ▁sometimes ▁the ▁direction ▁is ▁to ▁bl ame . ▁And ▁Lewis ' s ▁habit ▁of ▁ending ▁each ▁jo ke ▁with ▁a ▁display ▁of ▁cross - ey ed , ▁sim ian ▁m ug ging ▁is ▁scarcely ▁ende aring . ▁Nevertheless , ▁there ▁remain ▁some ▁half - do zen ▁moments ▁of ▁genu ine ▁com ic ▁in vention ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 0 % ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁This ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁This ▁film ▁is ▁referenced ▁by ▁Alex ▁Ho pper ▁( T aylor ▁K itsch ) ▁and ▁Captain ▁Nag ata ▁( T ad an ob u ▁As ano ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁film ▁Batt les hip . ▁ ▁This ▁film ▁is ▁referenced ▁in ▁Four ▁Ro oms ▁within ▁Qu entin ▁Tar ant ino ' s ▁segment . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Bell boy ▁at ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁ ▁Review ▁at ▁TV Gu ide . com ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : American ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Lewis ▁Category : Fil ms ▁produced ▁by ▁Jerry