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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Directed by
Gregg Barson
Not Rated
2011
1h 55m
[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Biography](/on-demand/category/biography)
7.2
67%
79%
5.6
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Candid, unfiltered conversations with the iconic comedian.
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Cast of Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Self / Executive Producer
Alec Baldwin
Self
Richard Belzer
Self
Carol Burnett
Self
Chevy Chase
Self
Billy Crystal
Self
Woody Harrelson
Self
John Landis
Self
Richard Lewis
Self
Eddie Murphy
Self
Carl Reiner
Self
Jerry Seinfeld
Self
Steven Spielberg
Self
Quentin Tarantino
Self
Michael Andrew
Self
Yanou Collart
Self
Jac Flanders
Self
Arthur Forrest
Self
Nigel Lythgoe
Self
Deana Martin
Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Ratings & Reviews
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mark Dawidziak
Barson's documentary is as much a celebration as it is a study of this long career in comedy
Los Angeles Times
Robert Lloyd
Whatever Method leaves out, most of what it includes is worth a look.
Washington Post
Hank Stuever
The old clips are still a hoot, but there's a limit to how much compressed air a viewer can take, listening to a bunch of old men talk about how funny their friend was.
Variety
Brian Lowry
Barson has made a doc too narrow in scope, with about as much substance as a meringue pie in the face.
Slate
Troy Patterson
The documentary's camera captures the lensmen from an angle designed to make a tiny swarm of shutterbugs appear like a teeming plague, and you quickly begin to distrust the film's perspective in the most literal sense.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
The weakness of this documentary is that it doesn't give us Mr. Lewis, warts and all.
Wall Street Journal
Nancy DeWolf Smith
Strong too is a desire to praise him by fellow comedians, who may have regarded the making of this film as a chance to pay tribute while the object of their admiration was fully able to appreciate it.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
It's enough to convince you that Woody Harrelson is right: If you don't appreciate Jerry Lewis, I don't want to hang with you.
Uncle Barky
Ed Bark
Method to the Madness is adroitly packaged and probably in roughly the same flattering mode of a PBS American Masters tribute.
New York Daily News
David Hinckley
If you don't like the comic artistry of Jerry Lewis, Encore's extensive new bio-documentary isn't going to change your mind. But you might come away with at least a bit more appreciation.
TV Guide
Matt Roush
As we watch, it's clear we'll always be Jerry's kids, engulfed in helpless laughter and admiration.
Newsday
Diane Werts
Method makes a solid case for Lewis as underappreciated auteur.
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