Jerry lewis is kreton, apparently on a mission to observe earth, without goofing it up. Or something like that. It's mostly pretty dated jokes at this point... the big special effects are lewis hanging upside down from the ceiling, and levitating a car, which were which were probably a pretty big deal back in 1960. It's just an excuse for lewis to parade around in various costumes. He seems to think he's back in the time of the civil war. It's confusing, but I don't think we're supposed to examine it too closely. You'll recognize john williams as mister delton, kreton's instructor; williams was Sabrina's father in the film Sabrina! Also gale gordon (mrs. Carmichael!!), fred clark (millionaire, burns and allen) even a reference to elvis, who had just returned from serving in the army. And I like the fact that lewis uses his regular voice for most of the film... every now and then he does the (annoying) high pitched voice that he used for so long. It's okay. Was probably more entertaining back in the day. Based on the play by gore vidal! Who knew? What a strange connection. This was actually nominated for best art direction/decoration.
Review of Visit to a Small Planet
