Martin and Lewis (film)

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Martin and Lewis is a 2002 biographical TV film, portraying the lives of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis.

Written and Directed by John Gray. Starring Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis and Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin.
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[edit] Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis: It's never happened to me before.
Dean Martin: Me neither.

[long pause]

Jerry Lewis: I want it to happen again.
Dean Martin: Me to.
Jerry Lewis: Nice for you to show up.
Dean Martin: Not that you would've missed me.

(While doing an act)

Dean Martin: Did you take a bath this morning?
Jerry Lewis: Oh why, is there something missing?
Dean Martin: How come you make so many mistakes?
Jerry Lewis: I got up early.
Dean Martin: Ahh, get out of here.
Dean Martin: What's the matter with you pallie, you should be on top of the world?
Jerry Lewis: I am happy.
Dean Martin: Notify your face, cause you sure don't look it.
Jerry Lewis: You know what....All the great reviews, all the money, all the laughs and all I keep thinking about is my old man.
Jerry Lewis: Hey did you read the script?
Dean Martin: Ahh what script?
Jerry Lewis: What script? unbelievable.
Dean Martin: Oh come on.
Jerry Lewis: Well I've read it, it's very funny Dean, I want this deal, I want this part.
Dean Martin: If you wear that on your sleeve your dead. My mother always told me 'never let anyone know who you are'.
Jerry Lewis: She must be very proud of you boy, I'll tell you that. My father had a saying to, 'Expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed'. You gotta learn the mans name were in business with, he's a great producer Hal Wallis.
Dean Martin: Good show.
Jerry Lewis: Best one yet.
Jerry Lewis: Well Dean, here we are at the famous Paramount Theater in New York.
Dean Martin: Oh is that where we are?
Jerry Lewis: That's where we are. Where else would we be?
Dean Martin: Well I don't know I just woke up. Wondering what all these people were doing in my bedroom.

[crowd laughs]

Jerry Lewis: Anyway Mr Dean Martin who is talented exceeded only by his alimony, will now sing for you. He wanted me to pay half, but I had no other fun.
Dean Martin: Funny little bastard, isn't he?
Jerry Lewis: We have the one thing that no other team has.
Dean Martin: Yeah Jerry, what's that?
Jerry Lewis: It's the love we have for each other.
Dean Martin: You know you can talk about love all you want, but to me your nothing but a dollar sign. I am done pallie. Were finished.

[edit] Dialogue

Jerry Lewis: And now...and now ladies and gentlemen, for your extreme listening pleasure Mr. Dean Martin.

(Dean comes up on stage and sings My Only, My Own, My All)

Dean Martin: Okay folks, for my next number I'm gonna sing the same song again. I'm gonna keep on singing it, till I get it right.

[sings]

Lou Perry: Okay were up next, and remember let me do the talking. And what your gonna dress down a little.
Betty Martin: How much longer can we do this? this is a disgrace Dean.
Dean Martin: It's a good thing. Clean and slick.
Betty Martin: You have two kids and maybe you noticed the third on the way. Going bankrupt is a good thing.
Dean Martin: Things will turn around.
Betty Martin: Why don't you come back to Philly. Get a job with my father be a regular person.
Dean Martin: Betty, I'm not gonna do what you, or what anybody else wants me to do, you understand that?

(silence)

Betty Martin: You just don't care do you?
Jerry Lewis: We killed them, didn't we?
Dean Martin: Oh yeah kid, we killed them alright.
Jerry Lewis: Didn't you feel it, I felt it. It was like a jolt, like a lightning bolt. I didn't know what was gonna happen next, and I loved it.
Dean Martin: You never talked to Angelo about the dishes.
Jerry Lewis: Hey if Angelo was smart, hed put us together don't you think?
Dean Martin: I'm a solo act.
Jerry Lewis: Well me to, but together we could....
Dean Martin: I mean I go solo.

(While Jerry is working on an audition to play Al in My Friend Irma)

Hal Wallis: Well were all friends here, so lets speak frankly. Jerry your not an actor.
Jerry Lewis: I can do better.
Director: I worked with him as much as I could Hal. We shot nine tests, he just doesn't have it.
Jerry Lewis: Fellas, I'm here in the room with you.
Hal Wallis: Jerry don't take this personally.
Jerry Lewis: How?
Director: Jerry, this shows been on the radio for years, it has millions of fans. If someone who's not right to play Al, the audience will kill us.
Jerry Lewis: What about Dean?
Hal Wallis: Dean's great. He's very natural, he'll be perfect as Steve.
Director: [nervously] Here's what Hal was thinking, were gonna write a part just for you. We'll call him Seymour, a really whacky sidekick to Dean. You can be yourself and have fun, it'll be perfect.
Jerry Lewis: (angrily) Listen to me Mr Wallis. Jerry Lewis plays Al, like it says in my contract.
Hal Wallis: You listen to me Jerry Lewis. I don't give a damn what it says in your contract, your not right for Al, your not playing Al. That's it, that's all.
Jerry Lewis: I'm not playing Seymour. I'm playing Al, I can do it.
Hal Wallis: You don't want to play Seymour Jerry, I'll tell you what, you set this picture up. We'll go for Dean to play Steve, we'll get a real actor to play Al, and you. Well you can go back to Newark
Jerry Lewis: You can't do that. Dean and I are partners, were a team. I don't like you Hal Wallis.
Hal Wallis: Ahh, now you went and hurt my feelings.
Lou Perry: Not that I don't love having you stay at my place. Stay as long as you like.
Dean Martin: You've been good to me Lou, and a real good friend. I wont forget that.
Lou Perry: Don't go soft on me pallie?
Dean Martin: Ok pallie.

[During their last act at the Copacabana]

Jerry Lewis: Who wants a drink, next to that, I'm drunk already.
Jerry Lewis: All right ladies and gentleman, the Italian street singer is getting old.
Dean Martin: Ahh, what is this.
Jerry Lewis: Mr singer man, go get em.
Jerry Lewis: Hey, who let Jackie Gleason in here.
Dean Martin: Is Jackie in here. Hey Jackie how are you.

[Jackie sitting at the back table smoking a cigar, nods]

Jerry Lewis: Everybody protect your food.

[Dean laughs]

[edit] Cast

[edit] See also

Martin and Lewis

[edit] External links

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