Martin and Lewis (film)

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It's the love we have for each other.

Martin and Lewis is a 2002 TV film biopic, portraying the lives of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. The film aired on Sunday, July 24 on CBS. It depicts the years from 1946-1956 where a promising nightclub singer named Dean Martin finds himself pairing with a manic borsct belt comic named Jerry Lewis.

Written and Directed by John Gray. Based on the book Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime (Especially himself) by Arthur Marx. Starring Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis and Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin.
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[edit] Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

[While Dean is singing Have a Little Sympathy at the 500 Club, Jerry walks up on stage carrying a big tuba]

Dean Martin: Hold it, hold it. Can I help you?
Jerry Lewis: I'm sorry to interrupt sir, I'm looking for the orchestra.

(the crowd laughs)

Dean Martin: The orchestra, they're up there.
Jerry Lewis: Where?
Dean Martin: UP THERE!

(jerry turns around and sees the orchestra)

Jerry Lewis: Oh hello, hello. You see I'm slightly late.
Dean Martin: So am I, most of the time.

(the crowds laughs)

Jerry Lewis: Don't let me interrupt, just keep singing be professional.
Dean Martin: Thank you.
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 Dean is singing, Jerry dressed as a waiter, walks in with a big stack of plates and suddenly drops all of them)

Dean Martin: Hold, hold it. What the hell do you think you're doing?
Jerry Lewis: I'm very sorry, kind sir. I didn't mean to interrupt anything.
Dean Martin: Oh no, no, I was getting kind of tired of that song anyway.
Jerry Lewis: So was the audience, but I didn't want to say nothing.
Dean Martin: Oh, a wise guy.
Jerry Lewis: Go ahead, Mr. Singer. Make like I'm not even here. I'm not here.
Dean Martin: I wish you'd make like you weren't even here.
Dean Martin: Hey I like you. You got guts.
Jerry Lewis: You think so?
Dean Martin: Good luck, take care. See you around campus.
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: Did you see the table out front?
Jerry Lewis: The blonde?
Dean Martin: You saw?
Jerry Lewis: Damn right I saw. She was giving you the eye pallie.
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.

[While in Hollywood, California]

Jerry Lewis: I don't get it, where are all the people?
Dean Martin: Same place as we are in cars.

[While their driving, Jerry sees two women]

Jerry Lewis: Hey Dean look (points to the girls) Hello, Hello ladies, how would you like a ride with two handsome movie stars like us.
Dean Martin: [To Jerry] We've got a seven picture deal.
Jerry Lewis: We've got a seven picture deal.
Dean Martin: I don't think they were impressed, doggies.
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: Do you know where they signed the declaration of independence?
Dean Martin: Sure!
Jerry Lewis: Where?
Dean Martin: At the bottom. AT THE BOTTOM!
Dean and Jerry: AT THE BOTTOM!
Dean Martin: Nobody gets to know me better. Not even my wife.
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 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 isnt he.
Crowd: Oooooohhh.
Jerry Lewis: Ohhh, what he said. Boy, oh boy oh Dean.
Dean Martin: Yes Jerry!
Jerry Lewis: Oh Dean!
Dean Martin: Right here Jerry!
Jerry Lewis: Nobody curses in my act Dean.
Dean Martin: Your act.
Jerry Lewis: That's right!
Dean Martin: Your act!
Jerry Lewis: That's what I said.

[While Jerry is at hospital]

Jerry Lewis: Patti!
Dean Martin: I called her, everything is just fine.

[While on the set of 3 Ring Circus]

Dean Martin: Why are you asking the director for. You should ask the boy genius.
Dean Martin: I'm not important to this actor anymore, he's just a...let me know.

[silence]

Jerry Lewis: What the hell are you talking about?
Dean Martin: All I mean is that anytime you want to go solo is just....Say no word!
Jerry Lewis: I don't know about the rest of you but I for one am fed up with my partners sensitivity!
Dean Martin: Yeah?
Jerry Lewis: Yeah! Everything I do is wrong! anything happens he don't like he blames it on me! Rest of the time he acts like he doesnt event know I'm there.
Dean Martin: I am sick and tired of playing stooge to this idiot! You know I'm calling Wasserman, I'm telling I want out.
Jerry Lewis: First of all who are you calling an idiot?
Dean Martin: You Jerry, You.
Jerry Lewis: Oh yeah, let me tell you something Dean. When Jerry Lewis loves he loves too much and when Jerry Lewis hates he hates too much. You better remember that now.
Dean Martin: Let me tell you something Jerry. Go screw yourself.

[Dean walks off. Jerry stands in silence]

Jerry Lewis: That's genius!
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] Lew Wasserman

  • [To Dean and Jerry] Let me give you boys the fact of life. This is not a childs game. This is not I'm taking my ball and going home now. Your not Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis individuals. You are Martin and Lewis. You are a corporation. You are a twenty million dollar a year money making machine. And that machinery can not stop because of some silly dispute or hurt feelings or simply because you don't like each other anymore, if I stopped working with people I didn't like, I'd be out of business within a week. Now you have commitments all over town. Your contract with Hal Wallis runs through 1960, you have another deal with NBC for another three years, deal with Colgate another year. Indeed gentlemen you have a contract with us here, with your family at MCA. Promises have been made, and they must be kept. Either patch up your differences, or hate each other and learn to deal with it. I don't really care. But the Martin and Lewis business goes on.

[edit] Dialogue

Dean Martin: (To Jerry) Hey kid! come on over. Yeah kid come on. Folks this is Jerry, Jerry Lewis. Come on kid make us laugh! sit down! have a drink!
Jerry Lewis: Gee thank you.
One of Dean's friends: Hey I like that thing you were doing up there.
Jerry Lewis: Oh your the one. (laughs)
Jerry Lewis: (To the man sitting quietly) Hey come on pal, these are the jokes. What's the matter someone stole your teddy bear. (silence)
Dean Martin: Be right back boy.
Dean Martin: What the hell is wrong with you. Don't you know who that is?
Jerry Lewis: Some real nice fellow I hope.
Jerry Lewis: Oh so what do I do?
Dean Martin: You pray.

(laughs)

Dean Martin: I'll talk to him. If your still alive by the midnight show, might mean he'll forgive you.
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.
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...we killed them didnt 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.
Irwin Woolfe: Skinny's a soft touch, I'm not.
Jerry Lewis: I would not have known that.
Jerry Lewis: You cant do that, Dean and I are partners, I dont like you Hal Wallis.
Hal Wallis: Oh, now you went down and hurt my feelings.

(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 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.
Jerry Lewis: You gotta do this better for me Abby.
Abby Greshler: I'm an agent Jerry, I'm not the amazing Abby.
Jerry Lewis: I can kill I know I can.
Abby Greshler: You can't have two manages Dean, that'll work that way.
Dean Martin: I dont wanna dump Lou Perry.
Abby Greshler: Hey I have nothing but respect, but Lou Perry, the fact is he can't get you so far. He's a good agent, but he's a small agent.
Dean Martin: Jerry's a kid. I make more than he does, it's just not now.
Abby Gresheler: Well it's not like Jerry's gonna leave me for Lou Perry do you.
Dean Martin: I dont know Abby. I'm flattered but he's been awful good to me, sleeping on his couch he's lended me money.
Abby Greshler: Dean, you come with me. You won't have to sleep on my couch.
Jerry Lewis: Call Dr. Leeby.
Dean Martin: Jerry, he's in LA.
Jerry Lewis: I know where he is, get him on a plane and bring him here.

(Last lines)

Jerry Lewis: Love you.
Dean Martin: Love you back.

(Dean leaves the room)

Jerry Lewis: Anyway pop, is there something you want to say to me.
Danny Lewis: Like what?
Jerry Lewis: It's my Birthday.

(silence)

Danny Lewis: Hell I knew that, see I didnt want to say anything because I've been on the road, I havent had a chance to get you a gift yet.
Jerry Lewis: Pop forget it, don't worry about it.(Gets up disappointingly)
Danny Lewis: No I'm serious I was gonna get you a nice shaver, one of those electric ones.
Jerry Lewis: I said forget it.
Danny Lewis: Come on Jerry, don't go away mad?
Jerry Lewis: Just go away right.
Danny Lewis: What are you going to be like that for?
Jerry Lewis: I gotta go pop.
Danny Lewis: Come on sit down finish your dinner, your wasting your food.
Jerry Lewis: Hey I'm playing at Atlantic city's Five hundred Club next month are you coming?
Danny Lewis: The five hundred's a dump besides I'm booked by Browns in the Pokadumps.


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: Okay pallie.
Jerry Lewis: Hey pop. What did you think?
Danny Lewis: Well the crowd liked it.

[short pause]

Rae Lewis: Honey were so proud of you. You go get changed, we'll meet you outside okay?
Jerry Lewis: Yeah sure.

(When Betty finds out that Dean has been having an affair)

Betty Martin: You son of a bitch, she's been sending you gifts.
Dean Martin: Who?
Betty Martin: Your Florida girlfriend. She's here isnt she your keeping her here in LA.
Dean Martin: Your drunk.
Betty Martin: (shouts) SENDING GIFTS TO OUR HOME! where your children live. Were you in love with her. (laughs sarcastilly) That's a stupid question to ask Dean Martin, I must be drunk. Does she think your in love with her like I thought you were in love with me.
Dean Martin: What do you want from me Betty!
Betty Martin: (shouts) I WANT YOU OUT, YOU LYING BASTARD!
Dean Martin: (shouts) YOU GOT IT!

(During their last act at the Copacabana)

Jerry Lewis: Who wants a drink, next to that, I'm drunk already.

(The crowd laughs)

Jerry Lewis: All right ladies and gentleman, the Italian street singer is getting old.
Dean Martin: Ahh, what is this.
Jerry Lewis: Oh 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]


Jackie Gleason: Folks, we can't let this happen. We can't let these two guys split up. Am I right everyone, huh, am I right.
Patti Lewis: Dean is nobody's best friend Jerry.
Jerry Lewis: Who stayed with me all night at the hoispital, huh, my father, Lew Wasserman. No Dean did. You don't understand these things.
Patti Lewis: I understand better than you do. He's not gonna give you what you want! he cant! when are you gonna see that.
Jerry Lewis: All right, just stay out of it.
Patti Lewis: The invertations never going to come out.
Jerry Lewis: (shouts) ALL RIGHT THAT'S ENOUGH! You will go to dinner with us! Dean is my friend and you will go!


Jerry Lewis: Should I know that guy?
Vinnie: Dean Martin, he's a singer.
Jerry Lewis: He's looks very uh...important.
Vinnie: How important can he be, he's on the same club as you tonight.
Jeanne Martin: (To Dean) The Lewis Artistry.
Dean Martin: The boy is talented.
Jeanne Martin: Why can anyone see that your the spine of the act, Jerry would be nothing without you.
Jeanne Martin: He's holding you back you can be the next Sinatra.
Jeanne Martin: You know somethin Dean, when we met, I said there was something missing. I finally know what it is, you! your missing, there's just no one there.
Jerry Lewis: What are you all standing around for, I'm dying call Dr Leeby.
Hal Wallis: Four years ago, you guys were begging me to put you in pictures.
Dean Martin: We begged for nothing. You came after us.
Hal Wallis: Now your too good for my movies.
Dean Martin: I dont wanna do 3 Ring Circus, it stinks!
Hal Wallis: It's a damn good script I laughed my ass off.
Dean Martin: I don't even sing until the half part of the movie, a top from that is an old song.
Dean Martin: How come I sing less songs than usual?
Hal Wallis: Jerry wanted to sing in this one.
Dean Martin: [shocked] What?
Hal Wallis: He wanted a song. We gave him a song, no big deal.
Dean Martin: You listen to me. Maybe you didn't notice, but I just had a hit record. Now I made a offer to do movies without Jerry. MGM, they want me to do ten thousand bedrooms and you. You want to waste me doing crap like this.
Hal Wallis: You listen to me. You can do ten thousand bathrooms for MGM for all I care. All I know is your doing 3 Ring Circus for me. What the hell are you so worried about anyway. People come to see Jerry roll around the floor and you don't wink and sing. Since when do you care about the script.
Jerry Lewis: He does this every single night just to annoy me.
Lew Wasserman: Does what?
Jerry Lewis: What? look at the time we go on in thirty seconds! you see Dean? No! He always waits till the last minute.
Lew Wasserman: Jerry relax. Put your pants on.
Jerry Lewis: (puts his pants on) I usually wait. It's an old tradition my father taught me.
Jerry Lewis: Son of a Bitch isn't gonna show this time Lew, I know it. He's the laziest man in show business. Fed up with it!
Jeanne Martin: So how do you like Miami?
Dean Martin: Better every minute.
Reporter: Shockwaves have been felt throughout the entertainment industry as Martin and Lewis announce their final performance. Fans all over the world have expressed brief and sometimes outrage as the two funny men go their separate ways, splitting up and the peek of their popularity and success, say it aint so boys.

[ending title cards]

Title card: Jerry Lewis went on to become an enormously successful writer, director, producer and star of his own movies, all of which were Box office hits. Every year he hosts the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, for which he has raised over a billion of dollars.
Title card: Dean Martin became a major movie star, and enjoyed a hugely successful recording career. In 1964, his recording of "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" knocked The Beatles out of first place. He had a hit variety show on television which lasted nine years.
Title card: Dean and Jerry did not see each other again for twenty years, when they were briefly reunited on the 1976 telethon. They rarely saw or spoke to each other after that.
Title card: Dean Martin died on Christmas Day, 1995.

[edit] Cast

[edit] See also

Martin and Lewis

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