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Box office. $49 million. Hardly Working is a 1980 American comedy film directed by, co-written by and starring Jerry Lewis and Susan Oliver, filmed in 1979, released in Europe in 1980 and then in the United States on April 3, 1981 through 20th Century Fox. This film marks the final theatrical release for Oliver, as the rest of her career only ...
Jan 31, 1980 · Hardly Working: Directed by Jerry Lewis. With Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Roger C. Carmel, Deanna Lund. In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job.
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In Jerry Lewis’s first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can’t seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montag...
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Hardly Working. "Hardly Working" is one of the great non-experiences of my moviegoing life. I was absolutely stunned by the vast stupidity of this film. It was a test of patience and tolerance that a saint might not have passed--but I didn't walk out. I remained for every single last dismal wretched awful moment. I was keeping a pledge to myself.
Hardly Working was a moronic and pathetic film filled with obvious product placement, lazy editing, racist costume design, and painfully unfunny gags. To be honest, Jerry Lewis' unfinished and ...
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Aug 29, 2022 · In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. Directed by: Jerry LewisWritten by...
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Synopsis. Circus clown Bo Hooper (Jerry Lewis) entertains the Florida matinee crowd, including his sister, Claire Trent (Susan Oliver), and her two children. Afterward, the owner reveals the circus lost its funding and must close. Bo's work experience is limited to clowning, but it is too late in the season to find work at another circus.
