Hmm... I've always thought the scene when he for the first time transforms into Buddy Love is very VERY creepy. Just when he gets up from the floor behind that table and you get to see him with a hairy body and those teeth.
In my opinion that is surely the scariest scene I've seen in a film. Even "The Fly" doesn't compare to it. It's surprising to se such a scene in a comedy like this. I guess you're supposed to think he looks funny, but I dont.
Anyone else agree?
I definitely agree with ya on that one. I've been a huge fan of Jerry Lewis my whole life, in fact I pretty much idolized him growing up and still do kind of (I'm 21). That scene kinda scared me for the first time when I saw it as a kid.
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I saw this at the theater when I was a little kid, and that scene scared the crap outta me. But then again, the entire movie had an enormous effect of me that continues to this day.
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I've just recently seen this film again after about 15 years of not seeing it. I think the whole point of that scene is to scare you, and make you feel Kelp's fear and pain during the transformation. At least that's how I saw it as an adult. As a kid, it scared me, but so did The Wicked Witch Of The West in "The Wizard Of Oz."
It's obvious that Jerry Lewis based this entire movie of "Dr. Jeckle & Mr. Hyde," and I'm venturing a guess that the transformation scene was a homage to that. It certainly conjures up that image. Certainly it's an example of some good makeup work. His face goes from green to purple to white.
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That scene puzzles me in a way... is the scene merely there as a joke or parody of transformation scenes in cinematic history? How did he go from that hairy monster character to Buddy Love? It seemed a bit random in that sense...
shareThat puzzled me as well. Why does he become an ape before turning into Buddy the first time -- and then after that, why does he never become an ape again in his transformation? Maybe someone with a knowledge of science can explain it. ;-)
shareI can think of two possibilities:
1. He does turn into an ape before turning into Buddy Love each time, but it's not essential to the narrative for us to see it except for the first time.
2. Kelp continually tinkered with the formula and was able to eliminate the ape stage. I'd lean more towards this one just because he was able to tweak the formula to last longer at one point.
Those scenarios work for me! It's a comedy, not a documentary, so I'll allow the flight of fancy.
shareIt scared me so much as a child! I hid behind the couch every single time that scene came on because my family watched the movie so much. I'm seventeen now, and you know what? It still kind of creeps me out. When you get to see his entire face and it's all pale and everything. . .yikes! The music doesn't help much either.
I'm kind of a whimp I suppose :)
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Yeah it freaked me out too. It's pretty close to the Fly.
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