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Martin and Lewis Genre Drama Creator Storyline Entertainment and St. Amos Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television Directed by John Gray Produced by Mark Winemaker
Dave MaceWritten by John Gray Starring Jeremy Northam
Sean Hayes
Paula Cale
Sarah Manninen
Kate LeveringMusic by Ernest Troost Editing by Keith Reamer Country United States Language English Original channel CBS Release date November 24, 2002 Running time 120 minutes Martin and Lewis is a 2002 CBS TV film written and directed by John Gray, portraying the lives of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis.The film featured Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin and Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis.
Also featured in supporting roles were Paula Cale as Betty Martin, Sarah Manninen as Patti Lewis, Kate Levering as Jeanne Biegger Martin, Scott McCord as Abby Greshler, Steve Brinder as Danny Lewis, Conrad Dunn as Lou Perry, Bill Lake as Hal Wallis, David Eisner as Lew Wasserman, Sean Cullen as Jackie Gleason, Robert Morelli as Skinny D'Amato and Markus Parilo as Irwin Woolfe.
Sean Hayes was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as Jerry Lewis.
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Plot
When lounge singer Dean Martin (Northam) and burlesque comic Jerry Lewis (Hayes) clicked during an impromptu pairing in 1946, neither anticipated their unparalleled success as a team. Lewis was going nowhere fast with an act built around miming to records, while Martin was making a decent living as a crooner. Lewis had beseeched his agent to reteam him with the reluctant Martin; Lewis instigated their act and adopted the jaded pro as his unofficial big brother. Ever aloof, Martin is content to cash in on the bonanza and continue his sideline in womanizing. But as Lewis assumes more control, Martin’s mistress, Jeanne (Levering), nags him to take more credit. From bistros to radio to television, the seductive singer and the wacky stooge click with audiences. As the act takes Hollywood by storm in 1949, Lewis becomes paranoid about Martin’s popularity; psychosomatic stomach pains become his way of grabbing attention. Handsome and effortlessly charming, Martin successfully launches a solo acting career, in part to escape Lewis’s directorial aspirations and oppressive neediness. When Martin is called on the carpet by his wife, Betty (Cale), he walks out on his family; his frustration and resentment at being part of a two-headed showbiz monster only increases. Engineered by managers and agents, the last lap of the Martin-Lewis partnership is a cheerless financial arrangement, and though each triumphs after the official split in 1956, neither ever recaptures the elation of their early chemistry.
Awards
- 2003, Nominee, Art Directors Guild
- Excellence in Production Design Award Television - Television Movie or Mini-Series
- Roy Forge Smith (production designer)
- Brendan Smith (art director)
- 2003, Nominee, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Critics Choice Award, Best Picture Made for Television
- 2003, Nominee, Cinema Audio Society, USA
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television - MOW's and Mini-Series
- Terry O'Bright (re-recording mixer)
- Nello Torri (re-recording mixer)
- Peter Kelsey (re-recording mixer)
- John J. Thomson (production mixer)
- 2003, Nominee, Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
- Ernest Troost (composer)
- 2003, Nominee, Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
- Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Music
- Chris Ledesma (music editor)
- 2003, Nominee, Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- Sean Hayes
See also
External links
- Martin and Lewis at the Internet Movie Database
- Martin and Lewis at AllRovi
- Official site at CBS
- CBS press release for encore broadcast July 24, 2005 (The Futon Critic)
- Gallo, Phil, "Martin and Lewis"; Variety, November 19, 2002
- Eslinger, Amy, Interview with John Gray; OnSat Magazine, October 9, 2002
- Adalian, Jose, Storyline picks Brit for its Dino; Variety, June 5, 2002
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- 2002 television films
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