Scared Stiff

Paramount once again rehashes another of their old hits for Martin and Lewis in Scared Stiff. In one respect Scared Stiff is an improvement over The Ghostbreakers that starred Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard back in the day. At least... Full review

A re-make of Bob Hope's The Ghost Breakers (1940) (which was also directed by George Marshall), this film is at its best whenever Jerry Lewis is not on the screen. Frank Fontaine is ten times funnier and Lewis is also... Full review

This film really looks like a rushed assembly line film. The purpose of the film too clearly is to take advantage of the hot box office Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were generating by using over a script & some... Full review

I'm a Jerry Lewis fan and I think Bob Hope's «The Ghost Breakers» (1940) was technically way ahead of its time as a funny/scary Old Dark House comedy. This thirteen-years-later remake feels like it was hatched together as a quickie... Full review

When SCARED STIFF finally gets to the haunted castle, the movie (with sets strongly resembling those in the original "The Ghost Breakers" with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard), becomes much more interesting to watch--and a lot scarier. But before that,... Full review

I know its now the 22nd of May 2006, but this film sticks in my memory. I first saw the great Comedy team Dean & Jerry way back in 1953 and this was the film I watched one rainy afternoon... Full review

This is my 2nd favorite Martin & Lewis film, after Sailor Beware. It's stock full of some of their best routines, and co-starring Lizabeth Scott & the legendary Carmen Miranda only add to this Classic! Bob Hope & Paulette Goddard... Full review

First of all, if you're considering watching a Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis picture, you must be aware of the fact that it is mainly slapstick comedy. If you can't laugh at a drunk guy slapping Jerry Lewis in the face, then... Full review

If you liked the film this is a remake of (The Ghost Breakers) you should find something to enjoy in this movie. One improvement is that there are no glaring racial stereotypes that hindered the original and which make the... Full review

Martin and Lewis devotees will enjoy this remake of "The Ghost Breakers," but those who don't think they are the height of hilarity may have a hard time of it, unless they enjoy Carmen Miranda's routines. Too many musical numbers... Full review