The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon poster

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon poster

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

A mini-documentary companion piece to the 2022 Vanity Fair article outlining sexual harassment accusations against Jerry Lewis.

2022 8mMovie

Documentary

Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars say he was a bully who sexually harassed—and in at least one case, sexually assaulted—women with impunity.

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Amy Ziering

Director, Writer

Kirby Dick

Director, Writer

Top Cast

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Hope Holiday

Self

Karen Sharpe

Karen Sharpe

Self

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)