The world's funniest funny man is back!

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 montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.

Release Date: April 3 , 1981

Distrib: 20th Century Fox

Boxoffice: $18,000,000

This was Jerry Lewis' first movie in 11 years and it was a sizeable hit-making the equivalent of $55,000,000 today.

Despised by critics (Ebert gave it zero stars), it nonetheless has gained a huge following among the public.

Trivia: Name these actors or actresses who took a long break between films and name their comeback role:

A) This actor appeared in very few films until 38 years later made a comeback film that won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as well as a revived career. Name the actor and the film?

B) This actor, known mostly for tv , made very few films as a leading man .7 years after his last movie he starred in a film that won him an Oscar as Best Actor. Name him , his film and the tv role he was famous for?

C) This actress was one of the few to win an Oscar for her first film. She took 9 years off . Her last role before her sabbatical was an Oscar nominated performance. This film was recently revived as a play starring an iconic director in his Broadway debut as the lead. Her comeback role was a romance of a legend. Name the actress, her comeback movie , her last film before her return to movies and the director whoi starred in the play?