The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

Name: The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
Director: Amy Ziering
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-02-23
Duration: 8 min
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Hope Holiday, Karen Sharpe, Dean Martin

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

2022

Documentary

Director: Amy Ziering

Writers: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick

Overview

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.