Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

1963 · 90 min · EN · PG · 6.8 (93 votes)
Dir. Frank Tashlin · Starring Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Ray Walston, John McGiver, Agnes Moorehead, Francesca Bellini · Music Joseph J. Lilley

“Look who's minding the store!”

Comedy

Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?

VIBE

Pure, unadulterated chaos reigns supreme in this mid-century romp. Expect relentless physical gags and a whirlwind of misunderstandings as a department store becomes the ultimate playground for love and mayhem. It's a dizzying, good-natured spectacle.

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