Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sad Sack easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sad Sack scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Sad Sack end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sad Sack violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Sad Sack

Name: The Sad Sack
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1957
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lorre, Joe Mantell

The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!

Directed by George Marshall

Produced by Hal Wallis Productions

195798 min5.7 / 10

A lighthearted military comedy about a bumbling, lovable GI whose incompetence and good nature create chaos and romantic entanglement across basic training and North Africa.

Private Meredith Bixby is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. After he loses a tank, WAC Major Shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. She requests Corporal Dolan and Private Stan Wensalawsky to help with the training. Dolan and Stan both have scores to settle with Bixby and their "guidance" leads to more mishaps. Sergeant Pulley has them shipped out to Morocco. On leave in North Africa, Bixy wanders alone into a bar, has a few Moroccan Delights, which he thinks are malted milks, and becomes convinced that exotic singer-dancer Zita is THE girl for him.

Clusters

Lighthearted Musical Comedies Goofy Comedy No Stakes Amnesia and Memory Loss Movies Military Movies

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Army Photographic Memory

Questions people ask

Is The Sad Sack sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Sad Sack easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is The Sad Sack scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does The Sad Sack end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Sad Sack violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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