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Overview

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Director:
Tom Shadyac
Writers (WGA):
Jerry Lewis (1963 motion picture) and
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Release Date:
28 June 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.
Plot:
Grossly overweight Prof. Sherman Klump, desperate to lose weight takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Professor Klump wanting to be loved for someone he is not more (80 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eddie Murphy ... Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Carla Purty (as Jada Pinkett)

James Coburn ... Harlan Hartley

Larry Miller ... Dean Richmond

Dave Chappelle ... Reggie Warrington

John Ales ... Jason
Patricia Wilson ... Dean's Secretary
Jamal Mixon ... Ernie Klump Jr.
Nichole McAuley ... Fit Woman

Hamilton von Watts ... Health Instructor (as Hamilton Von Watts)
Chao Li Chi ... Asian Man (as Chao-Li Chi)
Tony Carlin ... Host

Quinn Duffy ... Bartender
Montell Jordan ... Himself

Doug Williams ... Band Leader
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual references.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS

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Trivia:
The abusive nightclub comic is named Reggie Warrington after Reginald Hudlin and Warrington Hudlin, who worked with Eddie Murphy on the film Boomerang (1992). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The writing on the blackboard. more
Quotes:
Buddy Love: [making fun of Reggie's hair] I heard of dreadlocks, but shitlocks? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Inside the Actors Studio: Dave Chappelle (#12.11)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
In the Mood more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Professor Klump wanting to be loved for someone he is not, 10 August 1998
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Author: angel-41 from Trinidad

This is the funniest movie I have seen in the longest time. It has become my all time favourite. I do not usually like to look at movies more than once but this movie has me going again and again. I have seen this movie no less than twenty times. I love the dinner scenes, especially Grandma on her recollections of her long lost "relations". It was really a scream at the Scream. I thoroughly enjoyed Reggie. He was unbelievable. So too was his singing. I hope the sequel is just as amusing. I think Eddie is a truly talented Actor in his own rights and I wish him all the best. I would really like to meet him though I hope he is not snubbish as are some actors/resses.

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