The Nutty Professor (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Jerry Lewis (1963 motion picture) and
Bill Richmond (1963 motion picture) ...

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Overweight | Professor | Formula | Hamster

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual references.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

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).

Goofs:

Continuity: The writing on the blackboard.

Quotes:

Buddy Love: [making fun of Reggie's hair] I heard of dreadlocks, but shitlocks?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Inside the Actors Studio: Dave Chappelle (#12.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

In the Mood

Professor Klump wanting to be loved for someone he is not

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.