The Nutty Professor (1996)

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 | Professor | Overweight | Formula | African American

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: Reggie's hairstyle after taking off his hat in the club "The Scream."

Quotes:

Grandma Klump: I know a good church down there on Main Street, but they won't marry you if you're a lesbian.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Macho Man

Murphy hilarious in all seven of his characters.

*** 1/2

Starring: Eddie Murphy (x 7), Jada Pinkett Smith, and Larry Miller.

An obese college professor starts to fall for a pretty teacher. He doesn't think that people will like him if he was fat, so he uses a weight-losing potion he created on himself. It works perfectly, and the professor is extremely thin. Now, people treat him differently than when he was fat. But he soon finds out that the "thin" side of him has a mind of its own and is looking to get rid of the "plump" side forever.

Murphy does excellent in all seven roles that are given to him. The scene(s) that really make it funny are the dinner ones. I will say that on a low note, Buddy is a little over the top.

I highly recommend it.