The Nutty Professor (1996)

Grossly overweight Prof. Sherman Klump, desperate to lose weight takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers:

Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond,

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn

Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 9 nominations.

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

Storyline

Sherman Klump is an incredibly fat and good-hearted man. He is a college professor on the verge of a breakthrough in DNA restructuring when he meets an admirer of his, named Carla, who is a teacher new to Klump's college. He is enamored of her, but is frustrated by his tremendous bulk. He then decides to test a formula on which he's been working on himself. He is then transformed into the lecherous swinger, Buddy Love, and romantic complications ensue.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | professor | overweight | formula | teaching | 

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Taglines:

Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

El profesor chiflado

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$54,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

ITL 5,956,016,000 (Italy) (15 November 1996)

Gross:

£12,139,590 (UK) (13 December 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dean Richmond was named after Bill Richmond, co-writer of the original Nutty Professor.

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Goofs

Sherman never takes the aluminum wrap off the TV dinner before he turns on the microwave.

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Quotes

Sherman Klump: The truth is, Carla, I'm a big man. Now I will lose weight, but I'm always gonna be big no matter what I do. So anyone I end up with is just going to have to accept me for who I am. More importantly, I'm going to have to accept *myself* for who I am.

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, outtakes are shown.

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Connections

Referenced in Six Feet Under: An Open Book (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Somethin' for Da Honeyz"
Written by Oji Pierce, Doug Rasheed, Claydes Smith, Dennis D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas),
George Funky Brown (as George Brown), Robert Kool Bell (as Robert Bell), Robert Spike Mickens (as Robert Mickens),
, Richard Westfield, Alton Taylor and Khalis Bayyan
Performed by Montell Jordan
Courtesy of Rush Associated Labels Recordings
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

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.