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The Nutty Professor (1996) 5.5
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5.5/10 from 58,259 users
Metascore: 62/100
Reviews: 90 user | 53 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... |
Carla Purty
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Asian Man
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Himself
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Doug Williams | ... |
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Plot Synopsis
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. Written by Philip Brubaker <coda@nando.net>
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Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 June 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El profesor chiflado See more »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
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Written by Ruth Pointer (as Ruth) and Anita Pointer
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Reggie's "Birthday" joke about Sherman is technically incorrect. He compares Sherman's size to that of the Earth. Turning around in a circle would only amount to one day. He would actually have to orbit around a mass comparable to the sun to obtain a year passing. However the point of the joke was clearly easy to comprehend. See more »Goofs
Reggie's hairstyle after taking off his hat in the club "The Scream." See more »Quotes
Buddy Love: [to Reggie] It's your world, dog! I'm just a squrrel trying to get a nut!See more »
Crazy Credits
During the credits, outtakes are shown. See more »Soundtracks
"I'm So Excited"Written by Ruth Pointer (as Ruth) and Anita Pointer
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
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A general nasty tone to this comedy prevented me from rating this a "9" or a "10," but it does have a ton of laughs, courtesy of Eddie Murphy. He's at is best when he's at the dinner table playing everyone but the kid. That is one of the funniest scenes I remember from any 1990s comedy.
His humor is very crude in here (another PG-13 rating that is ludicrous) but very funny in spots, too. With that kind of humor, it's easy to go over the line of "good taste" which he does on occasion. Overall, however, Murphy is remarkable as all these characters. I believe he plays seven in all. This is probably his biggest 'showcase' ever on film, demonstrating his comedic talents.
Even though this has a childlike-romance-type feel to it, and a nice message about bias against fat people, there are so many raunchy and downright nasty lines - mainly at the comedy club or the dinner table - that it's certainly not recommended for kids. This is a LONG way away from the original Jerry Lewis movie. Still....for adults, this movie provides a lot of laughs.