The Nutty Professor (1996)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

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

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 9 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
David Ramsey	...	Student
Chaz Lamar Shepherd	...	Student
Lisa Halpern	...	Sad Fat Girl
Mark McPherson	...	Doctor
John Prosky	...	Doctor
Michael Rothhaar	...	Doctor
Sara Ballantine	...	Nurse
Greg Natale	...	Cop
Roy Werner	...	Guy in Crowd
Retha Jones	...	Woman in Crowd
Steve Monroe	...	Student
Joe Greco	...	Security Guard
Nick Kokotakis	...	Waiter
Stanley D. Petter III	...	Fireman
Mohammad Mohsen	...	Bodybuilder
Michael D. Starks	...	Boxing Trainer
Julianne Christie	...	Sporting Goods Clerk
Christie Blanchard-Power	...	Woman Dignitary
Alexia Robinson	...	Sexy Girl
Lisa Boyle	...	Sexy Girl
Athena Massey	...	Sexy Girl
Judith Woodbury	...	Wellman College Alumni
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elliott J. Brown	...	Hightop Kid (uncredited)
Annett Culp	...	Student (uncredited)
Linda Grigorian	...	Girl at Table (uncredited)
Ned Luke	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Rachel Sulprizio	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Shadyac

Writing credits (WGA)
Jerry Lewis		(1963 motion picture) and
Bill Richmond		(1963 motion picture)
David Sheffield		(screenplay) &
Barry W. Blaustein		(screenplay) and
Tom Shadyac		(screenplay) &
Steve Oedekerk		(screenplay)

Produced by
James D. Brubaker	....	co-producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood	....	executive producer (as Karen Kehela)
Jerry Lewis	....	executive producer
Mark Lipsky	....	executive producer
Russell Simmons	....	producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Julio Macat		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
Aleta Chappelle

Production Design by
William A. Elliott		(as William Elliott)

Art Direction by
Greg Papalia		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Kathryn Peters

Costume Design by
Ha Nguyen

Makeup Department
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special makeup effects assistant (as David Leroy Anderson)
Rick Baker	....	special makeup effects
Glen Eisner	....	special makeup effects artist
Toni G	....	special makeup effects assistant (as Toni G.)
Jim McPherson	....	sculptor
Beth Miller	....	key hair stylist
Judy Murdock	....	makeup artist: Jada Pinkett
Geri B. Oppenheim	....	makeup department head
Michael A. Pearce	....	special makeup effects technician
Deborah Ann Piper	....	hair stylist
Matt Rose	....	special makeup effects artist
Aaron Sims	....	designer/sculptor
Toy Van Lierop	....	makeup artist: Mr. Murphy (as Toy Russell Van Lierop)
Chad Waters	....	special makeup effects
Bill Forsche	....	Rick Baker crew member (uncredited)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Kathleen Karridene	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Tracey Levy	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Brian Penikas	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
Gabriella Pollino	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tina L. Fortenberry	....	production supervisor
Daryl Kass	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David B. Householter	....	first assistant director
Robert A. Neft	....	second second assistant director
Daniel M. Stillman	....	second assistant director
Rebecca Strickland	....	second assistant director
Tyrone S. Walker	....	second second assistant director
Matthew T. Weiner	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Edward R. Alvarado	....	labor forman
Frank Capiello	....	greensman (as Frank Cappiello)
Mike Carrillo	....	assistant props (as Michael Carrillo)
James F. Claytor Sr.	....	set designer
Larry A. Cornick	....	set dresser (as Larry Cornick)
Mike Cunningham	....	assistant props
Mario D'Alfonso	....	labor forman
Dennis DeWaay	....	construction coordinator (as Dennis Dewaay)
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plaster foreman
Daren Dochterman	....	storyboard artist (as Daren R. Dochterman)
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	carpenter
Steve Fegley	....	construction foreman (as Steven Fegley)
Yvonne Garnier-Hackl	....	set designer
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator (as Bruce Gfeller)
Hank Giardina	....	stand-by painter
Darryl Henley	....	storyboard artist
Marisol Jiménez	....	art department coordinator (as Marisol Jimenez)
Christopher Kennedy	....	set dresser
Alan D. Laslovich	....	construction foreman
Marik 'Travis' Little	....	on-set dresser (as Mark Travis Little)
Gregory Lynch Jr.	....	carpenter
Brook Mansbridge	....	propmaker
John Maskovich	....	lead man
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser (as John H. Maxwell)
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist
Douglas Barrett Netter	....	art department assistant (as Douglas B. Netter)
James F. Orendorff	....	foreman (as James Orendorff)
Joel Osborne	....	set dresser
Enrico Paronelli	....	paint foreman
Chris Pascuzzo	....	set dresser
Andrew Petrotta	....	assistant props (as Drew Petrotta)
Lazar Samarzich	....	greensman
Tom Sharp	....	drapery (as Thomas Sharp)
Dawn Snyder	....	set designer
Robert L. Stephen	....	stand-by painter (as Robert Stephen)
George Stokes	....	foreman
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
Bobby Thomas	....	set dresser
Sally Thornton	....	assistant art director
Michael Thurman	....	set dresser (as Mike Thurman)
Richard Watson	....	foreman
Sheri Watson	....	set dresser
Greg Wilkinson	....	key set dresser
Rick Young	....	property master
Will Grant	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Odin Benitez	....	electronic sound editor
Brad Biggart	....	stage recordist
David Boulton	....	adr mixer: New York
Kevin W. Brooks	....	stage recordist (as Keven Brooks)
Ed Callahan	....	dialogue editor
Simon Coke	....	dialogue editor
Rich Coleman	....	stage recordist
Jim Collins	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles
Jeannette Cremarosa	....	stage recordist
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Jeff Erdmann	....	cable person
Robert Fitzgerald	....	electronic sound editor
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh)
José Antonio García	....	sound mixer (as Jose Antonio Garcia)
Leslie Gaulin	....	foley editor
Randall Guth	....	first assistant sound editor
Allen Hartz	....	electronic sound editor
Amber Hilkene	....	sound editing production assistant
Michael Hilkene	....	adr editor
Michael Hilkene	....	adr supervisor
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Alan Holly	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Ken J. Johnson	....	sound effects designer (as Ken Johnson)
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Law	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Deidre Leonard	....	apprentice sound editor
Greg W. Lowe	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles (as Greg Lowe)
Gail K. Markley	....	sound editing production assistant
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Odis McKinney	....	apprentice sound editor
Mark Moseley	....	custom looping
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Brion Paccassi	....	stage recordist
Douglas Parker	....	second assistant sound editor
Peter Reale	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Rosen	....	dialogue editor (as Jeffrey Rosen)
Christopher T. Welch	....	electronic sound editor (as C.T. Welch)
John O. Wilde	....	foley supervisor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Brian Risner	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ted Allen	....	special effects
Philip Bartko	....	special effects (as Philip D. Bartko)
Rodney M. Byrd	....	special effects foreman (as Rodney Byrd)
Janna Crawford	....	creature suit fabricator
Burt Dalton	....	special effects coordinator
Curtis Decker	....	special effects
Jim Doyle	....	special effects
Bruce Hanson	....	special effects craft service
Chuck Hessey	....	special effects
Robbie Knott	....	special effects
Carol Koch	....	cosmetic finisher & character designer for "Shelley"
Carolyn Oros	....	special effects makeup
Gary Pawlowski	....	mold maker
Steve Purcell	....	special effects
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	lab technician
Richard Stutsman	....	special effects
Blumes Tracy	....	special effects technician
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator: dream sequence
Michael Wilmot	....	special effects (as Mike Wilmot)
Gary Zink	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Tony Barraza	....	editorial production assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Travis Baumann	....	special visual effects: CFC
Ashley Beck	....	pre-visualization
Mat Beck	....	visual effects supervisor: Light Matters Incorporated
Jil-Sheree Bergin	....	digital production supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Barbara A. Bordo	....	scanning: Rhythm & Hues (as Barbara Bordo)
Patrick Brennan	....	special visual effects: CFC
Alex Brown	....	still photographer: Light Matters Incorporated
Harold Buchman	....	CG supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Colin Campbell	....	digital painter: Rhythm & Hues
Scott Campbell	....	visual effects assistant camera
Robert Chapin	....	special visual effects: CFC
Timothy Clark	....	3D animator: Light Matters Incorporated (as Tim Clark)
Anita Cukurs	....	digital painter: Rhythm & Hues
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Matt Dougan	....	digital assistant: Light Matters Incorporated
Jason Dunn	....	digital artist: Light Matters Incorporated
Jon Farhat	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Fazel	....	film recording: Rhythm & Hues
David Fuhrer	....	digital artist: CFC
Mary Ann Gallo	....	visual effects assistant
Richard Garrison	....	digital artist: Light Matters Incorporated
Bruno George	....	digital effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Betsy Asher Hall	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Mark Hamilton	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Mark Hamilton	....	technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Greg Hanigan	....	scanning: Rhythm & Hues
Scott Harper	....	digital supervisor: Gravity
Andrew R. Harris	....	digital compositor: Light Matters Incorporated (as Andy Harris)
Scott Hill	....	visual effects editor
Rob Hodgson	....	special visual effects: CFC (as Robert Hodgson)
John Hughes	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Ian Hulbert	....	digital artist: Rhythm & Hues
Meryl Jacobs	....	production assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Alessandro Jacomini	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Randy King	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Nancy Klimley	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Erik Liles	....	digital artist: Light Matters Incorporated
John Lockwood	....	digital artist: Rhythm & Hues
Josh Margolies	....	editor: Rhythm & Hues
Linda Martino	....	software support: Rhythm & Hues
Mary Mattern	....	film recording: Rhythm & Hues
Frank Maurer	....	special visual effects: CFC
Stuart McAra	....	special visual effects: CFC
Barbara McCullough	....	production manager: Rhythm & Hues
Suzanne McEachron	....	film recording: Rhythm & Hues
John McGee	....	digital painter: Rhythm & Hues
Jonah Michaud	....	film recording: Rhythm & Hues
Duane Mieliwocki	....	visual effects assistant camera
Cleveland Mitchell	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Bud Myrick	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Luc G. Nicknair	....	visual effects assistant camera
Tamara Nobles	....	production coordinator: Rhythm & Hues
Aisling O'Brien	....	special visual effects: CFC
Betsy Paterson	....	special visual effects: CFC
Rodian Paul	....	CG supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Scott Peterson	....	technical director
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
David Riley	....	visual effects assistant camera
Ernie Rinard	....	3D animator: Light Matters Incorporated
Douglas Sayre	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues (as Doug Sayre)
Scott Shields	....	visual effects coordinator: Light Matters Incorporated (as R. Scott Shields)
Janek Sirrs	....	special visual effects: CFC
David J. Smith	....	CG supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as David Smith)
Suponwich Juck Somsaman	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues (as Suponwich 'Juck' Somsaman)
Robert Stadd	....	visual effects producer
Colin Strause	....	3D animator: Light Matters Incorporated
Greg Strause	....	animator/compositor: Light Matters Incorporated
Eugene Vendrovsky	....	software support: Rhythm & Hues
Randy Wei	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
David Weinberg	....	production manager: Rhythm & Hues
Eric Weinschenk	....	special visual effects: CFC
Edson Williams	....	digital supervisor: Light Matters Incorporated
Sylvia Wong	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Janet Yale	....	special visual effects: CFC
Julius Yang	....	CG animator: Rhythm & Hues
Robert Yano	....	assistant editor: Rhythm & Hues
John Campuzano	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Sautai Fred	....	technical director (uncredited)
Brian Gardner	....	software development (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Apisa	....	stunts (as Bob Apisa)
LaFaye Baker	....	stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunt double
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Jake Crawford	....	stunt coordinator: Godzilla sequence
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Marian Green	....	stunts (as Marion Green)
Tom Harper	....	stunts
Carlton Holder	....	stunt double: David Chapelle
Peter Horak	....	stunts
Chuck Hosack	....	stunts
Melvin Jones	....	stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	....	stunts
Rita Minor	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunts (as Brian Moore)
Francine Morris	....	stunts
Chere Rae	....	stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts (as Anthony Schmidt)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (as Monty Simmons)
Vicki Sims	....	stunts
Eddie Smith	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Alonso	....	24 frame playback operator: Playback Technologies
David A. Armstrong	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Ron Ash	....	best boy: Universal (as Ronald Ash)
Derek Bartole	....	grip
Leo Behar	....	grip
Ben Betts	....	24 frame playback operator: Playback Technologies (as Ben A. Betts)
David Burnett	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Billy Clevenger	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Stephane Cojot-Goldberg	....	second assistant camera
Mike Connors	....	dolly grip
Gary Dagg	....	key grip
David E. Diano	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lex DuPont	....	camera operator (as Lex Du Pont)
Jay Galbo	....	electrician
Joe Louis Garcia	....	best boy rigger
Dennis Grow	....	electrician
Richard Hartley	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Patrick Huggins	....	camera loader
Steve Iriguchi	....	grip (as J. Steve Iriguchi)
Steve Irwin	....	24 frame playback operator: Playback Technologies
Matt Jackson	....	grip
Joe Kelly	....	best boy grip
Ronald Kline	....	rigging gaffer
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Richard Craig Meinardus	....	first assistant camera
Brian Mills	....	rigging key grip (as Brian D. Mills)
Mike Moyer	....	chief lighting technician
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator
David W. Nims	....	rigging key grip
Don Nygren	....	chief lighting technician
Phelt M. Saucier	....	electrician (as Phelt Saucier)
Gregory Shummon	....	lighting technician
Clyde W. Smith	....	spfx photography
George Stephenson	....	camera operator
Dave Tutokey	....	electrician (as David Tutokey)
Jimi Udel	....	grip
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Bubba Sheffield	....	grip rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
John A. Aiello	....	additional casting
Diana Carroll	....	extras casting
Shannon Dunn	....	extras casting (as Shannon K. Dunn)
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Carl Joy	....	extras casting
Renton Kirk	....	casting assistant
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting administrator
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Eddie Smith	....	extras casting coordinator
Naomi Yoelin	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costumer
Fetteroff Colen	....	costumer: Mr. Murphy (as Fetteroff F. Colen III)
Gina Flanagan	....	costume illustrator
Chic Gennarelli	....	costume supervisor
Molly Mitchell	....	costumer (as Molly C. Mitchell)
Bob Morgan	....	costumer
Loring I. Spicer	....	costume supervisor (as Loring Spicer)

Editorial Department
Sandy Brundage	....	negative cutter
Scott Hill	....	first assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Don Thompson	....	first assistant editor
Dan Zimmerman	....	second assistant editor
Dean Zimmerman	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Danny Bramson	....	music supervisor
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
George Doering	....	musician
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (as Bob Fernandez)
Art Ford	....	music consultant
Marty Frasu	....	musician: synthesizers
Harry Garfield	....	musician: Buddy Love's piano styling
J.J. George	....	music editor
J.J. Holiday	....	musician
Alexander Janko	....	orchestrator
David Newman	....	orchestrator
Krystyna Newman	....	consultant: musical score (as Krys Newman)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Kevin Crehan	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ed Arter	....	transportation coordinator (as Edward D. Arter)
Tina M. Arter-Duquette	....	transportation dispatcher
Ronald B. Dinson Sr.	....	transportation captain (as Ronald Dinson)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Cassie Alter	....	assistant: James D. Brubaker
Jeremy Alter	....	assistant location manager
Bob Bosier	....	office production assistant
Stacey Brehm	....	additional handler (as Stacy Brehm)
Beverly Brooks	....	office production assistant
Michael Bullion	....	hamster caretaker
Cathy Churchman	....	animal trainer
Jason Cienkus	....	assistant: Danny Bramson
Michelle Clark	....	consultant: aerobics
Sam M. Cobb	....	production medic
Leslie Coogan	....	office production assistant
Maureen Cowen	....	executive assistant: Brian Grazer
Carlos De La Torre	....	set production assistant
Laurie Dodsworth	....	second assistant accountant
Elliot Durant III	....	set production assistant
Melinda Eichberg	....	additional handler
Mike Elizalde	....	puppeteer
Glen Garner	....	assistant animal trainer (as Glen D. Garner)
Suzy Gilstrap	....	assistant: Karen Kehela
Mandie Green	....	production secretary
Wayne W. Grody	....	technical advisor (as Wayne W. Grody M.D. Ph.D.)
Jemal Guillory	....	personal assistant: Eddie Murphy
Bob Hartman	....	payroll accountant
Jurgen Heimann	....	puppeteer
Jason Hellmann	....	assistant: Brian Grazer
Joseph R. Hessekiel	....	production associate (as Joseph Hessekiel)
Charisse M. Hewitt	....	executive assistant: Eddie Murphy
Hi-Hat	....	choreographer
Ryan Hintz	....	post-production accountant
Diane Hubner	....	massage therapist
Leslie Iwerks	....	assistant: Tom Shadyac (as Leslie A. Iwerks)
Donnie Johnson	....	personal assistant: Eddie Murphy
Sami Kassim	....	set production assistant
Arlene Kehela	....	location manager
Michael J. Kelly	....	production associate
Terry Knapp	....	additional handler
Christopher J. Kristoff	....	assistant: Ha Nguyen
Richard Lundin	....	additional handler (as Rick Lundin)
Tamara Maellaro	....	set medic
Elizabeth Maxwell	....	caterer
Michael Maxwell	....	caterer
Cathy McCallum	....	additional handler
Karl Lewis Miller	....	animal action
Teresa Ann Miller	....	additional handler (as Teresa Miller)
Michael Morgenthal	....	construction accountant
April Morley	....	assistant animal trainer
Michelene Mundo	....	set production assistant
Shari Nicotero	....	set production assistant
Nicole Norton	....	hamster caretaker
Linda Papineau	....	additional handler
Anton Pardoe	....	location assistant (as A. Brett Pardoe)
Joseph Rappa	....	production associate (as Joseph P. Rappa)
Richard Reiner	....	production services arranger (as Richard F. Reiner)
Glen Richard	....	first assistant accountant
Carol Riggins	....	additional handler
Paul Ripple	....	office production assistant
Margo Romano	....	accounting assistant
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
Joseph Yuss Simon	....	special makeup effects artist
Shauna Skidmore	....	assistant animal trainer
Stephen M. Smith	....	production associate
Maureen Stanton-Leveque	....	assistant production coordinator
Christopher Starr	....	craft service
John Starr	....	craft service
Jack Stern	....	studio teacher
Bill Sturgeon	....	puppeteer (as William Sturgeon)
Tracy A. Sullivan	....	assistant: Mark Lipsky
Lou Sumien Jr.	....	projectionist
David Thornsberry	....	assistant location manager
Gretchen Van Zeebroeck	....	production coordinator
Michael Vieira	....	production associate
Janet L. Wattles	....	production auditor (as Janet Wattles)
Randy Webster	....	personal assistant: Eddie Murphy (as Randy Lee Webster)
Kathryn Weygand	....	script supervisor
Daniel Wheatcroft	....	studio executive
Wayne Witherspoon	....	set production assistant
Nellie Adami	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
David Keith Anderson	....	dancer (uncredited)
Winston M. Elizalde	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator (uncredited)
Steve Jones	....	stand-in (uncredited)
James Lumb	....	assistant: producers (uncredited)
Roger E. Reid	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Denise Smith	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Mark Bryan Wilson	....	puppeteer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Imagine Entertainment (presents)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• CIC Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Cinema International (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Fox Network (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1998) (Greece) (VHS)
• MCA Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MCA Home Video (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Pioneer (1997) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital compositing)
• Light Matters Inc.
• Rhythm and Hues

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Home on the Range  catering
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Playback Technologies  video and computer graphics
• Unique Movie Cars  picture cars

Also Known As:

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 | Dolby SR

Certification:

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 | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Jerry Lewis was originally set to make a cameo but pulled out after expressing dissatisfaction with the amount of fart jokes in the script.

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of crashed cars after the hamsters escape.

Quotes:

Buddy Love:Oh you mean rich dummy terms? I'll break it down. All the rich dummies in the room, listen up! If you gonna eat nasty stuff like this.
[Picks up a porkchop]
Buddy Love:I know it looks good and I know how many of here like porkchop. But this greasy, nasty porkchop, you know there's a gene in your DNA that routes this straight to your fat cells, and it causes all sorts of sightly conditions. Case in point, this woman has what I like to call jello arms...
[shakes a fat lady's arm]
Buddy Love:...you notice the arm has taken on a gelatin sort of vibe. Quite nasty.
[moves to a man at another table]
Buddy Love:And to my left, this gentleman has turkey neck,
[Moves to the woman next to him]
Buddy Love:to my immediate left, this young lady is suffering from what we like to call saddlebag syndrome
[moves to the woman next to her]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: The Banker (#6.14)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Close the Door

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.