Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

Professor Sherman Klump is getting married. And the Klump family could not be more delighted for him. But Buddy Love, his Mr. Hyde alter-ego from the first film, is back and trying to make ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

Jerry Lewis (characters), Steve Oedekerk (story),

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller

2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
Janet Jackson	...	Denise
Larry Miller	...	Dean Richmond
John Ales	...	Jason
Richard Gant	...	Denise's Father
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Denise's Mother
Melinda McGraw	...	Leanne Guilford
Jamal Mixon	...	Ernie Klump, Jr.
Gabriel Williams	...	Isaac
Chris Elliott	...	Restaurant Manager
Duffy Taylor	...	Restaurant Trainee
Earl Boen	...	Dr. Knoll
Nikki Cox	...	Bright Student
Freda Payne	...	Claudine
Sylvester Jenkins	...	Old Willie

Storyline

Professor Sherman Klump is getting married. And the Klump family could not be more delighted for him. But Buddy Love, his Mr. Hyde alter-ego from the first film, is back and trying to make it on his own. Buddy keeps resurfacing in untimely outbursts, and threatening the portly professor's marriage plans to colleague Denise Gaines. Utilizing Denise's cutting-edge DNA research, Sherman decides to rid himself of his monstrous nemesis -and his disruptive outbursts-once and for all by extracting Buddy's DNA from his system. But Buddy bursts full-bodied into Sherman's world and lays claim to the professor's astounding invention - a revolutionary youth serum. Desperate to keep it from Buddy, Sherman hides the serum in the Klump family home, thinking it will be safe. Buddy correctly divines where Sherman has placed the serum, but to get it, he has to deal with the entire Klump family first.

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Plot Keywords:

professor | serum | marriage | alter ego | cross dressing | 

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Taglines:

The Klumps are back!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sex-related material

Details

Official Sites:

Universal Pictures (www.klumps.com)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Klumps

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,780,521 (UK) (6 October 2000)

Gross:

ESP 403,707,585 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Shady Acres Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 109 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie showing in the theater room where Sherman runs into Buddy is the 1962 movie "Cape Fear".

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Goofs

While she's referred to as "Grandma Klump," which would be odd since it implies the same last name as her son-in-law, she gives her name as "Ida Mae Denson."

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Quotes

Papa Klump: What *I* do in *my* bedroom is *MY* business, you understand that?
Grandma Klump: The only thing you do in your bedroom is pull the lint off your scrotum!

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown during the end credits.

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Connections

Spoofs Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Tell Me Something Good"
Written by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Rufus
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Basically I thought this film had some funny moments, Eddie Murphy is amazing, Janet looked great, but the story was weak, and overall it wasn't nearly as funny as the first.

Eddie Murphy once again slaps on the fat suit to play Sherman Klump. And Mama Klump, and Big Daddy Klump, and Grandma Klump, and Brother Klump, and Buddy Love (although without the fat suit on that one). Since the Klump dinner scene was easily the best scene in the original film, they decided to focus on the entire family in the sequel. And somehow got Janet Jackson to fall in love with Sherman. I wish I knew how that happened. Anyway, while the movie still focuses on Sherman and his quest for love and scientific goals (this time making people younger), the rest of the family gets involved in the story lines. And I thought that took away from the heart of the film. While it was fun to see all the Murphy characters, there needed to be a better story line for them, rather than a bad marriage. Although I will admit the horny Grandmother Klump story line was very funny. They should make a movie just about her next time. But I regress. The story line with Sherman and Buddy, about how Buddy was still inside Sherman, and Sherman managed to get him out, only to have Buddy come to life, and then Sherman is becoming more stupid by the minute and will go into a vegetable state unless he eats Buddy. It's all very cheesy. I mean come on, one tear from Janet near the end manages to bring Sherman back to life? It was all very corny.

This is not to say that there aren't funny scenes in the movie. Again, I thought the best scene was the entire Klump family going out to dinner and all the hi-jinks that ensue. And there were other funny moments scattered throughout the film, but not enough for me to really get into the movie and enjoy it. Basically it was a moment to moment film, not an overall enjoyment film. Eddie Murphy is amazing, and Martin Lawrence has got nothing on dressing up as a fat woman, but it's just not enough. The Klumps is something you can rent for a quiet evening at home.