Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

Scientist Sherman Klump's inventions, his upcoming marriage to his pretty colleague Denise Gaines and his reputation are threatened by his evil clone Buddy Love.

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

Jerry Lewis (characters), Steve Oedekerk (story)

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller

2 wins & 14 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:

slapstick comedy | 2000s | professor | serum | marriage | 

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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:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Klumps

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$84,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$42,518,830, 30 July 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$123,309,890

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$166,339,890

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

Kathleen Freeman who plays the noisy neighbor was in the original The Nutty Professor (1963) as Millie Lemmon.

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Goofs

Instances where two characters played by 'Eddie Murphy' get too close to one another, the characters will sometimes mesh together. One instance can be seen when Mama and Papa are hugging in kitchen. Another instance can be seen in the very beginning of the restaurant scene as Mama places a plate of food down beside Sherman, her right hand meshes with Sherman's left hand, which is rested on the table.

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Quotes

Buddy Love: Sherman Klump. Well, you still eat those happy meals, you haven't changed a bit. You remember me, it's Buddy Love, we both used to chase that girl Carla at the same time.
Sherman Klump: Miss Purty and I were just friends.
Buddy Love: Just friends, huh?
[Looks at Denise]
Buddy Love: Well, who's your new friend? Oh you're fine. What's your name?

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown during the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

A longer unrated 'uncensored director's cut' featuring alternate, raunchier footage and uncensored outtakes was released onto DVDs.

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Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

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Soundtracks

Hey Papi
Written by Jay Z (as S. Carter), Timbaland (as T. Mosley), Memphis Bleek (as M. Cox)
Performed by Jay Z featuring Memphis Bleek and Amil
Jay-Z appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
Memphis Bleek appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
Amil appears courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

How much Eddie Murphy can you take?

How much one likes `The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps' depends on how much Eddie Murphy you can stand. After grossing more than $125 million at the box office, I would have to conclude that moviegoers couldn't get enough. This sequel is a one-man show built around a character skit from the first movie. Murphy plays eight different roles and gives a tour de force performance without the benefit of any story whatever. I got the impression that the writers were superfluous anyway, since Murphy was obviously ad libbing about 90% of the time.

The humor is lowbrow and delivers a good deal of physical comedy laced with sexual innuendo. Though Murphy's caricatures are consistently droll, they rely too much on unflattering stereotypes of blacks. The first dinner scene is a rehash of the dinner scene from the first film. After that scene, most of the film is a repetition of the same tired sight gags. Though Murphy's amusing electricity runs through every character, once the novelty wears off the film's appeal wears thin.

Kudos to the makeup department for an outstanding job on Murphy's various alter egos. Otherwise, the production of this film was nothing out of the ordinary. Larry Miller also gets a very honorable mention as the obnoxious Dean Richmond, getting his just deserts at the hands of a giant hamster.

This film has some laughs but not enough substance for a feature length movie. I rated it a 6/10. Add two or three points if you are an Eddie Murphy fan.