Norbit (2007)

A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writers:

Eddie Murphy (screenplay), Charlie Murphy (screenplay) (as Charles Murphy)

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Terry Crews

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Thandie Newton	...	Kate Thomas
Terry Crews	...	Big Jack Latimore
Clifton Powell	...	Earl Latimore
Lester Speight	...	Blue Latimore (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight)
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Deion Hughes
Eddie Griffin	...	Pope Sweet Jesus
Katt Williams	...	Lord Have Mercy
Floyd Levine	...	Abe the Tailor
Anthony Russell	...	Giovanni
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Mrs. Henderson
Jeanette Miller	...	Mrs. Coleman
Michael Colyar	...	Morris the Barber
Marlon Wayans	...	Buster
Alexis Rhee	...	Mrs. Ling Ling Wong

Storyline

Norbit is a normal person, who after being adopted by Mr. Wong, ends up being married to the very large, Rasputia. Norbit's childhood love, Kate Thomas arrives back in town to buy the orphanage. Norbit sees this as his chance to get back together with Kate, until he discovers that she is in fact engaged to Deion Hughes. Norbit isn't going to lay this to rest, whilst he tries to survive life with Rasputia, and it looks like Deion also has something he would like to keep secret.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | man wears eyeglasses | woman hits a man | orphan | overweight | 

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Taglines:

Have You Ever Made A Really Big Mistake?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, some nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first movie in twelve years that Eddie Murphy has written a story since Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). Both were co-written by his brother Charlie Murphy.

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Goofs

(at around 5 mins) When the twins beat up Norbit at the beginning, in the first shot one of them is seen punching Norbit, then shaking him, then punching him again.

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Quotes

Norbit: Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday...
Rasputia: Say Tuesday again you ain't gonna see Wednesday.

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Connections

References Riverdance: The Show (1995)

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Soundtracks

Voluntary in D Major, Opus 6, No. 6
Written by Mary Gifford

User Reviews

At least 50% of the audience liked it.

I went to see this film on my birthday with my friend Paul. There were low expectations from both of us and we came out pleasantly surprised. We were laughing throughout the movie and it turned out to be a good birthday for me.

The other two people in the cinema were not as impressed but there's no accounting for taste.

I honestly cannot understand why this film has been critically mauled. It doesn't pretend to be something it's not. It's a film aimed for laughs and it does exactly what it delivers.

To fully appreciate and understand this film you need an enlightened and intelligent sense of humour to comprehend the genius film that is Norbit. People like Paul and I are just very rare.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Norbit

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,195,434, 11 February 2007

Gross USA:

$95,673,607

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$159,814,490

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, Davis Entertainment, Tollin/Robbins Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1