The Nutty Professor
– Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic p..
Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic professor. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, Sherman grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up , plumped down Don Juan.
28 Jun 1996
English
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Tom Shadyac
Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond, David Sheffield (screenplay), Barry W. Blaustein (screenplay), Tom Shadyac (screenplay), Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)
Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller
Brilliant and obese scientist Sherman Klump invents a miraculous weight-loss solution. After a date with chemistry student Carla Purty goes badly, a depressed Klump tries the solution on himself. Though he instantly loses 250 pounds, the side effects include a second personality: an obnoxiously self-assertive braggart who calls himself Buddy Love. Buddy proves to be more popular than Sherman, but his arrogance and bad behavior quickly spiral out of control.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations.
Universal Pictures