The Nutty Professor

– Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic p..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
The Nutty Professor (1996)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Nutty Professor (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jun 1996

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writer:

Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond, David Sheffield (screenplay), Barry W. Blaustein (screenplay), Tom Shadyac (screenplay), Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
Metacritic:
62%