The Nutty Professor
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When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump 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.
What critics thought
Murphy's return to form is the story here — critics who had written him off found themselves won over by his commitment to multiple roles under heavy prosthetics. Where they diverged was on the film itself: some embraced the mix of sweetness and raunch as two equally valid modes, while others felt the broad fat jokes undermined a sharper, more personal satire that kept threatening to break through.
“it's sweet and good-hearted, and then again it's raucous slapstick and bathroom humor. I liked both parts.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“You can feel Murphy rediscovering his joy as a performer. He rediscovers it, too, as Sherman Klump, a fellow who, much like Murphy, is on the bottom rung, desperate to reinvent himself, and – at long last – does.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Eddie Murphy is funny again. Sadly, he lacks the guts to follow through on the cathartic self-satire that gives the film its distinction.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Accolades
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Tom ShadyacDirector
Eddie MurphySherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
Jada Pinkett SmithCarla Purty
James CoburnHarlan Hartley
Larry MillerDean Richmond
Dave ChappelleReggie Warrington
John AlesJason
Patricia WilsonDean's Secretary
Jamal MixonErnie Klump, Jr.
Nichole McAuleyFit Woman
Hamilton von WattsHealth Instructor
Chao Li ChiAsian Man
Tony CarlinHost
David NewmanComposer
Barry W. BlausteinWriter
Steve OedekerkWriter
Jeffrey PriceWriter
Peter S. SeamanWriter
Julio MacatCinematographyThe Nutty Professor
When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump 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.
What critics thought
Murphy's return to form is the story here — critics who had written him off found themselves won over by his commitment to multiple roles under heavy prosthetics. Where they diverged was on the film itself: some embraced the mix of sweetness and raunch as two equally valid modes, while others felt the broad fat jokes undermined a sharper, more personal satire that kept threatening to break through.
“it's sweet and good-hearted, and then again it's raucous slapstick and bathroom humor. I liked both parts.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“You can feel Murphy rediscovering his joy as a performer. He rediscovers it, too, as Sherman Klump, a fellow who, much like Murphy, is on the bottom rung, desperate to reinvent himself, and – at long last – does.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Eddie Murphy is funny again. Sadly, he lacks the guts to follow through on the cathartic self-satire that gives the film its distinction.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Accolades
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Tom ShadyacDirectorEddie MurphySherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie KlumpJada Pinkett SmithCarla PurtyJames CoburnHarlan HartleyLarry MillerDean RichmondDave ChappelleReggie WarringtonJohn AlesJasonPatricia WilsonDean's SecretaryJamal MixonErnie Klump, Jr.Nichole McAuleyFit WomanHamilton von WattsHealth InstructorChao Li ChiAsian ManTony CarlinHostDavid NewmanComposerBarry W. BlausteinWriterSteve OedekerkWriterJeffrey PriceWriterPeter S. SeamanWriterJulio MacatCinematographyRent & Buy