The Nutty Professor
"Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out."
FantasyComedyRomanceScience Fiction
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.
🎬 DirectorTom Shadyac
📅 Release1996-06-28
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioUniversal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions
🗳 Votes3,062
🔥 Popularity3
💰 Budget$54,000,000
💵 Revenue$128,769,345
🎭 Cast
Eddie Murphy
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
Jada Pinkett Smith
Carla Purty
James Coburn
Harlan Hartley
Larry Miller
Dean Richmond
Dave Chappelle
Reggie Warrington
John Ales
Jason
Patricia Wilson
Dean's Secretary
Jamal Mixon
Ernie Klump, Jr.
Nichole McAuley
Fit Woman
Hamilton von Watts
Health Instructor
Chao-Li Chi
Asian Man
Tony Carlin
Host
Quinn Duffy
Bartender
Montell Jordan
Montell Jordan
Doug Williams
Band Leader
🎥 Crew
DirectorTom Shadyac
Director of PhotographyJulio Macat
EditorDon Zimmerman
ScreenplayDavid Sheffield
ScreenplayBarry W. Blaustein
ScreenplaySteve Oedekerk
ScreenplayTom Shadyac
Executive ProducerKaren Kehela Sherwood
Executive ProducerJerry Lewis
Executive ProducerMark Lipsky
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🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
**A comedic film that was successful, and which is based on the talented efforts of Eddie Murphy.** This is one of the comedies that helped establish Eddie Murphy's name as a comic actor, and I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that it was one of the most memorable comedies that came out in the 90s: almost everyone has seen this film, regardless of whether or not they liked him. The story is q…
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