Synopsis
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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Cast
- Eddie MurphySherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie
- 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
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
And the movie succeeds in two different ways: It's sweet and good-hearted, and then again it's raucous slapstick and bathroom humor. I liked both parts. - 75
Rolling Stone
Eddie Murphy is funny again. Sadly, he lacks the guts to follow through on the cathartic self-satire that gives the film its distinction. - 70
Chicago Reader
Without ever posing a serious challenge to the original, the new Nutty Professor is much more respectful of its source and funnier than I'd anticipated. - 70
Washington Post
This is good, seamless comedy, even if it's not terribly sophisticated. - 63
ReelViews
The Nutty Professor aims for guffaws at the lowest level -- anyone with a double-digit IQ will get every joke. Whether you laugh at them or not is often more of a matter of taste than a question of having a sense of humor. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Murphy proves himself a surprisingly strong actor here, playing Sherman with sweetness and poignancy, not to mention loads of funny weight-related humor. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Murphy is wonderful -- I wouldn't begrudge him an Oscar nomination -- but The Nutty Professor is a mess. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
Be that as it may, the movie offers the uplifting news bulletin that life is not about being happy with how much you weigh but with what kind of person you are. This is where the movie starts getting sloppy.
