5.7 Score

1996 • 1h 35min • PG-13 • Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

The Nutty Professor

"Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out."

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.

IMDb 5.7

RT 64%

MC 64

Director

Tom Shadyac

Writers

Barry W. Blaustein

Steve Oedekerk

David Sheffield

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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.

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Patricia Wilson Dean's Secretary

Jamal Mixon Ernie Klump, Jr.

Nichole McAuley Fit Woman

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