The Nutty Professor (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Jerry Lewis (1963 motion picture) and
Bill Richmond (1963 motion picture) ...

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Grossly overweight Prof. Sherman Klump, desperate to lose weight takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Overweight | Professor | Formula | Hamster

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10	8:00 PM	OXYGEN
Sat. July 11	4:00 PM	OXYGEN

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Carla Purty (as Jada Pinkett)
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 (as Hamilton Von Watts)
Chao Li Chi	...	Asian Man (as Chao-Li Chi)
Tony Carlin	...	Host
Quinn Duffy	...	Bartender
Montell Jordan	...	Himself
Doug Williams	...	Band Leader

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual references.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The abusive nightclub comic is named Reggie Warrington after Reginald Hudlin and Warrington Hudlin, who worked with Eddie Murphy on the film Boomerang (1992).

Goofs:

Continuity: The position of the Snickers wrapper that Sherman tosses into the wastebasket.

Quotes:

Sherman Klump: I assure you, I will not let you down.
Dean Richmond: You won't. I know you won't. As a matter of fact, I know you're going to be perfect! Do you know how I know all these things? I know them because if you're *not* perfect, nevermind the yelling, the screaming and the firing. If anything goes wrong, for any reason
[pause]
Dean Richmond: I'm going to kill you. And I don't mean that as a euphemism, I am going to literally kill you. I'm going to strangle you and choke off your air supply until you pass away.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: Weight Loss (#5.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

I Got You (I Feel Good)

A Real Showcase For Eddie Murphy

A general nasty tone to this comedy prevented me from rating this a "9" or a "10," but it does have a ton of laughs, courtesy of Eddie Murphy. He's at is best when he's at the dinner table playing everyone but the kid. That is one of the funniest scenes I remember from any 1990s comedy.

His humor is very crude in here (another PG-13 rating that is ludicrous) but very funny in spots, too. With that kind of humor, it's easy to go over the line of "good taste" which he does on occasion. Overall, however, Murphy is remarkable as all these characters. I believe he plays seven in all. This is probably his biggest 'showcase' ever on film, demonstrating his comedic talents.

Even though this has a childlike-romance-type feel to it, and a nice message about bias against fat people, there are so many raunchy and downright nasty lines - mainly at the comedy club or the dinner table - that it's certainly not recommended for kids. This is a LONG way away from the original Jerry Lewis movie. Still....for adults, this movie provides a lot of laughs.