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Overview
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Release Date:
9 February 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Have you ever made a really big mistake?
Plot:
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Orphan
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Pimp
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Domestic Violence
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Water Slide
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Hall
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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(68 articles)
Perhaps another talking animal movie for Eddie Murphy
(From Corona's Coming Attractions. 19 November 2009, 8:01 AM, PST)
Precious: Successful, Divisive, and Oscar Bound
(From newsinfilm. 17 November 2009, 11:02 AM, PST)
(From Corona's Coming Attractions. 19 November 2009, 8:01 AM, PST)
Precious: Successful, Divisive, and Oscar Bound
(From newsinfilm. 17 November 2009, 11:02 AM, PST)
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It's good to know that our society has not moved up when it comes to harsh jokes on racism and obesity
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eddie Murphy | ... | Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong |
 | Thandie Newton | ... | Kate Thomas |
 | Terry Crews | ... | Big Jack Latimore |
 | Clifton Powell | ... | Earl Latimore |
| Lester Speight | ... | Blue Latimore (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight) |
 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Deion Hughes |
 | Eddie Griffin | ... | Pope Sweet Jesus |
 | Katt Williams | ... | Lord Have Mercy |
 | Floyd Levine | ... | Abe the Tailor |
 | Anthony Russell | ... | Giovanni |
 | Pat Crawford Brown | ... | Mrs. Henderson |
| Jeanette Miller | ... | Mrs. Coleman |
| Michael Colyar | ... | Morris the Barber |
 | Marlon Wayans | ... | Buster |
 | Alexis Rhee | ... | Mrs. Ling Ling Wong |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, some nudity and language. (edited for re-rating)
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Runtime:
USA:102 min | Philippines:101 min | Argentina:103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12A |
Singapore:NC-16 (cut) |
USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) |
Netherlands:6 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:12 |
Finland:K-11 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Germany:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Ireland:15A |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
USA:R (original rating)
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In the USA was originally rated R but was reduced to PG-13 on appeal.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Rasputia is driving on the lawn with Norbit, trying to run over the dog, there are tire marks in front of the car.
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Quotes:
Pope Sweet Jesus:
...Now speakin of ribs, and pleasure...
Lord Have Mercy: Uh, yes, for a limited time only, we are proud to present to you our barbequed, baby back, horseradish, mustard, and peanut butter encrusted ribs with a slight Jagermeister infusion, sprinkled with chammomile leaves, with a horseradish and dandelion salad, on a bed of rice. Buy one Pimp Platter, get the whole bones free.
Deion Hughes: Ah, ah, ah, ah. No, no, no, no, no! That's enough talking. It's time to get back to the wedding.
Pope Sweet Jesus: It ain't never enough talkin' when you're talkin' about love, brother.
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Lord Have Mercy: Uh, yes, for a limited time only, we are proud to present to you our barbequed, baby back, horseradish, mustard, and peanut butter encrusted ribs with a slight Jagermeister infusion, sprinkled with chammomile leaves, with a horseradish and dandelion salad, on a bed of rice. Buy one Pimp Platter, get the whole bones free.
Deion Hughes: Ah, ah, ah, ah. No, no, no, no, no! That's enough talking. It's time to get back to the wedding.
Pope Sweet Jesus: It ain't never enough talkin' when you're talkin' about love, brother.
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Movie Connections:
References Riverdance: The Show (1995)
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Soundtrack:
Marching Up to Zion
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I was so excited to see Norbit, from the trailer, this actually looked like a very funny movie. When I saw the rating on IMDb, I thought maybe there was a chance people just took the movie too seriously, I wanted to check it out for myself. I don't mind fat jokes here and there, I liked the movie Shallow Hal, I also used to be heavy and lost all the weight, so I know what it's like to feel isolated in a society that praises thin people. But I never took it personally, I make fat jokes still for fun. But Norbit took it not only to a very racist level, but to a level where it makes it look like big people are hideous and mean monsters and that it's alright to ridicule them. The funny thing is, I wasn't intending on taking this movie seriously, until I saw it and did not laugh once.
Norbit is a little whiny guy who has been pushed around his whole life. He was raised in an orphanage by Asian parents, when he is getting bullied one day, a plump black girl saves his butt, and offers to be his girlfriend, well, she kinda forces him to be. She takes him into her family where the men are a bit violent and have taken over the town. Norbit gets married to Rebestia, the little black girl that saved him, and they have a miserable life together. But he sees an old friend who is an attractive thin woman, and she wants to buy the orphanage and have Norbit help her with it, but it's hard when his obnoxious overweight wife won't let him.
I don't know if Eddie read this script and actually thought it was funny, because it went onto a "Steve Urkel" level where Rebestia wasn't so funny as just more obnoxious. To be honest, none of the characters were funny or sympathetic at all. This was a very sad movie and should have never been made, I don't know what these actors were thinking, but this was not a funny comedy. Stay away from it, this is the point where Eddie Murphy is just loosing it in his career.
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