The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

95 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy | June 26, 1996

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.

The Nutty Professor

95 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy | June 26, 1996

The Nutty Professor
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Original title The Nutty Professor
Directors Rebecca Strickland, Kathryn Weygand, Daniel M. Stillman, David B. Householter, Tom Shadyac
Writers Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Tom Shadyac, Steve Oedekerk

Cast

Eddie Murphy

as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie

Jada Pinkett Smith

as Carla Purty

James Coburn

as Harlan Hartley

Larry Miller

as Dean Richmond

Dave Chappelle

as Reggie Warrington

John Ales

as Jason

Athena Massey

as Sexy Girl

Lisa Boyle

as Sexy Girl

Patricia Wilson

as Dean's Secretary

Jamal Mixon

as Ernie Klump Jr.

Nichole McAuley

as Fit Woman

Hamilton von Watts

as Health Instructor

Chi Chaoli

as Asian Man

Tony Carlin

as Host

Quinn Duffy

as Bartender

Montell Jordan

as Montell Jordan

Doug Williams

as Band Leader

David Ramsey

as Student

Chaz Lamar Shepherd

as Student

Lisa Halpern

as Sad Fat Firl

Arthur Tovey

as Elderly Man in Alumni Receiving Line