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The Nutty Professor

Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.
Jun 28, 1996 · 1h 35m
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Comedy
Science Fiction
Romance

PLOT

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.

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CAST

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.
Directed by Tom Shadyac

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$54,000,000
Revenue
$128,769,345
Production
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions
Country
US

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