The Nutty Professor
2995 reviews
Fantasy/Comedy
1h 35m
1996
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...
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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.
- DirectorTom Shadyac
- Release28 June 1996
- Genre
- Duration1h 35m
- Budget$54,000,000
- Revenue$128,769,345
- Rate2995 reviews
- Productions
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions
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.

Nichole McAuley
Fit Woman

Hamilton von Watts
Health Instructor

Chao-Li Chi
Asian Man

Tony Carlin
Host

Quinn Duffy
Bartender

Montell Jordan
Montell Jordan

Doug Williams
Band Leader

David Ramsey
Student

Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Student

Mark McPherson
Doctor

John Prosky
Doctor

Michael Rothhaar
Doctor

Sara Ballantine
Nurse

Roy Werner
Guy in Crowd

Steve Monroe
Student

Joe Greco
Security Guard

Nick Kokotakis
Waiter

Julianne Christie
Sporting Goods Clerk

Alexia Robinson
Sexy Girl

Lisa Boyle
Sexy Girl

Athena Massey
Sexy Girl

Arthur Tovey
Elderly Man in Alumni Receiving Line (uncredited)

Ned Luke
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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