The Nutty Professor (1996)

MovieComedy, Science Fiction, Romance1h 35m
The Nutty Professor (1996) movie posterReview score: 56%

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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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Eddie MurphyEddie MurphySherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie KlumpJada Pinkett SmithJada Pinkett SmithCarla PurtyJames CoburnJames CoburnHarlan HartleyLarry MillerLarry MillerDean RichmondDave ChappelleDave ChappelleReggie WarringtonJohn AlesJohn AlesJasonPatricia WilsonPatricia WilsonDean's SecretaryJamal MixonJamal MixonErnie Klump, Jr.

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