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- Release date: June 28, 1996
- Director: Tom Shadyac
- Screenwriter: Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond
- Producer: Brian Grazer and Russell Simmons
- Cinematography: Julio Macat
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Run time: 1 hr. 47
- Won the 1996 Oscar for Best Makeup
- U.S. box office gross: $128,810,418Yahoo! Movies: The Nutty Professor
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In the 1996 remake of the classic Jerry Lewis film, Eddie Murphy stars as overweight professor Sherman Klump.
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Plot Summary
Gentle, shy Sherman Klump is a brilliant, yet overweight professor. He invents a tonic that instantly transforms the drinker into a thinner version of themselves. Frustrated with traditional methods of weight loss and eager to catch the eye of his beautiful colleague Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett-Smith, Klump drinks the tonic and is transformed into the handsome, yet obnoxious Buddy Love. Klump soon discovers that his tonic has undesirable side effects and must ultimately choose between being thin and being himself.Cast
- Eddie Murphy: Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, Cletus Klump, Anna Pearl Jensen Klump, Mae Jensen, Ernie Klump, Ernie Klump,Jr, Lance Perkins
- Jada Pinkett Smith: Carla Purty
- James Coburn: Harlan Hartley
- Larry Miller: Dean Richmond
- Dave Chappelle: Reggie Warrington*John Ales: Jason
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The Nutty Professor Questions
please help me solve puzzle 89 of the professor layton ds game 1 AnswerPuzzle #89 - Which Way? Even though the sample arrow points up, the arrow you're looking for will point to the left. Since there are no straight vertical lin... read more
What's the proper etiquette for e-mailing your college professor? 2 AnswersI would err on the side of formality. Unless the professor has expressly asked you to address him as "Michael" or "Susan", then you should address him/her by th... read more
Should you confront your college professor about a good grade that you feel you did not deserve? 3 AnswersNo. Do not question it. #1 - It insults your professor. Perhaps your work was better than you thought. Perhaps you were the only person in the class who really ... read more
What are the qualities of a good professor? What are the qualities of a bad professor? 4 AnswersI believe I can shed some light on what separates a good professor from a bad one, me being a full-time student. That being said, experience has taught me that ... read more -



