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Film / 1996
The Nutty Professor
Directed by
Tom Shadyac
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.
The story
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.
In the same saga
The Nutty Professor Collection
In release orderThis film
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Cast
Eddie MurphySherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
Jada Pinkett SmithCarla Purty
James CoburnHarlan Hartley
Larry MillerDean Richmond
Dave ChappelleReggie Warrington
John AlesJason
Patricia WilsonDean's Secretary
Jamal MixonErnie Klump, Jr.
Hamilton von WattsHealth Instructor
Chao Li ChiAsian Man
Tony CarlinHost
Quinn DuffyBartender
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Montell JordanMontell Jordan
Doug WilliamsBand Leader
David RamseyStudent
Chaz Lamar ShepherdStudent
Lisa HalpernSad Fat Firl
Mark McPhersonDoctor
John ProskyDoctor
Michael RothhaarDoctor
Sara BallantineNurse
Greg NataleCop
Roy WernerGuy in Crowd
Retha JonesWoman in Crowd
Steve MonroeStudent
Joe GrecoSecurity Guard
Nick KokotakisWaiter
Stanley D. Petter IIIFireman
Mohamed MohsenBodybuilder
Michael D. StarksBoxing Trainer
Julianne ChristieSporting Goods Clerk
Christie Blanchard-PowerWoman Dignitary
Alexia RobinsonSexy Girl
Lisa BoyleSexy Girl
Athena MasseySexy Girl
Judith WoodburyWellman College Alumni
Arthur ToveyElderly Man in Alumni Receiving Line (uncredited)
Ned LukeConstruction Worker (uncredited)
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