The Nutty Professor

Directed by Tom Shadyac
PG-13
1996    1h 35mComedy, Fantasy,
5.764%44%
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 of The Nutty Professor

  • 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.
  • Nichole McAuleyFit Woman
  • Hamilton von WattsHealth Instructor
  • Chao-Li ChiAsian Man
  • Tony CarlinHost
  • Quinn DuffyBartender
  • 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)
  • Tom ShadyacDirector
  • Bill RichmondWriter
  • Brian GrazerProducer
  • Russell SimmonsProducer

The Nutty Professor Ratings & Reviews

  • mickerdooJuly 11, 2025
    Barley pulled off due to the efforts of Murphy. Very funny man. But such a low brow, bottom scraping script and humor. And I like dumb!
  • godzill416May 3, 2025
    The family sequences are hilarious and are the landmarks of the movie. Rarely cracked a laugh elsewhere. Jada Pinkett Smith was nice tho.

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