The Nutty Professor

1996 · Directed by Tom Shadyac

Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic professor. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, Sherman 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.

comedy fantasy romance

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jamal Mixon, Athena Massey, James Coburn, Jada Pinkett Smith, Dave Chappelle, David Ramsey, Lisa Boyle, Larry Miller, Chi Chaoli

Rating: 5.621/10 from 2,519 votes