The Nutty Professor
“Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.”
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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2 films
Cast
39 people
Eddie Murphy
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
Known for
Shrek
Mulan
Jada Pinkett Smith
Carla Purty
Known for
Madagascar
Gotham
James Coburn
Harlan Hartley
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
Duck, You Sucker
Larry Miller
Dean Richmond
Known for
10 Things I Hate About You
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Dave Chappelle
Reggie Warrington
Known for
A Star Is Born
Chappelle's Show
John Ales
Jason
Known for
Euphoria
The Act
Patricia Wilson
Dean's Secretary
Known for
Demon Seed
Martial Law
Jamal Mixon
Ernie Klump, Jr.
Known for
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Gridiron Gang
Nichole McAuley
Fit Woman
Known for
The Last Don
Hamilton von Watts
Health Instructor
Also in
Good Burger
Girls Will Be Girls
Chao Li Chi
Asian Man
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Falcon Crest
Tony Carlin
Host
Also in
The Gilded Age
The Bourne Legacy
Tom Shadyac Director · Steve Oedekerk Screenplay David Sheffield Screenplay
Worldwide gross $129M · Budget $54M · United States release June 28, 1996
Box office
Budget
$54,000,000
Worldwide gross
$128,769,345
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Eddie Murphy Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · June 28, 1996
Theatrical
United States · June 28, 1996
Theatrical
United States
September 4, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 30th Anniversary re-release
Australia
September 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 31, 1996 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 1996 · Theatrical
July 21, 1999 · Physical · DVD
March 27, 2014 · Digital · VOD
September 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
October 26, 2025 · TV · 6ter
Germany
October 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
November 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 17, 1996 · Theatrical
May 25, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
August 29, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
November 22, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
September 28, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
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