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Murphy plays nice university professor Sherman Klump who suffers from severe obesity. He invents a miracle weight loss potion and, hoping to win the girl of his dreams, tries it on himself. Social situations demand that he call himself by a different name while he is using the potion, and his slim self becomes an independent personality. Like the original film's Julius Kelp, Klump's trim and stylish, but arrogant, alter ego is also named Buddy Love. Murphy plays a total of seven characters in the film, including Sherman, most of Sherman's family (except for Sherman's nephew, Ernie Klump Jr.) and an over-the-top parody of Richard Simmons. Sherman Klump (born 1961) is a fictional character potrayed by actor Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor and Nutty Professor 2. ... Weight loss, in the context of medicine or health, is a reduction of the total body weight, which can mean loss of fluid, muscle, bone mass, or fat. ... For other persons named Richard Simmons, see Richard Simmons (disambiguation). ...

The film co-stars Jada Pinkett Smith, John Ales, James Coburn, Larry Miller and Dave Chappelle. Singer Montell Jordan has a cameo role as himself. Jada Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18, 1971) is an American actress and singer. ... James Coburn in Sam Peckinpahs Cross of Iron (1977). ... Lawrence J. Miller (best known as Larry Miller), born October 15, 1953 in Valley Stream, New York, is an American stand-up comedian and actor who frequently portrays babbling, obsequious yes-men, slightly odd friends, wisecracking professionals and other second-banana characters to headlining comedians in movies and television shows. ... David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor. ... Montell Jordan (born December 3, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from his feature film Taxi Driver. ...

Plot

As the film opens, hamsters are overrunning Wellman College and causing general chaos. It turns out that these are the school's laboratory hamsters that obese Professor Sherman Klump (Murphy) accidentally released the night before. The problem contained, Sherman is given an update by his assistant Jason (Ales) about a new formula they are working on that can reconstruct the DNA of an obese person in a way that they can lose weight easily. It seems that their fattest hamster, Shelley, has lost 3 ounces, proving that the serum works. Jason suggests increasing the amount Shelley is fed, but the ever-kindly Sherman argues against it, saying it could be dangerous. Genera see text This article is about the animal. ...

He then has an unpleasant meeting with Dean Richmond (Miller). The Dean tells him that the incident with the hamsters has cost the science department most of its funding. Harlan Hartley (Coburn) is the school's last remaining wealthy alumnus and is planning to award a $10 million grant to the college, and Klump is warned not to alienate him as well.

After class, Sherman meets the lovely Miss Carla Purty (Pinkett), and falls instantly in love with her. Later that night, Sherman dines with his portly family (most of whom are also played by Murphy), and argues with them about obesity. Sherman is hurt by the comments his father, Cletus, makes, but Sherman's mother, Anna, tells him that he is "beautiful inside and out".

This inspires Sherman to invite Carla on a date to "The Scream", a local comedy club. A Rocky-style montage ensues, showing Sherman trying various methods to lose weight before the big date. However, although the date begins well, it turns into a disaster when Sherman falls victim to the evening's star entertainer--an insult comic called Reggie Warrington (Chappelle), who humiliates Sherman with cruel jokes about his weight. Even worse, when he goes home, he is incredibly depressed and gives up, resorting to stuffing his face with junk food in sadness. He falls asleep watching a medical show, in which there is an emergency, and then has a disturbing dream in which he grows fat to a godzilla size in hospital and then stomps through the city, reaching into Carla's apartment king kong-style but taking some chicken instead of her, and then farting a hurricane-esque fart. A homeless person lights a cigarette admist the gas, and the city explodes. Sherman then wakes up from his dream in cold sweat. A comedy club is a venue, typically a nightclub, where people watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Noah Rajswing and directed by John G. Avildsen. ... For other uses of the word montage, see Montage. ... An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. ... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... A spring scale measures the weight of an object In the physical sciences, weight is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... King Kong battles a pterosaur in the original 1933 version. ... fart itself. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... A smoking symbol. ...

At this point, Sherman finally yields to the temptation to try his new serum on himself. It seems to work perfectly: in seconds, he loses hundreds of pounds and becomes slim and fit. The following day, while still slim, he starts to flirt with Carla, who comes to the lab looking for Sherman. Quickly inventing the name "Buddy Love" for his new alter-ego, he invites Carla back to The Scream. The serum then begins to wear off, and he ushers Carla out. This article is about flirtation. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Eddie Murphy as Prof. Sherman, one of the seven characters he played in the film.

Carla later tells Sherman about Buddy, and Sherman encourages her to go out with him. At The Scream, Buddy turns up very late in a brand new sports car and persuades an angry Carla (who is about to leave) to go back inside. This time, when Reggie appears, Buddy heckles him mercilessly, fires off a barrage of jokes about his mother, and finally takes the stage himself, throwing the comedian into a piano. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A heckler is a person who shouts an uninvited comment, usually disparaging, at a performance or event, or interrupting set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting. ... Look up Barrage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Buddy returns to Carla, who is delighted with him. He gives a waiter a credit card to pay for the meal. Buddy and Carla then share a kiss. Immediately after, the serum begins to wear off and Buddy makes a quick exit. Jason happens to be at the bar and notes the card Buddy is using belongs to Sherman. He follows Buddy into the sports car to confront him, only to learn Sherman's secret when he discovers him in mid-transformation. A waiter in a resort setting A waiter is one who waits on tables, often at a restaurant or a bar. ... Credit cards A credit card is a system of payment named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. ... The Kiss by Francesco Hayez, 19th century. ...

The next morning, Sherman is very late for a class, and his students have all left. The Dean, however, is there, and he confronts Sherman about the sports car, which Buddy bought on Sherman's faculty account. The Dean threatens to strangle Sherman if he screws up again and asks him to meet Hartley at a hotel restaurant to describe the weight-loss serum. Look up Faculty on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Faculty has several different meanings and can refer to: University faculty are the instructors and/or researchers of high standing at universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ... Dariush Grand Hotel,Kish island, Iran The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ...

Later, in the lab, Jason tells Sherman that he can't control Buddy, whose testosterone levels keep rising. He warns him not to use the serum again and to focus instead on the research for Hartley. Later, Carla talks to Sherman about her date with Buddy, and Sherman takes the opportunity to ask Carla to dinner with his family, who promptly embarrass him. His confidence low, he uses the serum again. Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. ... Research is a human activity based on intellectual investigation and aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising human knowledge on different aspects of the world. ... An amount of formality may be present at a dinner Dinner is the main meal of the day, consisting normally of a combination of cooked animal proteins (meat or fish), vegetables, and starch products like rice, noodles, or potatoes. ...

Buddy, who is becoming ever more aggressive, takes Carla out on a second date, this time to the hotel where Sherman was to meet Hartley. The Dean, looking for Sherman, asks Buddy if he could take Sherman's place, which he does, taking all the credit for the work. Hartley and the Dean are both impressed.

Buddy then picks up three beautiful woman, and invites Carla to participate in some "group action." She promptly dumps him. Undaunted, he throws a party at Sherman's house that night, burning all the health food products in Sherman's fridge. Sherman, having transformed back during the night, wakes in a wrecked apartment surrounded by strange women, with no memory of the night before. Carla arrives to tell Sherman that she's left Buddy, and sees one of Buddy's women. Thinking Sherman is as unfaithful as Buddy, she leaves in disgust. Jason then rushes in, telling Sherman to come to the school quickly. Chehel Sotouns Wall painting, that dates back to the Safavid era, depicts a Chaharshanbe Suri celebration. ... Healthful eating is the act of following a balanced nutritional diet. ... Domestic refrigerators (usually shortened to fridge) are amongst the most common electric applicances in the world, for instance being present in 99. ... In psychology, memory is an organisms ability to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ...

When he arrives, he discovers that Buddy has been given his job and his ticket to the alumni ball. At home, depressed, Sherman accidentally activates the VCR, where Buddy has left a message taunting Sherman. This inspires Sherman to take his life back. He and Jason start destroying all the serum samples, but when he sips a diet drink that Buddy has craftily filled with the serum, he transforms again. Buddy, who has "taken on a life of his own" with a vengeance, tells Jason that if he drinks 500 mL of the serum, he will kill Sherman. The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...

Buddy knocks Jason out and goes to the alumni ball. Jason, regaining consciousness, sees that the testosterone levels in Buddy are at dangerous levels and rushes off after him. At the ball, Buddy gets up on stage and demostrates the effects of the serum to the amazed audience (which includes the Dean, Carla, Hartley, and Sherman's parents). Then, as he prepares to drink the second dose of serum, thus "killing" Sherman forever, Jason runs in, and tries to stop him. Buddy punches Jason, but Jason hits back.

As Buddy stands poised to return a blow, Sherman starts to "fight" him for control of his body: fat and thin body parts alternate with increasing speed while Buddy's voice shouts "You can't beat me!" and Sherman's voice replies "Yes I can!". Eventually, Sherman wins the struggle and tells the awed alumni that what he did was selfish and that he has learned to accept himself as he is. He leaves, but Carla stops him and confesses that she loves him. Harley then tells the Dean that he's decided to give Sherman the grant because he's "a brilliant scientist, and a gentleman". Bloopers are then shown through the first part of the end credits. A blooper usually refers to a faux pas made by an actor while filming a television show or movie. ... End Credits are the credits that are displayed at the ending of a movie. ...

Trivia

• A sequel to the remake, called Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, was released in 2000.

• The first Tom Shadyac movie to feature outtakes over the closing credits. See also Liar, Liar and Bruce Almighty.

• This film is number 70 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".

• The film also features a series of scenes with Murphy and comedian Dave Chappelle who plays insult comic Reggie Warrington. Much of their dialogue was improvised. Murphy was one of Chappelle's biggest comedic influences.^[1]

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References

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External links

• The Nutty Professor at the Internet Movie Database.