Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1996-06-28) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 12 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $128,814,019 |
| Screen: | Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond, David Sheffield |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 776: Eddie Murphy - Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie
- 9575: Jada Pinkett Smith - Carla Purty
- 5563: James Coburn - Harlan Hartley
- 1211: Larry Miller - Dean Richmond
- 4169: Dave Chappelle - Reggie Warrington
- 64343: John Ales - Jason
- 182726: Patricia Wilson - Dean's Secretary
Crews
- 4499: Tom Shadyac - Screenplay - Writing
- 5283: Karen Kehela Sherwood - Executive Producer - Production
- 4499: Tom Shadyac - Director - Directing
- 3663: Jerry Lewis - Executive Producer - Production
- 57328: Barry W. Blaustein - Screenplay - Writing
- 56189: Mark Lipsky - Executive Producer - Production
- 15005: Don Zimmerman - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
Review text:
**A comedic film that was successful, and which is based on the talented efforts of Eddie Murphy.** This is one of the comedies that helped establish Eddie Murphy's name as a comic actor, and I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that it was one of the most memorable comedies that ....
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