The Nutty Professor (1996 film)

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comedy film film

The Nutty Professor (1996 film) is a comedy film in which Eddie Murphy plays an obese, kind-hearted professor who invents a miraculous weight-loss formula that transforms him into a brash alter ego.

Aliases (3)

The Nutty Professor ×1
The Nutty Professor (1996 film score) ×1
The Nutty Professor film series ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy film → film →
award	Academy Award for Best Makeup nomination →
basedOn	The Nutty Professor (1963 film) →
boxOfficeSuccess	true →
cinematographyBy	Dean Semler →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Tom Shadyac →
distributedBy	Universal Pictures →
EddieMurphyRoles	Buddy Love → Sherman Klump → multiple members of the Klump family →
editedBy	Don Zimmerman →
genre	comedy → romantic comedy → science fiction comedy →
hasSequel	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps →
inspiredBy	The Nutty Professor (1963 film) →
leadActor	Eddie Murphy →
mainCharacter	Buddy Love → Sherman Klump →
musicBy	David Newman →
notableFor	Eddie Murphy playing multiple roles using extensive prosthetic makeup →
originalLanguage	English →
plotSummary	An obese, kind-hearted professor invents a weight-loss formula that transforms him into a brash alter ego named Buddy Love. →
producer	Brian Grazer → Russell Simmons →
productionCompany	Imagine Entertainment →
rating	PG-13 →
releaseDate	1996 → June 28, 1996 →
runtime	95 minutes →
screenwriter	Barry W. Blaustein NERFINISHED → David Sheffield → Steve Oedekerk → Tom Shadyac →
sequelReleaseYear	2000 →
setIn	university →
starring	Dave Chappelle → Eddie Murphy → Eddie Murphy as Buddy Love → Eddie Murphy as Sherman Klump → Jada Pinkett → James Coburn → John Ales → Larry Miller →
theme	body image → identity → self-acceptance →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brian Grazer → Dave Chappelle ("The Nutty Professor") → David Newman ("The Nutty Professor (1996 film score)") → Eddie Murphy → Imagine Entertainment → Rick Baker →	notableWork
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps →	follows
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ("The Nutty Professor film series") →	partOfSeries
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps →	precededBy