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.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ
award	Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Makeup nomination
basedOn	The Nutty Professor ⓘ surface form: The Nutty Professor (1963 film)
boxOfficeSuccess	true ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Dean Semler ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ 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 Smith ⓘ surface form: Jada Pinkett James Coburn ⓘ John Ales ⓘ Larry Miller ⓘ
theme	body image ⓘ identity ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ

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