The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor (1996)

  • 66% of critics liked it
    (53 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (539,791 ratings)

Eddie Murphy gives one of Jerry Lewis' best-remembered vehicles a 1990s overhaul in this hit comedy. Sherman Klump (Murphy) is a college professor and respected biochemistry researcher who is kind, considerate, and a genuinely nice guy. Sherman is also appallingly overweight; coupled with the fact… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Tom Shadyac
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 28, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Jan 20, 1998
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

    [Murphy] is able to invest his Professor Klump with an endearing dignity, give his lounge lizard alter ego, Buddy Love, an alligator's bite and then go on from there to play Klump's grandma. Also his mother, father and brother.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Murphy's most assured work in some time.

  • Kevin McManus, Washington Post

    This is good, seamless comedy.

  • Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

    This is a chance to see Murphy doing what he does best, and for that alone it's worth seeing.

  • , Globe and Mail

    The flick is sketch comedy spun out to feature length.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael M


    This remake of The Nutty Professor is absolutely hilarious. I think its Murphy's best film and the one he gave his absolute best on. He enthusisatically plays the entire family, having to sit through 6 hours of make-up a day which would depress and annoy most comedy actors today… More

  • Eric A


    At the time of release, I found this movie to be very funny because it created the modern day genre of one actor playing multiple roles. Eddie Murphy killed as every role and set the stage for other films like it such as the Tyler Perry films, etc.

  • Jeff "


    The Nutty Professor is along with Bowfinger, one of Eddie Murphy's last funny comedies. The idea is good, and I enjoyed the comedic elements of the film. Of all the films that Eddie Murphy has starred in, The Nutty Professor is one of his funniest. Sure the film isn't… More

  • Alexander D


    Starring Eddie Murphy (yeah, he's in his fat suit <i>again</i>), THE NUTTY PROFESSOR is elatedly dumb--as in <i>really</i> dumb. We'd all like to think that Eddie Murphy is a funny guy. Truly he is, and if you've ever seen his stand-up comedy,… More

  • Brad W


    Really Stupid

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