The Nutty Professor
Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.
When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr.Sherman Klump 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.
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Humour
- Worldwide
- $129M
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Cast
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31 billed performers
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When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump 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.
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Box Office & Release
The Nutty Professor returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $54M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $129M
- Release date
- Jun 28, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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