Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 03/16/1999
Dubbed: English
Sound: 5.1/DTS
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
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 that he's painfully shy and a bit clumsy, his romantic prospects are rather bleak. When Sherman finds himself working with a pretty graduate student, Carla Purty (
Jada Pinkett), he falls in love and is eager to impress her, but at an upscale nightclub, his weight attracts the attention of an insult comic (
Dave Chappelle) and his bumbling spoils the evening. Sherman's latest project is a genetic weight loss formula, and despondent over his failure to win Carla's heart, he subjects himself to a massive dose. Suddenly, Sherman is transformed into the slim, trim, and handsome Buddy Love; however, the drug also boosts his testosterone level, turning the likable Sherman into the arrogant, skirt-chasing Buddy. In addition to playing Sherman and Buddy,
Eddie Murphy also plays four other members of the porcine Klump family, as well as eccentric exercise guru Lance Perkins.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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