The Nutty Professor
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Starring
- Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle
- Director(s)
- Tom Shadyac
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 95 min.
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Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
More than just a walking fat joke, Sherman Klump is Eddie Murphy's winking rebuke of his own arrogance.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
Tasteful, subtle and sophisticated are a few of the words that aren't going to be applied to Eddie Murphy's version of The Nutty Professor. But funny, funny is something else again.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
And the movie succeeds in two different ways: It's sweet and good-hearted, and then again it's raucous slapstick and bathroom humor. I liked both parts.Read the full review
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