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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 28, 1996
Box Office
$128.8M
Budget
$54.0M
Return
2.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 20, 1998
Theaters
1,188
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions
Quotes
See all →Critique of Buddy's Physical Appearance
Carla Purty
You know something I couldn't stand about Buddy?
Sherman Klump
What's that?
Carla Purty
He was too damn scrawny.
A Tense Showdown Over a Dangerous Act
Buddy Love
Ladies and gentlemen, for my final demonstration: Look out, David Copperfield, I'm about to make a 400-pound fat man... disappear forever!
[produces a vial of serum]
Jason
NO-O-O-O-O-O!!! Wait! I cannot... let you do this... anymore! This... has got... to stop! This man is trying to kill Professor Sherman Klump!
[off-screen; enters the auditorium; angrily advances towards the stage; runs onto the stage; stands next to Buddy and points at him]
Cletus Klump
That's it, I'm glad I brought my knife.
[reaches into his pocket]
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Cast
Full credits →E
Eddie Murphy
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
J
Jada Pinkett Smith
Carla Purty
J
James Coburn
Harlan Hartley
L
Larry Miller
Dean Richmond
D
Dave Chappelle
Reggie Warrington
J
John Ales
Jason
P
Patricia Wilson
Dean's Secretary
J
Jamal Mixon
Ernie Klump, Jr.
N
Nichole McAuley
Fit Woman
H
Hamilton von Watts
Health Instructor
C
Chao Li Chi
Asian Man
T
Tony Carlin
Host
Q
Quinn Duffy
Bartender
M
Montell Jordan
Montell Jordan
D
Doug Williams
Band Leader
D
David Ramsey
Student
C
Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Student
M
Mark McPherson
Doctor
J
John Prosky
Doctor
M
Michael Rothhaar
Doctor
