The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 3,200 audience votes. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic64/100
3,205 audience votes
Key crew
- Barry W. BlausteinScreenplay
- Steve OedekerkScreenplay
- David SheffieldScreenplay
- Tom ShadyacDirector
- Tom ShadyacScreenplay
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey PriceWriter
- Peter S. SeamanWriter
Cast
- Eddie MurphySherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
- Jada Pinkett SmithCarla Purty
- James CoburnHarlan Hartley
- Larry MillerDean Richmond
- Dave ChappelleReggie Warrington
- John AlesJason
- Patricia WilsonDean's Secretary
- Jamal MixonErnie Klump, Jr.
- Nichole McAuleyFit Woman
- Hamilton von WattsHealth Instructor
- Chao Li ChiAsian Man
- Tony CarlinHost
Stills
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Shares: Larry Miller · Comedy · Science Fiction
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Themes
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