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.
Directed by Tom Shadyac
overweight
overweight man
campus
family dinner
jekyll and hyde
duringcreditsstinger
chemistry professor
1990s
hilarious
Rank
#66 in 1996·#6208 overall
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Cast
Eddie Murphy
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
Jada Pinkett Smith
Carla Purty
James Coburn
Harlan Hartley
Larry Miller
Dean Richmond
Dave Chappelle
Reggie Warrington
John Ales
Jason
Patricia Wilson
Dean's Secretary
Jamal Mixon
Ernie Klump, Jr.
Nichole McAuley
Fit Woman
Hamilton von Watts
Health Instructor
Chao Li Chi
Asian Man
Tony Carlin
Host
Crew
Tom Shadyac
Director
Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay
Steve Oedekerk
Screenplay
Tom Shadyac
Screenplay
Jeffrey Price
Writer
Peter S. Seaman
Writer
David Newman
Original Music Composer
Julio Macat
Director of Photography
Jerry Lewis
Executive Producer
Eddie Murphy
Executive Producer
Russell Simmons
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Popular Reviews
741 reviews
Jess Downham
8.0★ · 06/13/26
how does Eddie Murphy play like 5 characters and not get horrifically confused 😭😭
how does Eddie Murphy play like 5 characters and not get horrifically confused 😭😭
Ajajja
4.0★ · 07/06/26
The 2 family dinner table scenes are the best examples of the greatest writing in cinema history.
Dave Chappelle was also good 🗣️
Eddie Murphy also deserved an Oscar because dude portrayed 10 people in one movie
The 2 family dinner table scenes are the best examples of the greatest writing in cinema history.
Dave Chappelle was also good 🗣️
Eddie Murphy also deserved an Oscar because dude portrayed 10 people in one movie
Monty Kelly
6.0★ · 03/31/26
Many may say this film is bad but I think it’s good in the sense as it shows the insecurity that people who are not stereotypically attractive and how easy pretty privilege is overlooked
Many may say this film is bad but I think it’s good in the sense as it shows the insecurity that people who are not stereotypically attractive and how easy pretty privilege is overlooked
Meow Meow
8.0★ · 03/27/26
He was pregnant with Ozempic and the substance in this movie
He was pregnant with Ozempic and the substance in this movie
