The Nutty Professor I & II

The Nutty Professor (1996)

Eddie Murphy scores "big" laughs in this high-tech updating of the 1963 Jerry Lewis comedy. Eddie stars as good-natured but overweight college instructor Sherman Klump, who concocts a reducing potion that transforms him into the svelte, hip, and self-absorbed Buddy Love. Which of Murphy's alter egos will survive to win the hand of love interest Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett)? With James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle. 96 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

The fun continues in this sequel that finds Eddie Murphy's portly Professor Sherman Klump falling for fellow teacher Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson), only to have super-slick alter-ego Buddy Love re-emerging to spoil the courtship. Klump's solution of removing Love's genetic material from his DNA leads to a series of hilarious disasters. With Larry Miller, Wanda Sykes, John Ales, and an amazingly made-up Murphy in five other roles. 107 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH).