USA,
1996, 91 min
Directed by:
Tom ShadyacCinematography:
Julio MacatComposer:
David NewmanCast:
Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, David Ramsey, Roy Werner, Lisa Boyle, Athena Massey, Jamal Mixon, John Ales (more)Plots(1)
Eddie Murphy stars as Professor Sherman Klump, a hugely obese scientist who falls for the lovely Professor Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett Smith). Desperate for her affections, Klump invents a DNA-altering drug that temporarily transforms him into the slender, testosterone-overloaded jerk, Buddy Love. Soon, both egos are competing for dominance and Carla's attention. Dave Chappelle and James Coburn co-star. Murphy also plays the entire Klump family. (Showtime)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1997 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1997 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1997 - Best Special Visual Effects
Golden Globes
- 1997 - Eddie Murphy (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1996 - Eddie Murphy (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 1997 - Eddie Murphy (Best Actor)
- 1997 - David LeRoy Anderson, Rick Baker (Best Make-Up)
- 1997 - Best Fantasy Film