PG-13

The Nutty Professor

Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.

1996 • 95 min • Comedy · Science Fiction · Romance

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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.

Our family guide

Best from age 12

Movie Knight Score

3187 reviews

56 Audience · 3187 · 100%

A kind, brilliant, but overweight professor, Sherman Klump, develops a revolutionary but unstable weight-loss serum. When he uses it on himself, he transforms into Buddy Love, an arrogant, slim Casanova. This creates comedic chaos as he tries to win the affection of a colleague.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 3/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Crude humor involving bodily functions
Characters consume alcohol at social events
Some stereotypes about body image
Brief suggestive dancing

What it models well

Self-acceptance and inner beauty
Intelligence and scientific curiosity
Family bonds and support

Talk about it after

Appearance versus true character
The dangers of quick fixes
Respecting others, even when they’re different
The meaning of confidence

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