Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Comedy / Romance / Sci-Fi /  more » Awards: Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations  more » User Ratings: 5.7 (29,575 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: Grossly overweight Prof. Sherman Klump, desperate to lose weight takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.  more »

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Filmmakers: Tom Shadyac - Director / Writer (screenplay), Jerry Lewis - Writer (1963 motion picture), Bill Richmond - Writer (1963 motion picture), David Sheffield - Writer (screenplay), Barry W. Blaustein - Writer (screenplay), Steve Oedekerk - Writer (screenplay), Brian Grazer - Producer, Russell Simmons - Producer, Julio Macat - Cinematographer, David Newman - Composer, William Elliott¹ - Production Designer, Don Zimmerman - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Eddie Murphy ... Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Lance Perkins/Papa Klump/Mama Klump/Grandma Klump/Ernie Klump	454
	Jada Pinkett¹ ... Carla Purty	1,320
	James Coburn ... Harlan Hartley	2,174
	Larry Miller ... Dean Richmond	4,416
	Dave Chappelle ... Reggie Warrington	2,162