list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Nutty Professor on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Nutty_Professor/93452/default.aspx Title: The Nutty Professor
Year: 1996
Director: Tom Shadyac
Plot: Eddie Murphy gives one of Jerry Lewis' best-remembered vehicles a 1990s overhaul in this hit comedy. Sherman Klump (Murphy) is a college professor and respected biochemistry researcher who is kind, considerate, and a genuinely nice guy. Sherman is also appallingly overweight; coupled with the fact that he's painfully shy and a bit clumsy, his romantic prospects are rather bleak. When Sherman finds himself working with a pretty graduate student, Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett), he falls in love and is eager to impress her, but at an upscale nightclub, his weight attracts the attention of an insult comic (Dave Chappelle) and his bumbling spoils the evening. Sherman's latest project is a genetic weight loss formula, and despondent over his failure to win Carla's heart, he subjects himself to a massive dose. Suddenly, Sherman is transformed into the slim, trim, and handsome Buddy Love; however, the drug also boosts his testosterone level, turning the likable Sherman into the arrogant, skirt-chasing Buddy. In addition to playing Sherman and Buddy, Eddie Murphy also plays four other members of the porcine Klump family, as well as eccentric exercise guru Lance Perkins. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:13:35 GMTThe Nutty Professor1996Tom Shadyac<a href="/players/P____51440/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eddie Murphy</a> gives one of <a href="/players/P____99633/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jerry Lewis</a>' best-remembered vehicles a 1990s overhaul in this hit comedy. Sherman Klump (Murphy) is a college professor and respected biochemistry researcher who is kind, considerate, and a genuinely nice guy. Sherman is also appallingly overweight; coupled with the fact that he's painfully shy and a bit clumsy, his romantic prospects are rather bleak. When Sherman finds himself working with a pretty graduate student, Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett), he falls in love and is eager to impress her, but at an upscale nightclub, his weight attracts the attention of an insult comic (<a href="/players/P____12383/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dave Chappelle</a>) and his bumbling spoils the evening. Sherman's latest project is a genetic weight loss formula, and despondent over his failure to win Carla's heart, he subjects himself to a massive dose. Suddenly, Sherman is transformed into the slim, trim, and handsome Buddy Love; however, the drug also boosts his testosterone level, turning the likable Sherman into the arrogant, skirt-chasing Buddy. In addition to playing Sherman and Buddy, <a href="/players/P____51440/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eddie Murphy</a> also plays four other members of the porcine Klump family, as well as eccentric exercise guru Lance Perkins. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide2Slightly Tagged (1-5)1322http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36078qkwfi.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Nutty_Professor/93452/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_fun_sci_fi/4/34192/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 8/20/2008 4:00:18 PM
Body: [quote user="bishop"]shaggy dog? wtf? i should ban you from sci-fi for even mentioning that movie. you just lost 4 sci-fi points.[/quote] I'd love to see the points scale, because I'm about to go down a bunch: The Absent-Minded Professor and the remake Flubber The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and the remake The Nutty Professor and Eddie Murphy's remake (which reminds me of the recent Meet Dave) The Love Bug and all the sequels, remakes starring Herbie The Strongest Man in the World (what, no remake?) This got me thinking about bishop's original question: "why is it that so many sci-fi movies are either creepy, dramatic or dark? whatever happened to just plain fun sci-fi?" Good question. But let's be honest here, none of the movies mentioned here mentioned here are gleaming examples of great filmmaking, right? Maybe Time Bandits is a counter-example; I'm not sure because I only know this film by reputation. Don't get me wrong, some of these movies are a ton of fun (especially Ghostbusters), and some are considered classics in their own way (the original Nutty Professor and Spaceballs) but I find most of these movies to be inconsistent and draggy. Largely lacking in distinguishing style, too -- a scene in the middle of say, Flubber, could be taken from any zany comedy. I feel differently watching any scene from Blade Runner or Alien. The aesthetics of those movies are so distinctive. Turning to any scene at random is like meeting a kid and instantly figuring out who his parents are.
]]>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:18 GMTSkyPilotsci-fi8/20/2008 4:00:18 PM [quote user="bishop"]shaggy dog? wtf? i should ban you from sci-fi for even mentioning that movie. you just lost 4 sci-fi points.[/quote] I'd love to see the points scale, because I'm about to go down a bunch: The Absent-Minded Professor and the remake Flubber The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and the remake The Nutty Professor and Eddie Murphy's remake (which reminds me of the recent Meet Dave) The Love Bug and all the sequels, remakes starring Herbie The Strongest Man in the World (what, no remake?) This got me thinking about bishop's original question: "why is it that so many sci-fi movies are either creepy, dramatic or dark? whatever happened to just plain fun sci-fi?" Good question. But let's be honest here, none of the movies mentioned here mentioned here are gleaming examples of great filmmaking, right? Maybe Time Bandits is a counter-example; I'm not sure because I only know this film by reputation. Don't get me wrong, some of these movies are a ton of fun (especially Ghostbusters), and some are considered classics in their own way (the original Nutty Professor and Spaceballs) but I find most of these movies to be inconsistent and draggy. Largely lacking in distinguishing style, too -- a scene in the middle of say, Flubber, could be taken from any zany comedy. I feel differently watching any scene from Blade Runner or Alien. The aesthetics of those movies are so distinctive. Turning to any scene at random is like meeting a kid and instantly figuring out who his parents are. http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Your_overrated_list/170/4033/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Totally Over-rated
Post Date: 12/5/2006 4:50:55 PM
Body: Swingers's detail pageI thought I wouldn't like participating in this group at first because it get's frustrating complaining about movies, but I can't seem to hold myself back. Puhnner, you asked me to list some of my overrated movies, referring to my definition of overrated by ratio. Well I'm not sure if this is going by the same criteria, but I've come up with a list from another source. I also rate movies at the website movielens. It will give you recommendations based on your ratings and whatnot. It also gives some interesting statistics. For one, it tells me which movies I have rated the lowest compared to the average rating on their site. So I have looked at that list and picked several of them. The thing about this method is that I am not using what my impression of the ammount of acclaim a movie has received for the ratio but rather what the ammount of acclaim a website thinks a movie has based on the votes from it's users. Some of these movies I have not seen for a long time, so my feelings about them are not as immediate in my memory, but maybe it will give some dicussion. I Am SamShrekThe CoolerCrash (2005)In AmericaSelenaMillion Dollar BabyThe Wedding SingerChungking ExpressThe Lion KingEmpire RecordsAnything ElseMeet The ParentsTrue LiesBreathlessThe Nutty Professor (1996)Bad Boys IIJules and JimOpen WaterWhale RiderAmerican PieToy Story10 Things I Hate About YouSwingersGrand CanyonRuthless PeopleHappy, TexasWhat the #$*! Do We Know?!BanditsA Fish Called WandaThe Whole Nine YardsHigh FidelityMen In Black IIVanilla SkyE.T.The GameThe Truman ShowLiar LiarFahrenheit 9/11CollateralMeet the FockersField of DreamsLawrence of ArabiaBig DaddyThe GraduateHaiku TunnelAlien Vs. PredatorArlington RoadLa Femme NikitaGladiatorThe Motorcycle Diaries Also, I have added the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to the overrated list for this group. I also want to say I often hope my list in this area will stay short. Many of these movies I have had an impression from the start that I would not like it. I usually have a good sense ahead of time about what movies I will like more or less. I can't tell exactly how much I will like a movie, but I'm usually pretty close on the general range of how much I may like it. Most of these movies I was coerced into seeing. Some of you may argue that the fact that I told myself I didn't want to see it in the first place may have had an effect on how much I liked it. Such as if I go in telling myself I won't like it, I'll probably find more reasons not to like it. That may be true to some extent, but not enough to really effect my decision that much. Go ahead and ask me about these selections and make a list of your own using whatever criteria you feel is appropriate.
]]>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:50:55 GMTRisseladaTotally Over-rated12/5/2006 4:50:55 PM<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Swingers/93403/default.aspx'>Swingers's detail page</a>I thought I wouldn't like participating in this group at first because it get's frustrating complaining about movies, but I can't seem to hold myself back. Puhnner, you asked me to list some of my overrated movies, referring to my definition of overrated by ratio. Well I'm not sure if this is going by the same criteria, but I've come up with a list from another source. I also rate movies at the website movielens. It will give you recommendations based on your ratings and whatnot. It also gives some interesting statistics. For one, it tells me which movies I have rated the lowest compared to the average rating on their site. So I have looked at that list and picked several of them. The thing about this method is that I am not using what my impression of the ammount of acclaim a movie has received for the ratio but rather what the ammount of acclaim a website thinks a movie has based on the votes from it's users. Some of these movies I have not seen for a long time, so my feelings about them are not as immediate in my memory, but maybe it will give some dicussion. I Am SamShrekThe CoolerCrash (2005)In AmericaSelenaMillion Dollar BabyThe Wedding SingerChungking ExpressThe Lion KingEmpire RecordsAnything ElseMeet The ParentsTrue LiesBreathlessThe Nutty Professor (1996)Bad Boys IIJules and JimOpen WaterWhale RiderAmerican PieToy Story10 Things I Hate About YouSwingersGrand CanyonRuthless PeopleHappy, TexasWhat the #$*! Do We Know?!BanditsA Fish Called WandaThe Whole Nine YardsHigh FidelityMen In Black IIVanilla SkyE.T.The GameThe Truman ShowLiar LiarFahrenheit 9/11CollateralMeet the FockersField of DreamsLawrence of ArabiaBig DaddyThe GraduateHaiku TunnelAlien Vs. PredatorArlington RoadLa Femme NikitaGladiatorThe Motorcycle Diaries Also, I have added the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to the overrated list for this group. I also want to say I often hope my list in this area will stay short. Many of these movies I have had an impression from the start that I would not like it. I usually have a good sense ahead of time about what movies I will like more or less. I can't tell exactly how much I will like a movie, but I'm usually pretty close on the general range of how much I may like it. Most of these movies I was coerced into seeing. Some of you may argue that the fact that I told myself I didn't want to see it in the first place may have had an effect on how much I liked it. Such as if I go in telling myself I won't like it, I'll probably find more reasons not to like it. That may be true to some extent, but not enough to really effect my decision that much. Go ahead and ask me about these selections and make a list of your own using whatever criteria you feel is appropriate. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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