To the surprise of many - including me - TNP proved quite successful at the box office and also was pretty well-regarded critically. (Murphy played Richard Simmons-clone Lance Perkins in one scene as well.) Here, Murphy briefly but effectively took on the parts of four additional characters, all of whom were Sherman’s relatives: Papa, Mama, brother Ernie and Grandma. The comic frenzy encountered through those two characters might have been enough, but one aspect of TNP that endeared it to audiences was the Klump family. Mainly he appeared as tubby but sweetly lovable professor Sherman Klump, but Murphy also acted as Sherman’s handsome but nasty alter ego Buddy Love, the result of some weight loss experiments. In 1996, he starred in a remake of Jerry Lewis’ The Nutty Professor and audaciously played multiple roles. Flop after flop ensued, a trend that even some returns to the well - with 1990’s Another 48 Hours and 1994’s Beverly Hills Cop III - couldn’t reverse.Īnd then Murphy discovered the Klumps. He continued to sell tickets after the debacle that was 1986’s Golden Child - both 1987’s Beverly Hills Cop II and 1988’s Coming to America proved financially successful - but after that, he spent many years in the wilderness. Ill-conceived vanity projects like The Golden Child and his musical album “How Can It Be?” show that he really started to believe his own hype.Īs such, Murphy experienced a long slump. After quick success as a Saturday Night Live cast member and a string of hit movies such as 48 Hours, Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop established him as a huge box office draw, Murphy got too big for his britches. What goes up must come down, as Eddie Murphy inevitably learned in the late Eighties and early Nineties. Spotlight On Location: The Making Of Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Feature Commentary with Director Peter Segal A Conversation with Director Peter Segal and Producer Brian Grazer Deleted Scene: The House Fantasy Extended Scene: The Restaurant Makeup: A Time-Lapsed Look At The Makeup Application Storyboards And Final Feature Comparison Outtakes Janet Jackson " Doesn't Really Matter" Music Video Theatrical Trailer DVD-ROM Features And More! Widescreen 1.85:1/16x9 audio English DD 5.1, French DD 5.1 subtitles none closed-captioned single sided - dual layered 20 chapters rated PG-13 $26.98 street date 12/5/00. Opening Weekend: $42.518 million (3242 screens). Now, it's up to Mama, Papa, Ernie and Granny Klump to throw their weight around and save the day in this whopping, gut-busting comedy Good Morning America calls an "incredible piece of filmmaking." Applauded by audiences and critics alike, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper give Nutty Professor II: The Klumps "two thumbs up."Įddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Alesīudget: $84 million. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out…and a big piece of the action. The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson), and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps - Collector's Edition (2000)Īmerica's funniest family is back for seconds! Eddie Murphy is hilarious when he stars as the entire Klump family in this enormous comedy blockbuster.
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