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.
The Nutty Professor has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 08 Jun 2005
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
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Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
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Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
Review of The Nutty Professor (1996)
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The Nutty Professor was released in 1996 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 422 reviews, giving The Nutty Professor (1996) an average rating of 57%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 67%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 61%.
With a score of 57%, The Nutty Professor is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
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