Imagine having a great idea, and making it come to life! That's exactly what Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) did. Professor Klump has always been challenged with being over weight all his life, and he's always had a problem with it but since he's had a new found admirer Carla (Jada Pickett) who is an admirer or Professor Klump and his work is a chemist graduate student at Wellman College. Losing weight is never an easy task but can definitely be something much harder for a heavier person to do. Especially coming from a family that embraces being overweight.
Klump works up enough courage to ask Carla if she wants to go on a date, surprisingly she says yes. Everything goes well throughout the whole date until they both attend a comedy club that brings the date to a horrible ending. Reggie Warrington (Dave Chappelle) is the comedian of the night that uses Klump as the main topic of his jokes, he mainly talks about Klumps weight that goes a little overboard and becomes a very uncomfortable situation for both Carla and Klump. After that night at the comedy club this is the moment where Klump makes the decision to take the formula that hasn't been tested yet on himself in desperate need to lose weight. A DNA restructing weight loss formula that the professor has been working on for some time seems to be the only answer that would be quick and easy with helping him to start losing weight, so he thought. The DNA restructing weight loss formula inevitably does not work and turns Professor Klump to some type of alter ego named Buddy Love (Eddie Murphy) that is a sex crazed man that is extremely outspoken and rude. Although Professor Klump had lost a lot of weight and looked ideal like he wanted the attitude of Buddy Love was not what he was expecting.
When Buddy Love first derives he's not that bad to Klump because he's ultimately having fun in a slimmer body. But when Buddy decides to take credit for Klumps DNA restructing weight loss formula things began to take a turn for the worst and Klump realizes that he needs to get rid of Buddy fast. He ultimately destroys any trace of Buddy in effort to getting rid of him but Buddy stages a diet drink that Klump drinks and brings Buddy back to life in time to try and take credit of everything. Buddy testosterone levels are extremely high (60,000%) which makes him eventually end up transforming back into Klump.The lighting, setting and costume and makeup ties this entire film into realism. Although some things that are portrayed throughout the film doesn't serve as a real function most of it did. For an example a DNA restructing weight loss formula more than likely won't turn a human being into another human being. The setting of the film takes place in the 90's current time during the time it was made. That assumption can be made because of the way the actors are dressed in 90's attire. Their environment presented evidence as well, we as an audience can make the assumption that it took place in the 90's because the actors are attending a predominantly black comedy show something that has not been around during the 20's and 30's. The actors costums and make-up fit the theme of the film. Klumps attire is professional looking because he is a teacher at Wellman college, the students dress as students would, and Klumps families attire gives the idea to the audience that they maybe southern people because their clothes aren't too flashy, just really ordinary and plain looking.
The film touched every aspect of mis-en-scene making the cast and the lighting reflect the moods and actions that were being taken place.
Sources:
Murphy, Eddie, and Jada Pinkett-Smith, perf. The Nutty Professor. 1996. Universal Pictures. DVD.
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