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The Nutty Professor
Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy broad physical comedy, affectionate romantic stakes, and playful identity-switching with a sentimental heart.
- Tone
- playful, warm, lighthearted
- Payoff
- amusement, swoon
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- body image, self-acceptance, romance, identity, scientific ambition
- Setting
- contemporary, university campus and family home
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