11 interesting facts about the film “The Nutty Professor” (1996) that many people don’t know (9 photos)

The comedy "The Nutty Professor" (1996) starring Eddie Murphy won the hearts of millions of viewers. Viewers enjoyed watching Eddie Murphy, disguised as a fat man, struggle with his thin alter ego.





1. In the film “The Nutty Professor,” Eddie Murphy played as many as 7 roles, namely Sherman Klump, Buddy Love (Sherman’s alter ego), Sherman’s mom, dad, grandmother and brother, as well as Lance Perkins.

Initially, it was even planned for Eddie Murphy to also play the role of the nephew. The creators tried to put Eddie Murphy's face on the young actor Mixon, but in the end nothing good came of it. Therefore, Jamal Nixon became the only member of the Klump family not played by Eddie Murphy.



In general, playing several roles is Eddie Murphy's trick. He often played different roles in the same film. Take such films as “Coming to America”, “Vampire in Brooklyn”, “The Tricks of Norbit”, etc.

2. The creation of the thickening costumes was carried out by the famous makeup artist Rick Baker, who previously received an Oscar for makeup in the film “An American Werewolf in London.”





The “fat” suits themselves were made of spandex, inside of which there was urethane foam and bags of liquid that simulated the shaking of fat.

3. This film is a remake of the film of the same name, which was released back in 1963. And this film is, in turn, a parody of Robert Stevenson's story "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

So, the main role in the 1963 film was played by actor Jerry Lewis, and he also became the executive producer of the 1996 film. Initially, Jerry Lewis wanted to play a cameo role in the remake, but later abandoned this idea.

4. Remember the dialogue between Buddy Love and comedian Reggie? So, basically this dialogue was pure improvisation.



5. In order to film the family dinner scene, Eddie Mary had to play each role separately. In order to make the dialogues seem alive, during filming he was played an audio recording with dialogues of his family members. Eddie just had to add his lines depending on which family member he was playing at the time.



6. Eddie Murphy said in one of his interviews that the image of Grandma Klump is based on the famous comedian Moms Mabley, who constantly played the role of a certain granny.



7. With a budget of $54 million, The Nutty Professor earned nearly $274 million at the worldwide box office. It was a great success, especially for Eddie Murphy, as the film became the first of his career to earn over $100 million.



8. Comedian Reggie Warrington got his name in honor of the brothers Reginald and Warrington Hudlin, who worked with Eddie Murphy on the film Boomerang (1992).

9. Remember the scene when Professor Klump takes a Snickers candy bar from the table and begins to eat it. For the UK release, Snickers was replaced by the "Chocky" chocolate bar.

10. In order to make fat Sherman Klump out of Eddie Murphy, make-up artists had to spend about 3 hours a day.



11. Many viewers began to compare the film “The Nutty Professor” with the comedy “The Mask” with Jim Carrey, released two years earlier. In principle, this makes some sense, because in both of these films the main character is a modest and indecisive character who develops a rebellious alter ego.



But apparently the audience simply did not know that the film "The Nutty Professor" is a remake of the 1963 film, and not a plagiarism of "The Mask". By the way, I recommend that you read my separate article about how the film “The Mask” was filmed. I'm sure you'll like it.

By the way, the director of the film “The Nutty Professor” is Tom Shadyac, who previously directed another film with Jim Carrey, namely “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.” And later he would make two more films with Jim Carrey - “Liar, Liar” and “Bruce Almighty”.