Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000 Comedy

Overweight scientific genius Sherman Klump and his extended family are back in this sequel to the 1996 comedy smash The Nutty Professor. Sherman (played once again by Eddie Murphy) has come up with a discovery that ought to make him a multimillionaire: a youth serum that turns back the user's body clock. Sherman has also found time for a social life and has fallen in love with Denise Gains (Janet Jackson), a brilliant woman involved in DNA research. Sherman and Denise are engaged, but Sherman is still troubled by Buddy Love, the dark side of his personality that he wants to purge from his psyche forever. He persuades Denise to help him by splicing Buddy out of his DNA structure, but the experiment doesn't go as planned: instead of destroying Buddy, Sherman and Denise free him, and Buddy's first order of business is to get his hands on Sherman's youth serum, which Sherman has hidden at his family's house. In addition to Klump and Love, Murphy also plays Mama, Papa, Grandma, and nephew Ernie Klump, thanks to the makeup magic of Rick Baker. more..

Director: Peter Segal

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales, Richard Gant

Reviews

  • Eight different characters, all played by Murphy, all convincing, each with its own personality. This is not just a stunt. It is some kind of brilliance.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    26 April 2013

  • Frequently hilarious.

    Bob Graham - The San Francisco Chronicle

    26 April 2013

  • When have we seen the same performer playing both parts in a sexual situation? It happens here, not once but twice.

    Mike Clark - USA Today

    26 April 2013

  • Messy and scattershot, with a plot that's little more than a dirty version of ''Flubber.''

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • There's a whole lotta latex goin' on. The trouble is that not enough else is going on.

    Jay Carr - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Make-Up

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2001)

     
  • David Newman

    BMI Film & TV Awards (2001)

  • Best Song

    Black Reel Awards (2001)

     
  • Favorite Actor - Comedy

    Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2001)

     
  • Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature

    Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards (2001)