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Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.
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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.
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Directed by: Julio Macat, Tom Shadyac, Sally Thornton
Written by: Bill Richmond, Jerry Lewis
Produced by: Karen Kehela Sherwood, Mark Lipsky, Jerry Lewis
Composed by: David Newman
Cast

Eddie Murphy
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie

Jada Pinkett Smith
Carla Purty

James Coburn
Harlan Hartley

Larry Miller
Dean Richmond

Dave Chappelle
Reggie Warrington

John Ales
Jason

Patricia Wilson
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Jamal Mixon
Ernie Klump Jr.

Nichole McAuley
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Hamilton von Watts
Health Instructor
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