The Nutty Professor

In “The Nutty Professor,” directed by Tom Shadyac, Eddie Murphy stars as the kind-hearted but obese Professor Sherman Klump, who invents a miraculous weight-loss potion in an attempt to win the heart of his crush, Carla Purty. However, the potion transforms him into the slim but obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, leading to a series of comedic and chaotic events as Sherman struggles to control his new persona.