The Nutty Professor (1996)

Name: The Nutty Professor
Released: 1996

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.

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance

What to watch after The Nutty Professor

Boomerang (1992) — Eddie Murphy produced both
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
The Nut Job (2014) — Same feel: feel-good, fun
The Golden Child (1986) — Same feel: fun, whimsical
Harlem Nights (1989) — Eddie Murphy produced both