The Nutty Professor (1996 film)/Trivia

• Acting for Two: Eddie Murphy plays the lead. He also plays the alternate persona. And a celebrity fitness instructor... And his entire family (barring one child and one of the two grandparents).
  • The sequel was actually called The Klumps, making Eddie Murphy's scenes with one actress and several of his own characters into the core of the film.
• Career Resurrection: The 1996 remake was Eddie Murphy's comeback after years of decline.
• Disowned Adaptation: Jerry Lewis was supportive of Eddie Murphy's remake until he saw how much Toilet Humor there was.
• Reality Subtext: Siskel and Ebert noted that the film came off a bit like an apology from Murphy for much of his recent work, with Buddy Love being the typical unsympathetic character he'd spent a lot of time playing, while Professor Klump is a more likable character that people want to see more of.
• Talking to Himself: All members of the Klump family (barring Ernie "Hercules" Klump, Jr.), Buddy Love, and Richard Simmons expy Lance Perkins are played by Eddie Murphy.
• Throw It In: Much of the dialogue between Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle was improvised.