---
title: 'The Nutty Professor (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Shadyac'
released: '1996-06-28'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nutty-professor-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117218/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Nutty Professor (1996)

1996 · 91 min · Science Fiction, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American comedy film starring Eddie Murphy as the titular character. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Jerry Lewis. The remake, directed by Tom Shadyac, co-stars Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, and John Ales. Filming began on May 8, 1995 and wrapped on September 8, 1995. The original music score was composed by David Newman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom Shadyac](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-shadyac)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Shadyac](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-shadyac), [Jerry Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lewis), [Steve Oedekerk](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-oedekerk), [David Sheffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-sheffield), [Barry W. Blaustein](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-w-blaustein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman-2)
- **Producer:** [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer), [Russell Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-simmons)
- **Director of Photography:** [Don Zimmerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-zimmerman)
- **Editor:** [Don Zimmerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-zimmerman)

## Cast

- [James Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coburn)
- [Ned Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-luke)
- [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jada-pinkett-smith)
- [David Ramsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ramsey)
- [Dave Chappelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-chappelle)
- [Eddie Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-murphy)
- [Lisa Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-boyle)
- [Montell Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/montell-jordan)
- [John Ales](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ales)
- [Larry Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-miller)
- [Jamal Mixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamal-mixon)

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