The Nutty Professor story
University professor, Sherman Klump, develops a miraculous, but experimental, weight-loss pharmaceutical, and hoping to win the affection of the girl of his dreams, tests it upon himself.
14 total · 10 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cure for an as yet uncurable disease | major | Sherman Klump invented a miraculous, but experimental, weight-loss pharmaceutical that worked by rewriting DNA. |
| just be yourself | major | In the end Sherman Klump learned that he didn't need to be Buddy Love to win Carla Purty's heart, instead all he had to do as be his warm and kind hearted self. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | The socially awkward professor Sherman Klump invented a miracle weight-loss pharmaceutical that he took to transform himself into a fit man. |
| obesity | major | The obese Sherman Klump developed a weight-loss pharmaceutical that he took to transform himself into a fit man. |
| parody on life in academia | major | The film is set on a parody of a university campus. |
| romantic love | major | Sherman Klump and Carla Purty. |
| self-confidence | major | Sherman Klump had low self-confidence because of his weight. This was contrasted with his super confident alter ego Buddy love. |
| the human capacity for good and evil | major | The kind and warm Sherman Klump turned into a brash and cocky jerk when in the form of his alter ego Buddy Love. |
| what if I had multiple personalities | major | The kind and warm Sherman Klump turned into a brash and cocky jerk when in the form of his alter ego Buddy Love. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | The obese Sherman Klump took a drug that instantly transformed him into an athletic man. |