The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film starring Eddie Murphy.
It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Jerry Lewis, which itself was a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
The film co-stars Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, and John Ales.
Filming began on May 8, 1995 and concluded on September 8, 1995.
The original music score was composed by David Newman.
The film won Best Makeup at the 69th Academy Awards.[3][4]