The Nutty Professor (1963 film)
The Nutty Professor is a 1963 comedy film starring Jerry Lewis as an Absent-Minded Professor who, after being bullied and taunted, invents a serum that turns him into an incredibly handsome, strong and popular man named Buddy Love. His new personality gives him the confidence to pursue one of his students, Stella Purdy.
Was remade in 1996 as an Eddie Murphy vehicle.
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Tropes used in The Nutty Professor (1963 film) include:
- Absent-Minded Professor
- Casanova: Buddy Love.
- Fantastic Drug
- Jekyll and Hyde
- The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body: Buddy Love starts as just being Sherman in a smaller, slimmer body. But the massive influx of testosterone (as well as confidence and social recognition) causes so many alterations to his personality that he's soon almost literally an entirely different person.
- No Indoor Voice: Buddy.
- Sexier Alter Ego: The titular professor invents a way to change from a nerdy looking fellow into a smooth ladies man.
- Villain Protagonist: Buddy at first, until it becomes clear that he's a completely separate persona and plans to take over Sherman's life.