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Norbit

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
74K
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Eddie Murphy in Norbit (2007)
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  • Romance
A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
74K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,961
53
  • Director
    • Brian Robbins
  • Writers
    • Eddie Murphy(screenplay)
    • Charlie Murphy(screenplay)
    • Jay Scherick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Thandiwe Newton
    • Terry Crews
Top credits
  • Director
    • Brian Robbins
  • Writers
    • Eddie Murphy(screenplay)
    • Charlie Murphy(screenplay)
    • Jay Scherick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Thandiwe Newton
    • Terry Crews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 354User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Eddie Murphy in Norbit (2007)
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    Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, and Thandiwe Newton in Norbit (2007)
    Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, and Lester Speight in Norbit (2007)
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    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Norbitas Norbit…
    Thandiwe Newton
    Thandiwe Newton
    • Kate Thomasas Kate Thomas
    Terry Crews
    Terry Crews
    • Big Jack Latimoreas Big Jack Latimore
    Clifton Powell
    Clifton Powell
    • Earl Latimoreas Earl Latimore
    Lester Speight
    Lester Speight
    • Blue Latimoreas Blue Latimore
    • (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight)
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Deion Hughesas Deion Hughes
    Eddie Griffin
    Eddie Griffin
    • Pope Sweet Jesusas Pope Sweet Jesus
    Katt Williams
    Katt Williams
    • Lord Have Mercyas Lord Have Mercy
    Floyd Levine
    Floyd Levine
    • Abe the Tailoras Abe the Tailor
    Anthony Russell
    Anthony Russell
    • Giovannias Giovanni
    Pat Crawford Brown
    Pat Crawford Brown
    • Mrs. Hendersonas Mrs. Henderson
    Jeanette Miller
    Jeanette Miller
    • Mrs. Colemanas Mrs. Coleman
    Michael Colyar
    Michael Colyar
    • Morris the Barberas Morris the Barber
    Marlon Wayans
    Marlon Wayans
    • Busteras Buster
    Alexis Rhee
    Alexis Rhee
    • Mrs. Ling Ling Wongas Mrs. Ling Ling Wong
    Khamani Griffin
    Khamani Griffin
    • Norbit - Age 5as Norbit - Age 5
    Austin Reid
    Austin Reid
    • Norbit - Age 9as Norbit - Age 9
    Lindsey Sims-Lewis
    Lindsey Sims-Lewis
    • Rasputia - Age 10as Rasputia - Age 10
    • Director
      • Brian Robbins
    • Writers
      • Eddie Murphy(screenplay) (story)
      • Charlie Murphy(screenplay) (story)
      • Jay Scherick(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      To play Rasputia, Eddie Murphy undergoes 2 to 3 hours of makeup and had to wear a "fat" suit that weighed 34 kilograms. The process was similar with playing Mr. Wong which took 2 to 2 1/2 hours with gloves and dentures.
    • Goofs
      Mr. Wong is supposed to be Chinese, but talks with a Japanese accent.
    • Quotes

      Teen Attendant: Excuse me ma'am. We have a 300 lb weight limit.

      Rasputia: I don't weigh no damn 300 lbs. I weigh 165! How YOU doin'?

    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Standing in the Safety Zone
      Written by Sally Jones

      Performed by The Fairfield Four

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews354

    Review
    Top review
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    First let me say ... I am an Eddie Murphy fan. I think he's a comic genius. And that's why I was so surprised to see him star in and even write such a low level and offensive comedy.

    The first few minutes of the film started out with a little promise, but it didn't take long for the film to fall to such a low level that I cringed from early in until the movie was over. And even though I watched to nearly the end, I demanded my money back. It's only the second time I've ever done that, and I'm an avid film goer.

    What was so offensive? I don't know where to begin. Most obviously, every "fat" gag in the book was used. Eddie Murphy plays an overweight woman who is ugly and evil, and every nasty thing you can think to say about her is said. To make it worse, the leading lady is Thandie Newton who is extremely thin, which only goes to further emphasize the other extreme.

    Maybe Eddie Murphy thought he could get away with this because he shows, in The Nutty Professor, how an overweight man can "get the girl". But, really, that just shows the extreme double standard that remains when it comes to overweight men versus women.

    Now, I'm a realist, and I know that the double standard is not Eddie Murphy's fault. Still, he plays on it here in such a nasty way that it offended me, an open minded, in-shape male. And for those who argue that it's the character's attitude and not her weight that made her "the bad guy", then why make her fat in the first place. And why have so many nasty fat jokes.

    The movie was offensive on other levels too. The racial humor wasn't funny. There are some lines with attempts at humor that really go too far. Many of you who have seen it will understand what I mean. And those who haven't, I hope you don't support this film out of curiosity. Please, wait for cable. There is nothing in this that you can't wait to see.

    I heard that it was Eddie Murphy's brother who came up with this idea. If EM did this as a favor to his brother, he could have done his brother, and himself a bigger favor by bringing Charlie in on a better project and tossing this script.

    On the one positive note: Eddie Murphy does put his all into these characters as always. His job as Norbit gets lost in the low class, low level "comedy". Even though I just saw the film, I had to really remember that his performance as Norbit was decent. All I can think about is how offended I was, and how thoroughly depressed an overweight woman sitting at the end of my row looked throughout most of the film (she left before I did).
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    • Feb 9, 2007

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Norbit Và Cô Nàng Bé Bự
    • Filming locations
      • Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Davis Entertainment
      • Tollin/Robbins Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $95,673,607
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,195,434
      • Feb 11, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $159,814,490
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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