Title from container. Anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1). Disc numbering on container. The nutty professor I: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Dave Chappelle. The nutty professor II: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller. Bowfinger: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Robert Downey, Jr., Terence Stamp. Life: Eddie Murphy, Ned Beatty, Martin Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, Bernie Mac, Heavy D. Films originally released 1996-2000. "The nutty professor" is a remake of the 1963 film; "The nutty professor II : the Klumps" is a sequel to "The nutty professor" (1996).
Contents:
Life / written by Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone ; directed by Ted Demme (1999 ; 107 min.). Nutty professor II, the Klumps / screenplay, Barry W. Blaustein [and others] ; directed by Peter Segal (2000 ; 107 min.) -- Bowfinger / written by Steve Martin ; directed by Frank Oz (1999 ; 97 min.) -- Life / written by Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone ; directed by Ted Demme (1999 ; 107 min.).
Summary:
The nutty professor I: An overweight chemist creates a potion to make him the lean and charming self-centered Buddy Love. The nutty professor II: Professor Klump finds romance with a lovely fellow geneticist. When his alter ego Buddy Love breaks out and threatens trouble, its up to the rest of the hefty Klump family to save the day. Bowfinger: With the help of Jiff Ramsey, brother to Hollywood's biggest star, Hollywood's least successful director stops at nothing to get him into his latest low-budget film. Life: In an effort to pay off a debt and restore a reputation, a con-artist and a conservative bank teller are travel south on a bootlegging run for some quick cash where there is no limit to their comical misfortune.
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