a ISBN B-00-0PATZJ-W

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title ger

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

a Classification number DVD 005496

a Personal name Robbins, Brian,

d Dates associated with a name 1963-

a Title Norbit

h Medium DVD

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Dreamworks Video

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 102 min

a Summary, etc Eddie Murphy stars and stars in this very broad and raucous comedy that finds the Oscar-nominated Dreamgirls actor revisiting the multiple-character shtick that worked so well for him in Coming to America and The Nutty Professor. The latter's makeup-effects artist, Rick Baker, once again transforms Murphy into a variety of grotesques and caricatures, including the hugely fat, monstrous Rasputia, the Asian Mr. Wong, and the timorous Norbit, a nervous orphan raised by Wong and married to Rasputia. The latter, a member of a construction family with a plan to turn Wong's orphanage into a strip club, is a relentlessly narcissistic shrew who puts the screws on Norbit at every turn, especially when he rediscovers his love for an old friend, Kate (Thandie Newton). Kate's wish to buy and maintain the orphanage herself is secretly compromised by her fiancé (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who is in cahoots with Rasputia's family and using Norbit to further their agenda. Extraordinarily silly, frequently crude and mean-spirited to an extreme, Norbit is far more sour than The Nutty Professor. But there are moments of inspiration, especially a wedding interrupted by wannabe pimps who launch a profane gospel groove, and a dog that talks to Norbit while he is semi-conscious. For the most part, though, Norbit impresses as a technical marvel utilizing careful shot design and skillful editing. Murphy participates in several remarkable, three-character scenes in which he happens to be all three characters, and those moments move so briskly it's easy to forget one is looking at a comic stunt.

a Language note Languages : English, Turkish, German

a Language note Subtitles : English, Turkish, German

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Comedy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Romance

a Personal name Eddie Murphy

a Personal name Thandie Newton

a Personal name Terry Crews

a Personal name Clifton Powell

a Personal name Mighty Rasta

a Personal name Cuba Gooding Jr

a Personal name Eddie Griffin

a Personal name Katt Williams

a Personal name Floyd Levine

a Personal name Anthony Russell

a Personal name Pat Crawford Brown

a Personal name Jeanette Miller

a Personal name Michael Colyar

a Personal name Marlon Wayans

a Personal name Alexis Rhee

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