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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Brian Robbins |
| Stars: |
Cuba Gooding Jr. |
| Actors: |
Eddie Griffin |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Comedy |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Full Frame |
| UPC: |
097361245942 |
| Release Date: |
2007 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 42min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Full Frame, 1hr 42min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (June 05, 2007)
UPC: 097361245942 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
David Ronn |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Norbit (Eddie Murphy, channeling Buckwheat and Woody Allen) is a shy, nebbishy fellow, raised by Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy again) in a combination orphanage/Chinese restaurant in Boiling Springs, Tennessee. As a child, Norbit comes to love Kate, a fellow orphan, but the soulmates are separated when Kate is adopted. Enter Rasputia, an aggressive, plus-sized 10-year-old who protects him from bullies and demands his romantic loyalty, much like her thuggish older brothers demand "protection" money from all the merchants in Boiling Springs. Rasputia and Norbit eventually marry--and the peevish adult Rasputia is played to great comic effect by Eddie Murphy in a fat suit. Although Rasputia is controlling, unfaithful, hideous-looking, and always madder than a hornet, she and Norbit make a life together, albeit one based on inertia, fear, and complacency. <br> <br> The bubble bursts when the now-grown Kate (Thandie Newton) returns to Boiling Springs to buy Mr. Wong's orphanage. Norbit's love is rekindled, and he mu... |
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