Comedy

Norbit

- Have You Ever Made A Really Big Mistake?

A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Release Date : 2007-02-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Tollin/Robbins ProductionsDavis EntertainmentDreamWorks PicturesEddie Murphy Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong

Original Name : Eddie Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kate Thomas

Original Name : Thandiwe Newton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Big Jack Latimore

Original Name : Terry Crews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl Latimore

Original Name : Clifton Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blue Latimore

Original Name : Lester Speight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deion Hughes

Original Name : Cuba Gooding Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Have Mercy

Original Name : Katt Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buster

Original Name : Marlon Wayans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pope Sweet Jesus

Original Name : Eddie Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Preacher

Original Name : Richard Gant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abe the Tailor

Original Name : Floyd Levine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giovanni

Original Name : Anthony Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Henderson

Original Name : Pat Crawford Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Coleman

Original Name : Jeanette Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Morris the Barber

Original Name : Michael Colyar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Ling Ling Wong

Original Name : Alexis Rhee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Excited Man on TV

Original Name : Rob Huebel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Member

Original Name : John J West

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : John Gatins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norbit - Age 5

Original Name : Khamani Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rasputia - Age 10

Original Name : Lindsey Sims-Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kate - Age 5

Original Name : China Anderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Event Organizer

Original Name : Kristen Schaal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shop Owner

Original Name : Susan Beaubian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Floyd the Dog (voice)

Original Name : Charlie Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ex-Wife

Original Name : Hayley Marie Norman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ex-Wife

Original Name : Sara Sanderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ex-Wife

Original Name : Smith Cho

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beautician

Original Name : Lonnie Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helga

Original Name : Marianne Muellerleile

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stripper (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruna Rubio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waitress (Uncredited)

Original Name : Anastacia McPherson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Choir Member

Original Name : Donna Medine

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-06

Eddie Murphy does just about everything here, except make me laugh, in this unsophisticated romp that makes the "Carry On" films look like Ingmar Bergman. To be fair he's adaptable - thanks almost entirely to the skills of the Oscar nominated make-up team (33 folks get credited!) - as he plays the eponymous geek, his own larger-than-life wife "Rasputia" and his adopted Chinese dad "Wong" who runs the orphanage into which he was unceremoniously dumped as a baby. When fellow orphan "Kate" (Thandiwe Newton) returns to their hometown, he is desperate to rekindle their childhood friendship but he's gonna have to deal with his own wife and her fiancé "Delon" (Cuba Gooding Jr). Whilst all of this is going on, the orphanage takes centre stage as "Rasputia" and her hoodlum brothers have designs on the place that is going to makes matters even more awkward for "Norbit" and his romantic plans with "Kate" who is looking to buy the place, too. Can he save the day and get the gal? It might've looked good on the drawing board or perhaps Eddie Murphy just surrounded himself with people ill-prepared to just say no, but after about five minutes it's clear that this is for his die-hard fans only. It reinforces just about every stereotype going but not in a funny way. It's all written as if the audience were supposed to be eight years old watching a pantomime with fake boobs, wobbly bits where there shouldn't be and, well you get the drift. On the plus side, it doesn't hang about and the action comes quick and fast but to be honest, I found myself cringing way more than smiling, let alone giggling. Johnny Depp just about got away with wearing purple in "Wonkaland" in 2005 but it doesn't work for Murphy here at all. Nor does anything else. Puerile and vulgar, sorry.