

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.
Acting
Marlon Wayans commits to physical comedy like his rent depends on it.
Direction
Penelope Spheeris brings punk-rock energy to studio comedy.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI sensory gags that look genuinely gross and great.

Director
Penelope Spheeris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Penelope Spheeris's follow-up to The Beverly Hillbillies, making her the unlikely bridge between Decline of Western Civilization and Marlon Wayans eating spicy wings.
Released during the 1998 comedy boom when every studio needed a 'high concept' vehicle for a rising Black comedian—this one barely broke even and helped kill the subgenre until Ride Along resurrected it.