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.
Acting
Murphy's prosthetic-laden triple role is technically impressive, morally debatable.
Practical Effects
Rick Baker's makeup work deserved better material than this.
Director
Brian Robbins
Eddie Murphy
Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Thandiwe Newton
Kate Thomas
Terry Crews
Big Jack Latimore
Clifton Powell
Earl Latimore
Lester Speight
Blue Latimore
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Deion Hughes
Eddie Griffin
Pope Sweet Jesus
Katt Williams
Lord Have Mercy
Floyd Levine
Abe the Tailor
Anthony Russell
Giovanni
Pat Crawford Brown
Mrs. Henderson
Jeanette Miller
Mrs. Coleman
Michael Colyar
Morris the Barber
Marlon Wayans
Buster
Alexis Rhee
Mrs. Ling Ling Wong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rick Baker won an Oscar for Best Makeup the same year; his Norbit work went unnominated, which tells you everything.
This film nearly torpedoed Murphy's Dreamgirls Oscar campaign; Academy voters reportedly used it as a punchline.
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