Norbit

Titolo originale: Norbit
Regia: Brian Robbins |
Anno: 2007
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia
Tag: orphanage | overweight woman |
Cast: Eddie Murphy | Thandiwe Newton | Terry Crews | Clifton Powell | Lester Speight | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Katt Williams | Marlon Wayans | Eddie Griffin | Richard Gant | Floyd Levine | Anthony Russell | Pat Crawford Brown | Jeanette Miller | Michael Colyar | Alexis Rhee | Rob Huebel | John J West | John Gatins | Khamani Griffin | Lindsey Sims-Lewis | China Anderson | Kristen Schaal | Susan Beaubian | Charlie Murphy | Hayley Marie Norman | Sara Sanderson | Smith Cho | Lonnie Henderson | Bruna Rubio | Anastacia McPherson | Donna Medine | Mason Knight |

Norbit è un bambino timido cresciuto da Mr. Wong in un ristorante cinese che è anche orfanotrofio. Da grande sposa Rasputia, donna vigorosa e dominatrice, svolgendo una vita piatta e soggiogata dalla moglie e dai suoi fratelli. Fino al giorno in cui in città torna colei che fu il suo primo eterno amore, una bellissima donna di nome Kate, e la sua vita, una volta per tutte, prende finalmente una piega diversa.

Approfondimenti

Of all the live action movies whether or not Eddie Murphy plays more than one character, this is the [...] D
In the July 6, 2020 issue of New York Magazine, Thandie Newton hinted at Eddie Murphy's dissatisfact [...] D
Initially, the producers of the film wanted Rasputia to be played by an obese actress. This idea aro [...] D
This was the final collaboration between Eddie Murphy and makeup effects legend Rick Baker. Murphy's [...] D
In the original script Buster (Rasputia's dance teacher) was a heterosexual who faked his homosexual [...] D
Khamani Griffin, who plays 5-year-old Norbit, played Eddie Murphy's son in L'asilo dei papà (2003 [...] D
This is Cuba Gooding Jr.'s second film in which Eddie Murphy played multiple characters. The first w [...] D
The set used in the film is the same one that Una mamma per amica (2000) used as Stars Hollow in the [...] D
Rasputia watches a talk show with a paternity test theme. Before this film was released, Eddie Murph [...] D
When Kate covers Norbit's eyes to surprise him with the bike, her belly shows when her shirt is rais [...] D
Some critics suggested that Eddie Murphy's involvement with this widely-panned movie may have hurt h [...] D
Eddie Murphy took inspiration in writing the movie from watching online home movies where larger Afr [...] D
To make Rasputia's voice, Eddie Murphy placed ice cubes in his throat to get a raspy, high-pitched v [...] D
Many attribute the internationalization of the musical theme "Don't Cha" to this film. D
(at around 55 mins) The car wash scene is a parody of a TV ad featuring Paris Hilton. D
Early prints were shipped under the title 'Jupiter', an apparent allusion to Eddie Murphy's film Plu [...] D
Although some have speculated Eddie Murphy's involvement in this film may have caused him to lose hi [...] D
Terry Crews and Clifton Powell, who play brothers Big Black Jack and Earl respectively, also acted i [...] D
This is the first movie in twelve years that Eddie Murphy has written a story since Vampiro a Brookl [...] D
WILHELM SCREAM: (at around 3 mins) Norbit and Kate watch a "scary movie" on TV, where a scream can b [...] D
Terry Crews and Marlon Wayans both starred in White Chicks together. D
Eddie Murphy plays three roles in this movie. Norbit, Rasputia and Mr. Wong. D
In an interview with the Asbury Park Press in 2007, Brian Wilson claimed this was his favorite movie [...] D
Thandiwe Newton followed a strict diet during filming The script described Kate as much thinner than [...] D
(at around 1h 30 mins) The scene in which Rasputia fights against the friends and allies of Norbit w [...] D
Eddie Murphy wrote the script with his brother, Charlie Murphy. D
Much of Rasputia's character's wardrobe was adjusted so that the audience would really see her as a [...] D
To build on Rasputia's bizarre and rude personality, Eddie Murphy was suggested to watch various Ame [...] D
Some of the locations, sets and scenery were recycled from the Garfield: Il film (2004) film set. D
WatchMOJO lists Norbit number 10 on its top worst comedy movies list. D
In the USA, this movie was originally rated R but was reduced to PG-13 on appeal. D
To play Rasputia, Eddie Murphy undergoes 2 to 3 hours of makeup and had to wear a "fat" suit that we [...] D
According to Thandie Newton, the movie was originally going to be darker. The first draft Newton rea [...] D