Ernie Klump Jr. Wanda Sykes as Chantal Freda Payne as Claudine Nikki Cox as Miss Taylor Stamos (Credited as Bright Student) Chris Elliott as Restaurant Manager Earl Boen as Dr. Knoll Charles Napier as Four Star General Gabriel Williams as Isaac Additionally, Kathleen Freeman makes an uncredited appearance as Denise's neighbor who witnesses Sherman proposing to her. Freeman previously portrayed Millie Lemmon in the original 1963 film. Music Reception Box office Nutty Professor II: The Klumps grossed over $42.5 million in its opening weekend and went on to a total gross of over $123.3 million in the United States beating out Thomas and the Magic Railroad. It earned an additional $43 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $166.3 million worldwide. Critical response Unlike the first film, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps received unfavorable reviews from critics. Adjectives such as "obnoxious", "lowbrow", "bloated", and "unfunny" cropped up frequently in reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 27% and an average rating of 4.5/10, based on reviews from 89 critics. The site's consensus states that "While Eddie Murphy is still hilarious as the entire Klump family, the movie falls apart because of uneven pacing, a poor script, and skits that rely on being gross rather than funny." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 38 out of 100, a score that indicates generally unfavorable reviews, based on reviews from 34 critics. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on a scale of A+ to F. Salon.com's reviewer gave the movie one of its few positive notices, and offered the praise "cheerfully vulgar". The New Yorker's Anthony Lane was particularly severe; in addition to hating the film, he dismissed Murphy's playing of multiple characters as "minstrelling", and charged the actor with "at once feeding us what we like and despising us for swallowing it." Most critics gave a generally negative assessment of the movie with at least a nod towards Murphy's versatility and comic talent. Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, noting that while it was "raucous" and "scatological," the film overall proved to be "very funny" and "never less than amazing." Variety's Joe Leydon wrote: "Be prepared to laugh less at a lot more of the same thing in this overbearing but underwhelming sequel." See also The Nutty Professor (film series) References External links 2000 films 2000s fantasy