Norbit

This article is about the 2007 American comedy film. For the family of logic gates in electronics, see NORBIT.

Norbit
A morbidly obese woman wearing pink lingerie crawls on top of a terrified small man wearing big glasses. The tagline reads "Have you ever made a really big mistake"
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Robbins
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Charles Murphy
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyClark Mathis
Edited byNed Bastille
Music byDavid Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[1][2]
Box office$159 million[1]

Norbit is a 2007 American comedy film, directed by Brian Robbins, and co-written by, co-produced by, and starring Eddie Murphy. The film co-stars Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Marlon Wayans, and Charlie Murphy. It was released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures on February 9, 2007. Eddie Murphy portrays multiple roles including the eponymous Norbit and his abusive obese wife Rasputia. Norbit, unhappily married, is reunited with his childhood sweetheart Kate, but must contend with Rasputia and her brothers.

The film was a box office success, grossing $159 million worldwide against a production budget of $60 million. It was negatively received by critics and was nominated for eight Golden Raspberry Awards, and also received a nomination for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Makeup.

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