A brilliant but shy professor invents a wild serum to win the woman of his dreams.
Feel-good, with big broad humor. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 27, 2026.
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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