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Norbit (2007)

PG-13  |   |  Comedy, Drama, Romance  |  9 February 2007 (USA)
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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.

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Norbit is a normal person, who after being adopted by Mr. Wong, ends up being married to the very large, Rasputia. Norbit's childhood love, Kate Thomas arrives back in town to buy the orphanage. Norbit sees this as his chance to get back together with Kate, until he discovers that she is in fact engaged to Deion Hughes. Norbit isn't going to lay this to rest, whilst he tries to survive life with Rasputia, and it looks like Deion also has something he would like to keep secret. Written by simon

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Have You Ever Made A Really Big Mistake?

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, some nudity and language | See all certifications »

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9 February 2007 (USA)  »

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Mad Fat Wife  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,195,434 (USA) (9 February 2007)

Gross:

$95,323,496 (USA) (27 April 2007)
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After Norbit crashes when learning to ride the bicycle, Kate comes up to talk to Norbit. The bicycle is lying on the ground. After Kate helps Norbit up from the ground, the bicycle is leaning on her. See more »

Quotes

Rasputia: little miss skinny bitch gon be there?
Norbit: Oh you mean miss ling ling?
Rasputia: Now you know damn well i aint talkin bout no mis lang lang im talkin about mis thang thang from that picnic
Norbit: Miss thing thing from the picnic? i dont really remember her name. Oh wait i think i remember now! It was a ferign name. Something Russian?
Rasputia: Kate bitch!
Norbit: Oh yes Kate. Well you know i dont know if Kates going to be there.
Rasputia: Well im goin.
Norbit: No! I mean you dont like water parks Rasputia
Rasputia: Who dont like water parks i love, except you ...
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A funny film, so cry me a river.
11 February 2007 | by (Ohio) – See all my reviews

Although it wasn't the absolute funniest movie I've ever seen, Norbit turned out to be a fun filled movie with lots of big names appearing throughout the flick.

The plot is rather obvious, but the characters in the movie create a great comedy setting that can be enjoyed by all, regardless of race and stereotyping. Eddie Murphy does a great job with his three big roles in the movie and the majority of the film kept a smile on my face. It's good to see that Murphy can still do movies that aren't made to adapt to the humor of seven year old's.

If you're offended by sophomoric humor, you might not want to watch ANY movie, let alone Norbit.


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