Top Billed Cast

Eddie Murphy
Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Thandiwe Newton
Kate Thomas
Terry Crews
Big Jack Latimore
Clifton Powell
Earl Latimore
Lester Speight
Blue Latimore
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Deion Hughes
Katt Williams
Lord Have Mercy
Marlon Wayans
Buster
Eddie Griffin
Pope Sweet Jesus
Richard Gant
Preacher
Floyd Levine
Abe the Tailor
Anthony Russell
Giovanni
Pat Crawford Brown
Mrs. Henderson
Jeanette Miller
Mrs. Coleman
Michael Colyar
Morris the Barber
Alexis Rhee
Mrs. Ling Ling Wong
Rob Huebel
Excited Man on TV
John J West
Choir Member
John Gatins
Attendant
Khamani Griffin
Norbit - Age 5
Lindsey Sims-Lewis
Rasputia - Age 10
China Anderson
Kate - Age 5
Kristen Schaal
Event Organizer
Susan Beaubian
Shop Owner
Charlie Murphy
Floyd the Dog (voice)
Hayley Marie Norman
Ex-Wife
Sara Sanderson
Ex-Wife
Smith Cho
Ex-Wife
Lonnie Henderson
Beautician
Bruna Rubio
Stripper (uncredited)
Anastacia McPherson
Waitress (Uncredited)
Donna Medine
Choir Member
Mason Knight
Boy at Schoolyard

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jan 06 2025

Eddie Murphy does just about everything here, except make me laugh, in this unsophisticated romp that makes the "Carry On" films look like Ingmar Bergman. To be fair he's adaptable - thanks almost entirely to the skills of the Oscar nominated make-up team (33 folks get credited!) - as he plays the eponymous geek, his own larger-than-life wife "Rasputia" and his adopted Chinese dad "Wong" who runs the orphanage into which he was unceremoniously dumped as a baby. When fellow orphan "Kate" (Thandiwe Newton) returns to their hometown, he is desperate to rekindle their childhood friendship but he's ...