Norbit (2007)

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writers (WGA):

Eddie Murphy (screenplay) &
Charles Q. Murphy (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

9 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Have you ever made a really big mistake?

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Pimp | Domestic Violence | Water Slide | Hall

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Thandie Newton	...	Kate Thomas
Terry Crews	...	Big Jack Latimore
Clifton Powell	...	Earl Latimore
Lester Speight	...	Blue Latimore (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight)
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Deion Hughes
Eddie Griffin	...	Pope Sweet Jesus
Katt Williams	...	Lord Have Mercy
Floyd Levine	...	Abe the Tailor
Anthony Russell	...	Giovanni
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Mrs. Henderson
Jeanette Miller	...	Mrs. Coleman
Michael Colyar	...	Morris the Barber
Marlon Wayans	...	Buster
Alexis Rhee	...	Mrs. Ling Ling Wong
Khamani Griffin	...	Norbit - Age 5
Austin Reid	...	Norbit - Age 9
Lindsey Sims-Lewis	...	Rasputia - Age 10
China Anderson	...	Kate - Age 5
Kristen Schaal	...	Event Organizer
Rob Huebel	...	Excited Man on TV
Michael Vossler	...	Bully
Travis Vossler	...	Bully
Mason Knight	...	Boy at Schoolyard
Jonathan Robinson	...	Norbit - Age 17
Yves Lola St. Vil	...	Rasputia - Age 17
Richard Gant	...	Preacher
Susan Beaubian	...	Shop Owner
John Gatins	...	Attendant
Laura Ortiz	...	Teen Attendant
Miles Robbins	...	Kid at Water Park
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Floyd the Dog (voice) (as Charlie Murphy)
Hayley Marie Norman	...	Ex-Wife
Sara Sanderson	...	Ex-Wife
Smith Cho	...	Ex-Wife
Esther Friedman	...	Beautician
Lonnie Henderson	...	Beautician (as Lonnie L. Henderson)
Carmen Rojas	...	Beautician
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Helga
Frank Langley	...	Puppeteer (as Frank Langley IV)
Donald Johnson	...	Charlie
Greta Bommelje	...	Kid
Jesse Mendel	...	Little Girl in the Pool
Kayren Wallace	...	Orphan Girl
Kendra McCulty	...	Moonbounce Kid
Amanda Sawyer	...	Moonbounce Kid
Cameron Ur	...	Moonbounce Kid
Lisa Marie Fernandez	...	Kissing Booth Girl
Taylor Kennedy	...	Basketball Kid
Hakeem Washington	...	Basketball Kid
Fumi Desalu	...	Booty Shaker Girl
Sammy B. Willis	...	Rib Shack Waitress
Shyann Shane Lee	...	Rib Shack Waitress
Richard Corgiat	...	Giovanni Staff
Marc De'Antone	...	Giovanni Staff
Vince Micelli	...	Giovanni Staff
Ollie Rasbury	...	Female Vocalist
Donald Bell	...	Male Vocalist
Ron Cole	...	Wedding Guest
Eurydice Davis	...	Wedding Guest
George Angelo	...	Bar Patron
Anthony Vela	...	Bar Patron
Sally Stevens	...	Choir Member
Kathryn Bostic	...	Choir Member
Louis Price	...	Choir Member
Carmen Twillie	...	Choir Member
Maxine Waters Willard	...	Choir Member (as Maxine Waters)
Oren Waters	...	Choir Member
John West	...	Choir Member
Terry Wood	...	Choir Member
Craig Copeland	...	Choir Member (as Craig L. Copeland)
Wendy Fraser	...	Choir Member
Alex Brown	...	Choir Member
Bob Joyce	...	Choir Member
Teri Eiko Koide	...	Choir Member (as Terri Koide)
Gerald White	...	Choir Member
Guy Maeda	...	Choir Member
Clydene Jackson-Edwards	...	Choir Member (as Clydene Jackson)
Kipp Lennon	...	Choir Member
Alvin Chea	...	Choir Member
Josef Powell	...	Choir Member
Darryl Phinnessee	...	Choir Member
Donna Medine	...	Choir Member
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle	...	Dancer (as Neisha Folkes)
Tyrell Washington	...	Dancer
Kristin Denehy	...	Dancer
Reginald Jackson	...	Dancer
Lucas Raynaud	...	Dancer
Celestina	...	Dancer (as Celestina Aladekoba)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anastacia	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Virgil Carter	...	(uncredited)
Kevin Cater	...	Lifeguard (uncredited)
Charlene Geisler	...	Orphan (uncredited)
Sean Hampton	...	Town Man (uncredited)
Flavia Nanko	...	Deion's Kid #1 (uncredited)
Sarah Nanko	...	Deion's Kid #3 (uncredited)
Bruna Rubio	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Haleigh Ward	...	5-Year-Old Norbit's Orphan Playmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian Robbins

Writing credits (WGA)
Eddie Murphy		(screenplay) &
Charles Q. Murphy		(screenplay) (as Charles Murphy) and
Jay Scherick		(screenplay) &
David Ronn		(screenplay)
Eddie Murphy		(story) &
Charles Q. Murphy		(story) (as Charles Murphy)

Produced by
John Davis	....	producer
David B. Householter	....	executive producer (as David Householter)
Eddie Murphy	....	producer
Brian Robbins	....	executive producer
Michael Tollin	....	executive producer (as Mike Tollin)

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
J. Clark Mathis

Film Editing by
Ned Bastille

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Seth Yanklewitz

Production Design by
Clay A. Griffith

Art Direction by
Jay Pelissier

Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield

Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department
Richard Arguijo	....	mold maker: Cinovation Studios
Rick Baker	....	special makeup effects artist
John Calpin	....	silicone department head: Cinovation Studios
Debra Coleman	....	key makeup artist
Sheila Cyphers-Leake	....	hair stylist
Amy L. Disarro	....	makeup artist
Camille Friend	....	hair department head
Melanie Hughes	....	makeup department head (as Melanie Hughes-Weaver)
Jamie Kelman	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Bart Mixon	....	prosthetic makeup artist (as Bart J. Mixon)
Vera Steimberg Moder	....	makeup artist: Mr. Murphy (as Vera Steimberg)
Stacey Morris	....	hair stylist: Mr. Murphy
Sylvia Nava	....	hair department supervisor: Cinovation
Margaret Prentice	....	special makeup effects artist
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	prosthetic dental appliances: Eddie Murphy
Mike Smithson	....	prosthetic makeup artist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney	....	key hair stylist
Bill Sturgeon	....	makeup effects production supervisor
Kazuhiro Tsuji	....	prosthetic makeup supervisor
Brian A. Tunstall	....	hair stylist (as Brian Andrew Tunstall)
Clinton Wayne	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Derik Wingo	....	special effects prosthetics
Hiroshi Yada	....	mold department: Cinovation studio
Diana Yun Soo Yoo	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Abby Callahan	....	post-production supervisor
Michelle Morrissey	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julian Brain	....	additional second assistant director
Merry Chen	....	dga trainee
Andy Gill	....	second unit director
Greg Hale	....	second assistant director
Renee Hill	....	second second assistant director
Lars P. Winther	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser
Bennett Andrews	....	on-set greensman
Pedro Barquin	....	greens coordinator
Richard J. Bell	....	greens foreman
Timothy Burgard	....	storyboard artist
Andrew Campbell	....	graphics pre vis
Skip Crank	....	assistant property master
Minerva De Guzman	....	construction accountant
Michael D'Imperio	....	property assistant
Alan Easley	....	set dressing gangboss
Mathias Fain	....	set dresser
Sean Ginevan	....	leadman
Ray Harvie	....	storyboard artist
Eric Hill	....	set dresser
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint forman
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones	....	property master
Charles Kern	....	camera scenic artist
Jim Magdaleno	....	storyboard artist
Cameron Matheson	....	set dressing gang boss
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser
Mark Moretti	....	storyboard artist
Scott Owen	....	set dresser
Frank Piercy	....	paint supervisor
Richard Robinson	....	propmaker
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter
Frank Spadafora	....	paint foreman
Angela Stauffer	....	art department coordinator
Anne Tobin	....	art department production assistant
Mike Villarino	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Adam Blantz	....	sound recordist
Frank Bradley	....	sound utility
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Mike Chock	....	sound editor
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Tom Hartig	....	second boom operator
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Elliott Koretz	....	sound designer
Elliott Koretz	....	supervising sound editor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Bill Meadows	....	sound recordist
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga	....	sound engineer
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
Andy Sisul	....	assistant sound editor
Roger V. Stevenson	....	boom operator
Mark Ulano	....	additional sound mixer
Larry Winer	....	adr mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Darin Bouyssou	....	mold department: Cinovation Studios
Gary Elmendorf	....	special effects supervisor
Steven Carlton Ficke	....	special effects technician (2006-2007)
Jack Firman	....	special effects: seaming department, Cinovation Studios
Sean Kaczmarek	....	special effects production assistant
Lauren Christine Miller	....	model & prop maker
Jon Thackery	....	special effects technician
Brian Van Dorn	....	special effects makeup: mold department, Cinovation Studios
Jay King	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Thad Beier	....	visual effects
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension
Jason Bond	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Erik Bruhwiler	....	digital compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Jeremy Burns	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Ozzie Carmona	....	digital compositor
Todd Carson	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Michael Cashore	....	digital effects artist
Daniel Chuba	....	executive producer: Hammerhead Productions (as Dan Chuba)
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Brian DeMetz	....	digital effects artist
Linda Drake	....	visual effects editor
Michelle Eisenreich	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead
Mitch Gates	....	senior technical director: Digital Dimension
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Les Hunter	....	visual effects producer
Travis Wade Ivy	....	compositor
Justin Jones	....	digital compositor
Justin Jones	....	junior compositor
John Kearns	....	digital restoration
Anthony Kramer	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Anthony Kramer	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Peter Kuran	....	visual effects
Wing Kwok	....	digital compositor
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Daniel J. Lombardo	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Sean Looper	....	pipeline architect: Digital Dimension
Landon Medeiros	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Landon Medeiros	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Sarah Mihalec	....	production coordinator: Digital Dimension
Justin Mitchell	....	digital artist
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
John Placencia	....	digital video assist
Chad Ridgeway	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Andy Roberts	....	CG supervisor: Digital Dimension
Tracey Roulhac	....	production accountant
Brian Smallwood	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Ryan T. Smolarek	....	lead compositor: Digital Dimension
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration
Tammy Sutton	....	2D supervisor: Digital Dimension
Tammy Sutton	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Phi Tran	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Tommy Tran	....	digital compositor
Tong Tran	....	3d artist: Digital Dimension
Mike Uguccioni	....	digital compositor
Leandro Visconti	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Dan Walker	....	digital artist
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor
Eric Withee	....	on-set visual effects coordinator
Travis Yohnke	....	digital effects artist
Barry Howell	....	previsualization artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Matt Baker	....	stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
Kevin Chase	....	stunt rigger
Darryl Crews	....	stunt double: Eddie Murphy
Eddy Donno	....	stunt performer
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunt performer
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt driver
Hiro Koda	....	utility stunts
Jay Krueger	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Trevor Matthews	....	utility stunts
Kendra McCulty	....	stunts
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunt double
Kai Nuuhiwa	....	utility stunts
Austin Priester	....	stunt double: Eddie Murphy
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Brian Simpson	....	utility stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
Aaron Toney	....	stunt double: Eddie Murphy
Mike Washlake	....	stunt rigger
Mike Washlake	....	stunts
April Weeden-Washington	....	utility stunts
Darlene Ava Williams	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis	....	key grip
Mark Anderson	....	libra technician
Chris Bennett	....	lighting programmer
Justin Blum	....	grip
Robert Branam	....	video assist technician
Bobby Brown	....	assistant camera
Rod Calarco	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician
Donald D. Davidson	....	electrician
Erik A. Erichsen	....	rigging electrician
Steve Galvin	....	rigging consultant
David Goldsmith	....	key video assist operator
Jerardo Gomez	....	rigging electrician
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip
Joe Hill	....	grip
Dan Jones	....	electrician
Larron Rome Julian	....	assistant camera
Rome Julian	....	assistant camera
Ben Krout	....	grip
Rick Lawrence	....	dolly grip: second unit
Thomas E. Lee	....	rigging grip
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging key grip
George Lozano Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Maurice K. McGuire	....	camera operator
Isaac McKee	....	lighting technician
Terry Meadows	....	gaffer: second unit
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan Ming	....	additional first assistant camera
John S. Moyer	....	Steadicam operator
John S. Moyer	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Brian S. Osmond	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Onofrio Nino Pansini	....	camera operator
Chris Rauch	....	grip
Robert Reid	....	grip
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip foreman
Steve Robertson	....	key grip: second unit
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electrician
Mark Sadler	....	rigging best boy
Jay Sheveck	....	libra technician: second unit
Frank Sims	....	third key rigging grip
Alex Sinclair	....	lighting technician
C. Ashley Sudge	....	grip
Andrew Taylor	....	rigging best boy
James 'Biff' Thomsen	....	electrician
Daniel L. Turrett	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tony Varuola	....	lighting technician
Larry Wallace	....	gaffer
Eric Wheeler	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Kate Caldwell	....	casting associate
Bridgette Glover	....	additional casting
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting assistant
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting director
Charley Medigovich	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Ball	....	costumes
Fetteroff Colen	....	costumer: Mr. Murphy
Ariel Gold	....	set costumer
Demetricus Holloway	....	costumer
Sandy Kenyon	....	costume supervisor
Sybil Mosely	....	costumer
Tricia Yoo	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Evan Henke	....	assistant editor
Pamela March	....	first assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Jonathan Spafford	....	preview technician
Ben Starkey	....	post-production assistant
Chad Sustin	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jeff Carson	....	music editor: score
Marty Frasu	....	score music supervisor
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Jim Harrison	....	music editor
Jennifer Hawks	....	music consultant
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator
Helena Lea	....	music editor
Tony Mandracchia	....	musician: guitar
Dona Oxford	....	musician: keyboards
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Julie Sessing	....	music clearance
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Billy Sullivan	....	musician: percussion
Fred Vogler	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Mark Brown	....	driver: production van
Daniel Canamar	....	transportation dispatcher
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Chris Gorden	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Menapace	....	transportation coordinator
James Nordberg	....	transportation
Theresa M. Roehner	....	teamster driver
Eddie Santana	....	driver
Vicki Sousa	....	driver

Other crew
Will Alovis	....	script supervisor: second unit
Charlie Araki	....	assistant accountant
Sean F. Barth	....	consultant: product placement
Raymond W. Beal	....	animal trainer
Brooke Brooks	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Kevin Cater	....	production assistant
Paulette Dauber	....	unit publicist
Alex Deas-Hamrick	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Heather Flanders	....	assistant: Mr. Robbins
Emily L.G. Goodwin	....	set production assistant
Rhona Gordon	....	studio teacher
Jesse Grillo	....	production assistant
Jemal Guillory	....	assistant: Mr. Murphy
Jason Halley	....	background set production assistant
Gina Hall	....	assistant: Mr. Tollin
Brandon Heidt	....	production assistant
Charisse M. Hewitt	....	executive assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Charisse Hewitt-Webster)
Lucas D. Hill	....	production assistant
Ellen J. Hornstein	....	assistant: Mr. Householter
Elizabeth Ingram	....	production coordinator: second unit (as J. Elizabeth Ingram)
Eva Jensen	....	studio teacher
Aakomon Jones	....	co-choreographer
Ashley Jordan	....	assistant: Mr. Robbins
Dave Kasubowski	....	key craft service
Chris Klosterman	....	production assistant
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Lee David Lee	....	key assistant location manager
Teresa Jolene Lee	....	set production assistant
Scott Levine	....	set production assistant
Brenda Lopez	....	script supervisor
David B. Lyons	....	assistant location manager
Suzanne Mayes	....	assistant: Mr. Tollin
Richard McConaghey	....	associate: Mr. Davis
Juan Melendez	....	production coordinator: titles
Doug Moreno	....	production accountant
Valerie Morris	....	clearances assistant
Mark Moseley	....	adr loop group
Richard Murphy	....	assistant: Mr. C. Murphy
Rachel Norris	....	assistant: Ms. Newton
Richard G. Orozco	....	assistant location manager
Alec Owen	....	production assistant
John Panzarella	....	location manager
Daniel A. Parker	....	production assistant
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Matt Rawls	....	set production assistant
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Fatima Robinson	....	choreographer
Page Rosenberg-Marvin	....	production coordinator
Erin Sahlstrom	....	assistant production coordinator
Megan Schmidt	....	set production assistant
John Schwert	....	production assistant: cast
Ben Starkey	....	production assistant
Leslie Thorson	....	key assistant location manager
Dannon Walters	....	craft service
Randy Webster	....	assistant: Mr. Murphy
Anthony Woods	....	production medic
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Yvette Yurcisin	....	location liaison
Scotch James Diaz Crisostomo	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Thanks
Rachel Norris	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG (as DreamWorks Pictures) (presents)
• Davis Entertainment
• Tollin/Robbins Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Cinovation Studios (special make-up effects)
• Digital Dimension (visual effects)
• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
• Third Floor, The (pre-visualization)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Filmtools  expendables
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Runway  post-production
• yU+Co.  titles

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, some nudity and language. (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

USA:102 min | Philippines:101 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

One scene shows Rasputia watching a talk show with a paternity test theme. Eddie Murphy endured a paternity scandal before the film's theatrical run, involving Spice Girl Melanie Brown. A DNA test confirmed the actor was the baby's father.

Goofs:

Continuity: Norbit's position changes after being pushed to the ground by Rasputia, when trying to pick her up in the beginning.

Quotes:

Teen Attendant: Excuse me ma'am. We have a 300 lb weight limit.
Rasputia: I don't weigh no damn 300 lbs. I weigh 165! How YOU doin'?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Endless Breadsticks (#3.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Voluntary in D Major, Opus 6, No. 6

A new standard for the distasteful

As they say in "Casablanca," I've been misinformed. Still, most of the responsibility belongs with me.

Misinformed by the promising cast of "Norbit" - Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Clifton Powell, Cuba Gooding Jr. - a whole bunch of talented folk. My fault: not connecting the title with those horrid advertising snippets where an 800-pound female Murphy squashes a sort of male Murphy like a bug, with an unbelievably stereotyped bucktooth "Chinese" Murphy doing unspeakable things.

Honestly, I did not make the connection, and perhaps if I did, I might have thought those preview shots don't tell the whole story. Well, in fact, Murphy-squashing-Murphy is not the worse thing in "Norbit," although it's repeated many times.

The worse thing in "Norbit" is the whole of it: a nonstop, unrelieved, offensive, unfunny gross-out of unprecedented juvenile vulgarity. Think of Stephen Chow at his recent worst, multiplied by several degrees of all-around indignities.

Take it from an incorrigible movie fan who enjoyed half (the first half, specifically) of "Ishtar" (supposedly the "worst movie ever") and, more recently, found the cinematography of several otherwise terminally vapid movies "interesting" - there is nothing worthwhile in "Norbit" whatsoever, not even watching the beautiful Newton behaving like a fig here.

Brian Robbins, a TV producer in real life, is maligned here as the director, Jay Scherick and David Ronn (co-writers of the Martin Lawrence-botched "National Security") came up with a story of gore, body-function accidents, relentless pummeling of men, women and children of all races, although with more venom and contempt for blacks and Asians than the few token whites suffer.

What is the plot, beyond skinny Murphy being married to, and squashed by, elephantine Murphy? I don't want to spoil it, but basically that's what the story is.

"Norbit" sets a new standard for the worst Hollywood can conceivably produce.