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** In the case of Creator/AlfonsoObregon for the Latin Spanish dub, it is ''actually'' for two: Norbit and Rasputia. Mr. Wong is instead dubbed by Eduardo Fonseca, his most recurring voice.

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** In the case of Creator/AlfonsoObregon for the Latin Spanish dub, it is ''actually'' for two: Norbit and Rasputia. Mr. Wong is instead dubbed by Eduardo Fonseca, his Murphy's most recurring voice.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/EddieMurphy. Acting for three, obviously: Norbit, Rasputia and Mr. Wong.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/EddieMurphy.ActingForTwo:
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Acting for three, obviously: Norbit, Rasputia and Mr. Wong.Wong.
**In the case of Creator/AlfonsoObregon for the Latin Spanish dub, it is ''actually'' for two: Norbit and Rasputia. Mr. Wong is instead dubbed by Eduardo Fonseca, his most recurring voice.
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* TalkingToHimself: Murphy, per usual.
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* GenreKiller: While the film was a modest commercial success, its acidic critical reception proved the beginning of the end for FatSuit comedy films. It didn't help that audience tastes were shifting towards smarter and more naturalistic comedies following the release of ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin'', or that the use of fat suits was memorably lampooned in ''Film/TropicThunder'' the following year.
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* ActingForTwo: Acting for three, obviously.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/EddieMurphy. Acting for three, obviously.obviously: Norbit, Rasputia and Mr. Wong.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ThandiweNewton didn't specifically criticize the film, but she admitted that working with Creator/EddieMurphy was sad. According to Newton, because of the nature of the characters played by Murphy, she interacted more with his stand-ins than with Murphy himself.

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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ThandiweNewton didn't specifically criticize said that she was interested in the film, but she project because the original script was much darker, with more emphasis on Rasputia abusing Norbit, and that the humor was twisted. However, because of the script changes, Newton described the finished film as a "Rankin-Bass commercial". She also admitted that working with Creator/EddieMurphy was sad. According to Newton, because of the nature of the characters played by Murphy, she interacted more with his stand-ins than with Murphy himself.



** The original script, which is available on the web, has several different scenes:

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** The original script, which is available on the web, is darker and has several different scenes:
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*** After Kate is adopted, Norbit has a recurring dream where a beautiful woman on the beach promises to be her soul mate and that she will meet him soon. When Norbit meets Rasputia, he realizes she has the same hairstyle as the woman of his dreams, so he agrees to be her boyfriend.

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*** After Kate is adopted, Norbit has a recurring dream where a beautiful woman on the beach promises to be her his soul mate and that she will meet him soon. When Norbit meets Rasputia, he realizes she has the same hairstyle as the woman of his dreams, so he agrees to be her boyfriend.
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* CrosscastRole: Eddie Murphy as Rasputia.

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* CrosscastRole: Eddie Murphy Creator/EddieMurphy as Rasputia.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, filmmakers planned to cast a female actress in the role of Rasputia before choosing Eddie Murphy in a fat suit.

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Originally, the filmmakers planned to cast a female actress in the role of Rasputia before choosing Eddie Murphy in a fat suit.suit. The reason for this decision was because Eddie Murphy found the original script too bleak and believed that the audience would better accept the comedy if Rasputia were played by him.

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