Norbit

In Boiling Springs, Tennessee, childhood friends Norbit Albert Rice and Kate Thomas live at an orphanage doubling as a Chinese restaurant called The Golden Wonton owned by Mr. Hangten Wong. They play-marry each other with Ring Pops, but are separated when Kate is adopted. Five years later, a tough, overweight girl named Rasputia Latimore saves Norbit from bullies, and becomes his girlfriend, and then wife. Norbit is intimidated by Rasputia's three, muscular older brothers "Big Black" Jack, Blue, and Earl, working as a bookkeeper at their construction company. The Latimore brothers also run an extortion "security business", instilling fear in most of the community, aside from Mr. Wong, who refuses to sell his business and often confronts them with weaponry. After catching Rasputia cheating on him with her "power tap" dance instructor, Norbit insults her by calling her "The Queen of Whores" and is chased through the neighborhood. Heartbroken over the betrayal, Norbit discards his wedding ring and vents his anger at a puppet show for the orphans. Much to his surprise, Kate is in attendance. His affection reignites. She intends to purchase Mr. Wong's orphanage, and is engaged to a man named Deion Hughes. Aided by his friends and the townspeople, Norbit meets Kate behind Rasputia's back. They slowly reconnect and Kate teaches Norbit to ride a bike. Deion plans to leave town, having no interest in the orphanage, but the Latimore brothers persuade him to turn it into a strip club. They dupe Norbit and Kate into renewing the restaurant's liquor license in the Latimores' name. Norbit helps Kate rehearse her wedding; a kiss between them makes her reconsider marrying Deion. Rasputia confronts Norbit, having witnessed their kiss, and threatens Kate with acid. When Kate learns about Deion's plans, she confronts Norbit, who is being imprisoned in his basement by Rasputia, the mastermind of the duplicitous strip club plan. Norbit reluctantly insults Kate to protect her from Rasputia. Heartbroken, Kate leaves and a guilt-ridden Norbit decides to permanently leave town. However, he finds a letter from the private investigator he hired, and discovers Deion has gained $300,000 in divorce settlements from four marriages in the last six years. The Latimores reveal their plan to Norbit and lock him in the basement again. Norbit escapes by bike, crashes the wedding, officially denounces Rasputia, and informs Kate of Deion's schemes and his own weak-willed treachery. Norbit's evidence is ruined when he falls into a pond, making Rasputia gloat. However, Norbit had contacted three of Deion's ex-wives and their children, all of whom appear, foiling the Latimores' plan and exposing Deion, who now flees. Angered that their plan is permanently ruined, the Latimore brothers attack Norbit, but the townspeople protect him, having been inspired by his bravery. Rasputia fights her way through the crowd and prepares to kill Norbit, but Mr. Wong harpoons her in the rear, making her flee out of town, followed by her three brothers, who finally accept defeat. Norbit and Kate reconcile, purchase the orphanage, and marry under the same tree where they played as children years ago. Rasputia and the Latimores are never seen or heard from again. They are rumored to have opened their strip club "El Nipplopolis" in Mexico, where Rasputia becomes their most popular stripper.

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