"The Nutty Professor (1996 film) The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American slapstick science-fiction comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Jerry Lewis, which itself was a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"". The film co-stars Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle and John Ales. The original music score was composed by David Newman. The film won Best Makeup at the 69th Academy Awards. Murphy portrays a university professor, Sherman Klump, a kind-hearted man who is morbidly obese. A"
"research scientist, academic, and lecturer, Klump develops a miraculous, but experimental, weight-loss pharmaceutical, and hoping to win the affection of the girl of his dreams, tests it upon himself. Like the original film's Julius Kelp, Klump's vigorous, charismatic, but evil alter ego takes the name ""Buddy Love"". Murphy plays a total of seven characters in the film, including Sherman, most of Sherman's family (except for his nephew, Ernie Klump Jr. played by child actor Jamal Mixon), and an over-the-top parody of Richard Simmons. The film received positive reviews, with critics particularly praising the makeup and Murphy's performance. The film's success"
"not fond of Murphy's characters, due to excessive fart jokes in the films. In the 1963 film Professor Julius Kelp is known for his clumsiness and generally shy and awkward demeanor. When he meets the beautiful and attentive Ms. Purdy he tries various methods to have a more charming persona. When he creates his serum it seems at first to have terrible consequences but this is dissipated when he arrives at the local bar. His alter ego Buddy Love is known for his ease for words and assertiveness but also for his brash behavior and aggressive attitude. He also possesses"
"recently fallen in love with grad student and chemistry teacher Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett Smith), Klump uses his latest discovery, a weight-loss serum that rewrites the subject's genes, to lose weight in order to spend time with her. Unfortunately, this serum creates the confident but mean-spirited individual known as Buddy Love, due to the testosterone imbalance caused by the transformation causing Buddy to manifest as an independent personality. When Klump's student and assistant Jason learns what has happened, he realizes that Buddy is gaining increasingly greater freedom from the professor's influence. This encourages Klump to take back control of his"
"to feature outtakes over the closing credits. The film also has a series of scenes with Murphy and comedian Dave Chappelle who plays insult comic, Reggie Warrington. Much of their dialogue was improvised. Murphy was one of Chappelle's biggest comedic influences. Reggie Warrington is named after Reginald and Warrington Hudlin, brothers, and directors of one of Murphy's previous films, ""Boomerang"". While the film was made with the help of Jerry Lewis (he was an executive producer for both this film and the 2000 sequel ""The Klumps""), he later recanted his position in an interview in the January 30/February 6, 2009"
"reviews, calling the movie ""predictable but enjoyable all the same."" In 2005, the film was ranked number 21 on BET's Top 25 Movies In the Last 25 Years list. Boomerang (1992 film) Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham, a hotshot advertising executive who also happens to be an insatiable womanizer and male chauvinist. When he meets his new boss, Jacqueline Broyer (Robin Givens), Marcus discovers that she is essentially a female version of himself, and realizes he is receiving the same treatment that he delivers to"
"tailored to Murphy than ""Beverly Hills Cop"" and it shows a side of his comic persona that I don't think has been much appreciated: his essential underlying sweetness. Murphy's comedy is not based on hurt and aggression, but on affection and an understanding that comes from seeing right through the other characters.""<ref> The Golden Child The Golden Child is a 1986 American fantasy comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, who is informed that he is ""The Chosen One"" and is destined to save ""The Golden Child"", the savior of all humankind. The film"
"Cooper and Landry as heroes in their respective jobs. As originally filmed, the film did not feature Eddie Murphy's character, and was solely a Dudley Moore film. The film's preview screenings were received poorly, and the studio suggested filming a role for Eddie Murphy, who was at the peak of his popularity. Murphy's part was almost unconnected with the rest of the film and his character never even came into contact with the main cast. There had been a scene filmed during the reshoots which featured Moore and Murphy's characters meeting, but it was cut from the film. The movie"
"on March 16, 1999 on Rock Land/Interscope Records. It peaked at 10 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified platinum with over 1 million copies sold on June 18, 1999. Life (1999 film) Life is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film that Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence have worked on, the first being ""Boomerang"". The supporting cast includes Obba Babatundé, Bernie Mac, Anthony Anderson, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Bokeem"
"2009, Murphy referred to ""Holy Man"" as a ""horrendous movie"". Although he did not identify the film by name, he mentioned it on ""The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"" as a reference to the film he starred in featuring a cameo with singer James Brown. In November 2011, on ""Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"", Murphy outright called ""Holy Man"" a horrendous movie, though he later backtracked and said, ""It's not ""that"" bad, but it's pretty bad."" Holy Man Holy Man is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum,"
"of 4, calling it ""a movie that's like a thumb to the nose for everyone who said [Murphy had] lost it. He's very good. And the movie succeeds in two different ways: it's sweet and good-hearted, and then again it's raucous slapstick and bathroom humor. I liked both parts."" Owen Gleiberman of ""Entertainment Weekly"" gave the film a B+, writing ""You can feel Murphy rediscovering his joy as a performer. He rediscovers it, too, as Sherman Klump, a fellow who, much like Murphy, is on the bottom rung, desperate to reinvent himself, and — at long last — does."" ""The"
"and ""unfunny"" cropped up frequently in reviews. Rotten Tomatoes lists the movie at a 26% approval rating, with the site's consensus stating that ""While Eddie Murphy is still hilarious as the entire Klump family, the movie falls apart because of uneven pacing, a poor script, and skits that rely on being gross rather than funny."" Salon.com's reviewer gave the movie one of its few positive notices, and offered the praise ""cheerfully vulgar"". ""The New Yorker's"" Anthony Lane was particularly severe; in addition to hating the film, he dismissed Murphy's playing of multiple characters as ""minstrelling"", and charged the actor with"
"Paramount optioned from Buchwald. Buchwald won the breach of contract action. In 1991 he directed Sylvester Stallone in ""Oscar"", based on a Claude Magnier stage play. ""Oscar"" recreates a 1930 era film, including the gestures along with bit acts and with some slapstick, as an homage to old Hollywood films. In 1992 Landis directed ""Innocent Blood"", a horror-crime film. In 1994, Landis directed Eddie Murphy in ""Beverly Hills Cop III"". They had previously worked together on ""Trading Places"" and ""Coming to America"". In 1996 he directed ""The Stupids"". Then he returned to Universal to direct ""Blues Brothers 2000"" in 1998"
"begins the long drive. Picking up hitchhiker Perry Denklin (Lynn), also looking for fame and fortune in New York, he shares with her encounters with various eccentric characters. The big city does not work out for either of them, and when Eddie finds Perry working in a Coney Island girlie show, he pulls her out and they find happiness together, buying a ranch back in Texas. With the film's July 1948 opening, a one-scene bit in the Dallas newspaper office as a copy boy marked the screen debut of World War II hero and future Western star Audie Murphy. His"
"released on May 21, 1996 by PolyGram Records. It peaked at 119 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and 44 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/19981206002007/http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/eddie.html . See also Eddie (film) Eddie is a 1996 comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. The film barely broke even at the box office, grossing $31,387,164 in the US. The film was directed by Steve Rash. The New York Knicks are also-rans in the NBA, their roster filled with players who either lack talent or are too distracted by off-the-court issues. Nonetheless, limousine driver and rabid fan Edwina ""Eddie"" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) attends"
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"Life (1999 film) Life is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film that Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence have worked on, the first being ""Boomerang"". The supporting cast includes Obba Babatundé, Bernie Mac, Anthony Anderson, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Bokeem Woodbine, Guy Torry and Barry Shabaka Henley. The film's format is a story being told by an elderly inmate about two of his friends, who are both wrongly convicted of murder and given a life sentence in"
"Boomerang (1992 film) Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham, a hotshot advertising executive who also happens to be an insatiable womanizer and male chauvinist. When he meets his new boss, Jacqueline Broyer (Robin Givens), Marcus discovers that she is essentially a female version of himself, and realizes he is receiving the same treatment that he delivers to others. The film also features Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, and Chris Rock. Murphy assisted in developing the story with writers Barry W. Blaustein and"
"– ""Forrest Gump"" 1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – ""Leaving Las Vegas"" 1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – ""Shine"" 1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses ""Ulee"" Jackson – ""Ulee's Gold"" 1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – ""The Truman Show"" 1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – ""American Beauty"" 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash 2002: Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum 2004: Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" as Miles Raymond 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman –"
"1996 when a picture appeared on-screen of Eddie Murphy, himself a former ""Saturday Night Live"" cast member and Spade exclaimed, ""Look, children, it's a falling star. Make a wish!"", referring to Murphy's lack of box office success at the time, most recently with the film ""Vampire in Brooklyn"". The crack led to audience boos and made Murphy angry at both Spade and ""SNL"" for several years afterward. Though most of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed the following year to help in the transition with the new cast. He then quit in 1996 citing ""burnout"" as the reason. Said"
"began to recover in 1996, starting with ""The Nutty Professor"". Murphy followed with a series of very successful family-friendly movies like ""Mulan"", ""Dr. Dolittle"", and its sequel, the ""Shrek"" series, ""Daddy Day Care"", and ""The Haunted Mansion"", along with """". However, most of his movies meant for more adult audiences performed moderately; ""Metro"", ""I Spy"", and ""Showtime"" all grossed less than $40 million domestically, ""Holy Man"" performed poorly, grossing less than $13 million, and ""The Adventures of Pluto Nash"" is on record as one of the biggest theatrical money-losers of all time, grossing just $7 million worldwide on a reported"
"Ground"" (2011) and Marie in ""Dark Horse"" (2011). In 2012, she appeared as government secretary Dita Mandy, in ""The Bourne Legacy"". On television, Murphy appeared in the NBC soap opera ""Another World"" from 1989 through 1991 as District Attorney Morgan Graves. She won an Emmy in 1997, for playing Armando Agrelo in ""Someone Had to be Benny"" (1996), an episode of the HBO series """". Other television series roles include, a recurring role as Abigail Adams in ""Liberty! The American Revolution"" (1997), ""Murder One"" (1995–1996), ""Law & Order"" as Carla Tyrell in a recurring role (2000), ""Hack"" (2002–2003), ""Trust Me"""
"Show Starring Johnny Carson"", ""The Savage Bees"", ""Stingray"", ""Wiseguy"", ""The Commish"", ""Profit"", ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", ""Looney Tunes"", and ""How Murray Saved Christmas"". He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane, composing music for his films and TV shows such as ""Family Guy"", ""The Cleveland Show"", ""American Dad!"", ""Ted"", and ""Ted 2"". Murphy was born on December 19, 1952, in New York City, and grew up in Manhattan. At age four, he attended music lessons hosted by Rosa Rio, studying an array of instruments, including the organ and piano. Rio frequently opted for him to star in television advertisements"
"film was photographed by Alex Phillips Jr. ""Murphy's Law"" includes music by Marc Donahue and Valentine McCallum. Murphy's Law (film) Murphy's Law is a 1986 American thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman. It was released by Cannon Films to the United States on April 18, 1986. The film stars Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in lead roles with a supporting cast that includes Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons, and Richard Romanus. The movie marks the sixth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson (following 1976's ""St. Ives"", 1977's ""The White Buffalo"","
"she can briefly be seen during the street fight at the end, the character would eventually reappear in ""Rocky Balboa"" (2006), as a bartender and confidante to the aging Rocky. Actress Geraldine Hughes took over the role. Kevin Connolly, who gained success as Eric Murphy on HBO's ""Entourage"", was in his first acting role as neighborhood bully Chickie. Some of the fight sequences were filmed at The Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, a venue which was a mecca for boxing in the city during the 1970s. Scenes with Mickey, played by Burgess Meredith, were trimmed in the final film when Rocky"
"Vampire in Brooklyn Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn) is a 1995 American comedy horror film directed by Wes Craven. Eddie Murphy, who also produced and stars in the film, wrote the film's script, alongside Vernon Lynch and Murphy's older brother Charles Q. Murphy. ""Vampire in Brooklyn"" co-stars Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Zakes Mokae, and Joanna Cassidy. Murphy also plays an alcoholic preacher and a foul-mouthed Italian gangster. The film was released in the United States on October 27, 1995. Despite negative reviews, the film became a cult film among fans."
"film into production. Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the ""Beverly Hills Cop"" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for ""Favorite Motion Picture"" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best"
"Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama sports film written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe, and stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Renée Zellweger. Produced in part by long time ""Simpsons"" producer James L. Brooks, it was inspired by sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who acted as Technical Consultant on the crew. It was released in North American theaters on December 13, 1996, produced by Gracie Films and distributed by TriStar Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, with critics praising its acting and writing. The film was a financial success, bringing in more than $273 million"
"""Goodfellas."" ""The New York Times"" and the ""Los Angeles Times"" praised Eddie Murphy's stand-up routine. Eddie Murphy Raw Eddie Murphy Raw is a 1987 American stand-up comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Robert Townsend. It was Murphy's second feature stand-up comedy film, following ""Eddie Murphy Delirious"". However, unlike ""Delirious"", ""Raw"" received a wide theatrical release. The 90-minute show was filmed at the Felt Forum, a venue in the Madison Square Garden complex in New York City. , ""Raw"" is still the #1 stand-up film of all time at the box office, making $50.5 million worldwide before inflation. After"
"Eddie Murphy Raw Eddie Murphy Raw is a 1987 American stand-up comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Robert Townsend. It was Murphy's second feature stand-up comedy film, following ""Eddie Murphy Delirious"". However, unlike ""Delirious"", ""Raw"" received a wide theatrical release. The 90-minute show was filmed at the Felt Forum, a venue in the Madison Square Garden complex in New York City. , ""Raw"" is still the #1 stand-up film of all time at the box office, making $50.5 million worldwide before inflation. After inflation, the film grossed $110.5 million in 2017 dollars. The film was released in the"
"camera, in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza—at Murphy's request, after he grew tired of constant demands from fans to ""Do Buckwheat! Do Buckwheat!"" In ""Rolling Stone""s February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to date, Murphy was ranked second (behind John Belushi). ""It is customary (and accurate) to say that Eddie Murphy is the only reason SNL survived the five-year wilderness without Lorne Michaels,"" they noted. In 1982, Murphy made his big screen debut in the film ""48 Hrs."" with Nick Nolte. ""48 Hrs."" proved to be a hit when it was released in the Christmas season of"
"based on a $60 million budget. The film was released in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2003, and opened on #3, behind """" and ""Bruce Almighty"". The next two weekends, the film moved down one place, before finally ending up on #10 on August 3, 2003. In August 2003, soon after the release of ""Daddy Day Care"", Murphy was lured into making a sequel movie, although he hadn't signed up for the film. A sequel was released on August 8, 2007, titled ""Daddy Day Camp"", with Cuba Gooding, Jr. replacing Eddie Murphy's role as Charlie Hinton. The film itself"
"Man with Two Brains"" · 1983 ""Uncommon Valor"" · 1983 ""D. C. Cab"" · 1984 ""Rhinestone"" · 1985 ""Sweet Dreams"" · 1986 ""Wildcats"" · 1986 ""Nothing in Common"" · 1986 ""The Golden Child"" · 1987 ""Beverly Hills Cop II"" · 1987 ""Eddie Murphy: Raw"" · 1988 ""Sunset"" · 1988 ""Big Top Pee-wee"" · 1989 ""Police Academy 6: City Under Siege"" · 1989 ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"" · 1989 ""Black Rain"" · 1989 ""Harlem Nights"" · 1990 ""Another 48 Hrs."" · 1991 ""Soapdish"" · 1991 ""Other People's Money"" · 1992 ""Boomerang"" · 1993 ""Point of No Return"" · 1993"