On April 3 1961, Eddie Murphy was born... so the theme for today are movies with Eddie Murphy-enjoy!
1 Raw (1987) Director Robert Townsend
Film version of Eddie Murphy's live stand-up performance-for those who are not offended easily and enjoy Murphy's stand up comedy...
2 Trading Places (1983) Director John Landis
Interesting comedy about nature versus nurture with privileged snob (Dan Akroyd) who is unknowingly forced to trade places with street smart homeless person (Eddie Murphy). Both Akroyd and Murphy are top notch as unlikely pair thrown together by unusual circumstances...
3 48 Hrs. (1982) Director Walter Hill
Story of a tough cop (Nick Nolte) and convict (Eddie Murphy) who are forced to work together to catch a killer-Nolte and Murphy are fun in their over the top performances...
4 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Director Martin Brest
Comedy about a street smart Detroit cop (Eddie Murphy) who ends up pursuing a murder investigation in Beverly Hills-Murphy is charming in his role...
5 Dream Girls (2006) Director Bill Condon
Film based on hit Broadway Play about a trio of soul singers who make it into the pop charts-Murphy is great in his role, which won him an Oscar nomination; Jennifer Hudson steals the show as soul singer, which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress...
6 The Nutty Professor (1996) Director Tom Shadyac
Goofy remake with Murphy as overweight shy professor who takes a chemical concoction which turns him into handsome obnoxious womanizer- Murphy is charming in his come back role... only for those who like over the top comedy...
I hope the above list proves entertaining... enjoy!
Dianezy
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