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Next comes a lengthy routine about dating and relationships. He then goes on to talk about how people who don't speak English only pick up the curse words in his act, and shout them at him on the street. Pryor declares that his only concerns should be making audiences laugh and getting paid, and recommends that he tell Cosby to ' Have a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.' Murphy elaborates on his admiration for the 'raw' comedy of Pryor, running through a routine from his own teenage years about defecation, in Pryor's voice. Angered by Cosby's assumption that his entire act was nothing but 'filth flarn filth,' Murphy calls Richard Pryor for advice. T and Michael Jackson, as well as homosexual viewers offended by his jokes about ' faggots.' Murphy then narrates a phone call he received from Bill Cosby chastising him for using profanity on stage. Young Eddie ( Deon Richmond) shocks the family with a rude joke about a monkey and a lion.Īfter emerging on stage for the live show, Murphy begins by discussing the angry reactions of celebrities parodied in his previous stand-up show, Delirious, specifically Mr. At a family Thanksgiving in November 1968, the children take turns showing their talents to the assembled relatives (including one played by Murphy himself). The film opens with a pre-taped sketch depicting a scene from Murphy's childhood. As of January 2022, it is the highest-grossing stand-up comedy concert film ever released, making $50.5 million in the United States and Canada. The film was released in the United States on December 18, 1987. The 90-minute show was filmed at the Felt Forum, a venue in the Madison Square Garden complex in New York City. However, unlike Delirious, Raw received a wide theatrical release. It was Murphy's second feature stand-up comedy film, following Eddie Murphy Delirious. And of course, it's also hilarious to watch him react furiously to Murphy's taunts.Eddie Murphy Raw is a 1987 American stand-up comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Robert Townsend. He says things that are hilarious, but sounds dead serious about them. He never seems to say anything intentionally funny, but that's what's funny. One of my favorite examples is when Murphy asks Nolte, 'Can you tell me a bedtime story?' Nolte responds, 'F**k you.' 'That's my favorite one.' Of course, Murphy gets most of the credit for being the comic relief, and he is terrific in one of his best comic performances, but Nolte belts out just as many funny lines as him, though he's the official straight man. Nolte and Murphy's chemistry is priceless, and the banter between them is sharp and hilarious.

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So the movie packs a punch in both the action and comedy department. The film is directed by Walter Hill, who's great at directing action sequences.

The scene in the all-white, country-western bar, where Murphy shows off his skills as an interrogator, is a classic. How do you from doing such fun, memorable films as '48 Hours,' 'Coming to America' and 'Trading Places' to doing 'Showtime' and 'I-Spy.' This movie proves that Murphy can go leaps and bounds with his comic talent, if the script is well-written.

He should choose his roles much more wisely. His talent has been taken for granted over the recent years, since his career has hit a major slump. Watching Nolte as the gruff, chain-smoking Jack, I thought to myself, 'He owns that part.' Many actors have tried to take on that same role, but nobody plays it better than Nolte. Now that I've seen it straight-through, in its uncut form, I can regard this as an overlooked classic.

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Some of these 'imitators' have failed miserably and even those that succeeded don't match up to '48 Hours.' I haven't seen the unedited version of this movie in over ten years (it plays on TV like 4 times every month), and even when I did catch it on TV, I caught it in bits and pieces.

Technically, Nick Nolte's the only cop, but other films have tried to imitate the style by having a tough, cranky, by-the-book cop (Nolte's character) paired off with a loose, easygoing, unorthodox cop (like Murphy's character). This is the one of the movies that kicked off the buddy cop formula.

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