Starring Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier. Ratner and Murphy were also scheduled to act as producer and host of that year’s upcoming Oscars but controversies caused them both to pull out of the ceremony.ĭirector: Reginald Hudlin. Murphy hasn’t had many hit films in recent years but he scored a box office success with this heist film about a group of employees who are swindled by their boss and plot revenge to rob his apartment. Starring Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda. Image Credit: Imagine Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstockĭirector: Brett Ratner. In addition to the movies mentioned above, our list also includes “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Trading Places,” “The Nutty Professor” and more. Tour our photo gallery of Murphy’s 13 greatest film performances, ranked from worst to best. Plus, he had the highly-anticipated “Coming to America” sequel in 2020. He also made a triumphant return to “Saturday Night Live” in 2019, hosting the show for the first time since 1984 and winning an Emmy as Best Comedy Guest Actor for his efforts. The comedic biopic about the making of Rudy Ray Moore‘s blaxploitation classic “Dolemite” (1975), the film brought its leading man Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations. Murphy came close to reaping a second Oscar bid for his comeback role in “Dolemite Is My Name” (2018). He did have one of his most acclaimed roles ever though in 2006 when he stunned audiences with his singing and dancing skills in the feature film version of the hit Broadway musical “Dreamgirls.” Murphy seemed Oscar bound after winning the Golden Globe and SAG Awards as Best Supporting Actor, but ultimately it was Alan Arkin’s name that would be inside the envelope for his work in “Little Miss Sunshine.” Perhaps stung by his bad reviews, Murphy seemed to pull back a bit from the limelight in the new millennium, only working occasionally. He would go on to a string of hit films in the 1980s, but by the 1990s would stumble a bit in the with box office disappointments and critically panned roles. It became a surprise Christmas hit only two years after Murphy had begun his featured stint on “SNL.” In addition to that, he was shortly cast opposite Nick Nolte in his first feature film, “48 Hrs” (1982). Most of the cast and the new producer were quickly fired and eventually the show was brought back for the next season with him as the obvious star of the show.
The cast and show were routinely panned by critics with the exception of featured player Eddie Murphy.
A new cast and producer started in the fall of 1980 to almost disastrous results. The remaining members of the original Not Ready for Prime-Time Players departed from “Saturday Night Live” in 1980 as did executive producer Lorne Michaels. Some of Murphy's poorly received films include “Norbit,” “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” and “Meet Dave.” According to IndieWire, the actor has won three Razzies, including worst actor of the decade in 2010, and he secured nine other nominations, although, to be fair, he did pick up the redeemer award in 20’s “Dolemite Is My Name.It’s been over 40 years since a 19-year-old comedian from New Jersey nearly single handedly saved “Saturday Night Live” from cancellation. Motherf- gave me the "worst actor ever" Razzie.' It was like, ‘Maybe it’s time to take a break.’” "Norbit" was one of Murphy's films that didn't land with moviegoers or critics in 2007. “I was making these s- movies,” Murphy said on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. Murphy, 59, who can currently be seen in “Coming 2 America” - the highly anticipated sequel to his beloved 1988 comedy, “Coming to America" - said he intentionally stopped making movies in 2011 after a string of flops that were so critically panned they earned him Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as Razzies), which honor the worst in cinema each year.
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