that movie is gonna make about 9 milli total dawg. You kidding me? Just a few years ago wasn't he pegged for a pseudo-comeback following Dreamgirls and his Oscar nod? It looks like it's a wrap for the boy Eddie.
Could he turn it around if he came back and did some raw standup again? Should he just lay low for a minute and try to come back on a serious tip about two years from now?
3. "RE: none of the above" In response to Reply # 2
well, there's really nothing wrong with the movies he's done. they're just not what WE want him to be in. but what about the roles HE likes.
he may just feel like. "I've proven myself on the comedy tip, the stand-up tip, even the R-rated movie tip... now i'll just chill and do it fo' da kids!"
plus, stop trying to act like daddy day care wasn't funny
The Incredible Shrinking Man (2010) (in production) Shrek Forever After (2010) (post-production) (voice) .... Donkey ... aka Shrek Forever After: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version) A Thousand Words (2009) (post-production)
Imagine That (2009) .... Evan Meet Dave (2008) .... Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain Shrek the Halls (2007) (TV) (voice) .... Donkey Shrek the Third (2007) (voice) .... Donkey ... aka Shrek 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title) ... aka The Third (USA: promotional abbreviation) Norbit (2007) .... Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong Shrek: Smash n' Crash Racing (2006) (VG) .... Donkey Dreamgirls (2006) .... James 'Thunder' Early Far Far Away Idol (2004) (V) (voice) .... Donkey "Father of the Pride" .... Donkey (1 episode, 2004) - Donkey (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Donkey Shrek 2 (2004) (voice) .... Donkey The Haunted Mansion (2003) .... Jim Evers ... aka Disney's The Haunted Mansion (USA: complete title) Shrek 4-D (2003) (voice) .... Donkey ... aka Shrek 3-D (USA: DVD title) Daddy Day Care (2003) .... Charlie Hinton I Spy (2002) .... Kelly ... aka I-Spy (USA: promotional title) The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) .... Pluto Nash ... aka Pluto Nash (UK) (USA: working title) Showtime (2002) .... Officer Trey Sellars Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) .... Dr. John Dolittle ... aka DR.2 (USA: promotional abbreviation) ... aka DR2 (USA: promotional abbreviation) Shrek (2001) (voice) .... Donkey "The PJs" .... Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs / ... (29 episodes, 1999-2001) - Clip Show (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs - The Last Affirmative Action Hero (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs - Robbin' HUD (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs - The Jeffersons (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs - What's Eating Juicy Hudson (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs (24 more) Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) (V) (voice) (singing voice) .... Donkey Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) .... Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins ... aka The Klumps (Australia)
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44. "holy crappola every daggone year" In response to Reply # 43
dude has been working oh shit ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ Afro-American haiku: If Elvis Presley / is King / Who is James Brown, / God?(c) Baraka
9. "His Best work is when " In response to Reply # 0
he gets every single funny working black comedian at the time and put them in one movie. I heard he was working on a project that would be like a black Ocean's 11. That would be hot.
31. "RE: he made 40 million last yr doing corny movies" In response to Reply # 16
say word. for all his weird picking up transvestites and living and loving johnny gill dude transitioned from adult shit to kids stuff and has made that paper, he got kids now so the shit works, i don't see him NEEDING to stop what he's doing.
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20. "I'm waiting for the inevitable Richard Pryor biopic." In response to Reply # 0
He's still a good charming actor and he still has high name recognition (mostly thanks to the Shrek series at this point, really), so these bombs will continue getting cranked out.
If Bill Condon ever gets that Richard Pryor movie starring Eddie completed, we'll be talking "comeback" again.
Until then, look forward to A Thousand Words, the wacky PG-rated flick where Eddie Murphy is cursed and only can say a thousand more words before he dies!
22. "I'd like to see him try a return to standup" In response to Reply # 0
He's been picking bad scripts (and yeah, "but but but they makin money, though," wonderful), and I don't see that trend suddenly reversing itself if/when he returns to action/raunchy comedy... ________________________________________________________________________ <----- Mission Accomplished.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Tue Jun-16-09 01:20 PM
26. "It's not even the script-picking, it's the paycheck-picking." In response to Reply # 22
He's 20 mil or bust, and no R-rated comedy is gonna pay 20 mil for Eddie Murphy currently. Studio heads, however, would love to pay 20 mil to have him be their star for the PG-rated remake of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, DURKA DURKA DURRRRRRRR.
33. "He needs to pick better material." In response to Reply # 26
The only reason he should even think about doing a, say, Metro 2 is if someone good is writing it ________________________________________________________________________ <----- Mission Accomplished.
25. "Standup will save him." In response to Reply # 0
I don't mean an HBO special either. I mean just going up late place nights and working shit out. I don't know if he could do it without it becoming a big deal, but if he got out of the city maybe he could do it.
His life is pretty funny. Post huge success.
The fame, trannygate, his kids, divorce, being in the Hollywood machine. He has a huge well to draw from.
He has to just want to do it.
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29. "RE: a) is Eddie Murphy done? b) if not, how would you fix him?" In response to Reply # 0
Is there a point where your LEGACY means more to you than the money you make? Especially when youve been making like 30-40 million plus for like the last decade? Who REALLY wants to start their career with a bang and end it with a whimper, regardless of the dough?
38. "I like this answer" In response to Reply # 34 Tue Jun-16-09 04:56 PM by buckshot defunct
Plus a few more serious dramatic roles here and there. Give the man some new ground to break, instead of going back to the old wells.
The return to stand-up idea sounds good on paper, but what everyone is refusing to consider is the possibility that he might not be so good at it anymore.
35. "in what world is he done or need fixing???" In response to Reply # 0
i'm no fan of his work since Boomerang, but i get it....if he does a movie he cares about (Harlem nights, Dreamgirls) he doesn't get the love he feels he's due...i mean, look at how mad he initally was about the oscar thing....i can't blame the guy for not worryin about making anything the critics will like. end of the day, for him it's about taking the big checks, keepin it movin and treatin hollywood like what it is: a way to make sure his fam stays wealthy...
"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus
42. "eddie knows the movies are wack, but it's all about the check" In response to Reply # 41
i don't see why he should take the route of less money to appease his old fans, who are fickle as shit anyway....the funniest thing is, most of these recent movies would be str8 to video if eddie wasn't involved...the thought that studios think these movies will work is interesting alone...
"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Wed Jun-17-09 06:54 PM
47. "i ain't mad. get gwop. i can throw on his old shit whenever i like." In response to Reply # 0
and i bet every single one of those "flops" did numbers abroad. i don't care enough to google it but i'm sure his name is still huge overseas. studios aren't just gonna keep giving the muhfucka paper like that yr in + yr out unless they're making that shit back in some kind of way.
the "waaaaaah eddie sux now" thing is starting to reach nas/illmatic levels. accept that the guy isn't yr cup of tea anymore, pop yr "delirious" dvd in the deck and move on already. it's been like a decade or so since the guy PUBLICLY STATED that he wants to do movies that his kids can watch. WE'RE NOT HIS TARGET AUDIENCE ANYMORE. GET OVER IT. your lil' cousins n'em love shrek + daddy day care + all that shit.
shit, i haven't even seen an eddie murph flick in the last decade, not since the life/bowfinger era. and i'm *perfectly fine* with that. learn how to outgrow artists gracefully, ppl, yr life will be more content and less stressful.
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53. "no ones stays at the top forever..." In response to Reply # 0 Thu Jun-18-09 04:56 PM by vee-lover
Murphy already said he wants to do film for 2-3 yrs and then return to stand up.
He's been at this for 20+ yrs and he has more than established his mark on the movie industry and if he is starting lose some of his luster them it's ok because his run has been historic.
56. "can he still do stand-up?" In response to Reply # 0
is he still funny like that?
i dunno how it works. do stand-up comics need to practice every now and then to keep their skills? or is it like riding a bike? will it just come back to them? or is it a natural talent that can't be 'lost'?
57. "Eddie had writers...Keenan Ivory did most of the writing for his 2" In response to Reply # 56
stand up routines or maybe it was just one...but I do think most comics need to stay on top of their game by going out to the clubs and testing their material.
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