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- 1987
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1987
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Directed By: Robert Townsend
Written By: Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans
- 1987
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1987
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Eddie Murphy: Raw
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8.3
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Summary Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Directed By: Robert Townsend
Written By: Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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40% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
On the big screen, and particularly in the close-ups, it's not hard to see why Murphy's the current box office champ. He may have an adult's vocabulary, but he's still got a kid's frenetic energy and a wildly elastic face that demands both laughter and attention. His material, which trades on racial and sexual stereotypes even as it skewers them, may be offensive to some, but for others he remains a hell of a good yuck.
Murphy raw is better than the well-done ego served up in Beverly Hills Cop II. But he's become a brilliant wise guy, unlike his hero Richard Pryor, who can turn profanity into poetry and hipness into humanity. [11 Jan 1988, p.57]
This feature-length concert film is hilarious, putting Mr. Murphy on a par with Mr. Pryor at his best.
Eddie Murphy is offensive. Eddie is pompous and arrogant. Eddie is a narcissist. Eddie is a wiseguy. Eddie is a trash-mouth. Is Eddie funny? Yes. Very. [23 Dec 1987, p.1D]
Of course, Eddie Murphy is a funny man -- not the kind that throws around a succession of one-liners, but one who proceeds by hovering on themes. And, of course, he scores some points and gets some good laughs here -- and his quota of jeers, too. [24 Dec 1987, p.D7]
Most of the jokes in Eddie Murphy Raw are the kind you regale buddies with to show off. Anyone as good as Eddie Murphy should have outgrown that years ago.
Unlike Richard Pryor, whose rough language adds an important rhythmic punctuation to his monologues, Murphy uses vulgarity to shock and divide his audience.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 9 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
22% Mixed
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2 Ratings
0% Negative
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Production Company
Eddie Murphy Productions,
Paramount Pictures
Release Date Dec 18, 1987
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline WARNING! You may be offended if you're black, white, male, female, rich or poor, Bill Cosby, Mr. T or Richard Pryor.
