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Film credit
Eddie Murphy
Also referred to as Eddie, Andy Murphy
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 7
- Movies in this archive
- 8
Rewatchables episodes featuring Eddie Murphy’s films
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 film
Bill Simmons · Wesley Morris · Sean Fennessey · Chris Ryan
Aired September 17, 2019
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Mentioned in discussions
The most 1980 thing
The Bogart and Katherine Hepburn impersonations (as transcribed); old gas station pumps; Alice's hair; Betsy Palmer's sweater; hitchhiking; white kids at the lake; the underwear; bedtime nightgowns
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:50:00Read transcript
- The old gas station pumps, Alice's hair and Betsy Palmer's sweater are offered, but the winner is two characters doing a Bogart impersonation and a Katherine Hepburn impersonation (as transcribed), references the newcomer did not catch.
- The modern equivalent would be imitating Jules from Pulp Fiction or Forrest Gump; it was a little late for Bogart, but by the theory of cultural expiration it had not expired yet, since Eddie Murphy still did it in movies.
- Another participant says 1980 still feels like the 70s, then lists hitchhiking and white kids going to the lake, with a riff on 45 tons of raw sewage making lakes less appealing.
- The last picks are the underwear in the movie, with the claim that Victoria's Secret totally changed panty technology, and the bedtime ritual of putting on a bathrobe or nightgown even at summer camp.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:41:46Read transcript
- Eddie Murphy is named the winner. — Chris Ryan
- A second explicit choice endorses Murphy. — Chris Ryan
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Eddie Murphy
- Speaker not identified
- Eddie Murphy
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:55Read transcript
- James Gandolfini reportedly declined Trupo and is judged an excellent hypothetical choice — Bill Simmons
- Ray Liotta is mentioned as an earlier Richie possibility — Chris Ryan
- Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy are mentioned as having had some connection to development — Bill Simmons
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
Untouchable; an all-Black Gary-to-Bloomington version considered
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:08Read transcript
- Untouchable is the initial answer, but an all-Black version involving a Gary team visiting Bloomington is entertained; cycling itself might change.
- A 1979 cast discussion considers Richard Pryor, early Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy and Morgan Freeman, with age and cycling-fitness objections. — Sean Fennessey
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
Untouchable; Black-cast version with Eddie Murphy
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:47Read transcript
- Untouchable and a Black-cast remake are both entertained; Murphy, Nia Long and Vivica A. Fox are proposed. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:53Read transcript
- Murphy is proposed in the final winner question and explicitly affirmed in the response. — Bill Simmons
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Eddie Murphy
- Speaker not identified
- Eddie Murphy
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:15Read transcript
- Murphy is the clear acting choice, with a supporting placement proposed strategically despite recognition that he is a lead. — Bill Simmons
- The screenplay is considered, then Murphy’s rewritten dialogue complicates the choice. — Chris Ryan
- The reported supporting-actor field includes Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment), Charles Durning (To Be or Not to Be), John Lithgow (Terms of Endearment), Sam Shepard (The Right Stuff), and Rip Torn (Cross Creek). — Bill Simmons
Half-Assed Internet Research
Box office and contract; screenplay origins; credits; cameos; sailboat; dialogue; song; mugshot; traders; career counts; trading rule; money clip; profanity; restaurant; Italian broadcast
In the discussion (20)
Approx. transcript time · 00:05:48Read transcript
- The film reportedly stayed in the box-office top ten for 17 weeks. — Chris Ryan
- Paramount reportedly rewarded Murphy with a $25 million five-film contract and financing for a production studio. — Bill Simmons
- Writer Timothy Harris’s experience with two wealthy, cheap tennis partners reportedly inspired the Duke brothers. — Bill Simmons
- Commodity research included the Hunt brothers and Silver Thursday; familiar orange juice and pork bellies helped make the trading story accessible. — Bill Simmons
- The Prince and the Pauper is noted as a possible influence rather than a firmly documented adaptation. — Bill Simmons
- The budget is corrected from $50 million to $15 million, with $120.6 million gross and fourth place for 1983 reported. — Bill Simmons
- The performer playing Penelope is described as a model with only this film and Manhunter credited, later marrying a biology professor and related to Ansel Elgort; these are reported biographical claims. — Bill Simmons
- Harris reportedly received competing claims that Russo or Katzenberg originated the idea once the film became successful. — Bill Simmons
- Esposito is identified in the jail scene and Falco as the disgusted salmon witness. — Bill Simmons
- The ending’s 56-foot sailboat is reported still in the Caribbean, with the Virgin Islands identified. — Bill Simmons
- Murphy reportedly changed stereotyped dialogue; Murphy and Landis opposed the studio’s attempt to remove the Kools-on-the-rug line. — Bill Simmons
- The quartet song is described as an American Civil War song; its title is rendered “Orelia” in the transcript. — Bill Simmons
- Louis’s mugshot number matches Jake Blues’s number in The Blues Brothers. — Bill Simmons
- Actual traders were used in the exchange scenes. — Bill Simmons
- The veteran actors’99th and 100th film claims prompted Murphy’s joke that the three collectively made 201 films. — Bill Simmons
- A 2010 commodities restriction is reported as the Eddie Murphy rule. — Bill Simmons
- The money-clip fumble reportedly happened unintentionally. — Bill Simmons
- Ameche reportedly agreed to say the final profanity only once because of religious convictions. — Bill Simmons
- A Philadelphia Westin restaurant was named Winthorpe and Valentine. — Bill Simmons
- The film is reported as an annual highly watched Italian Christmas Eve broadcast. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:36:41Read transcript
- De Niro as Moss or a younger Levene and Willis as Williamson or Blake are considered; the discussion’s Jimmy Conway reference leaves the final Blake alternative ambiguous. — Sean Fennessey
- Modern franchise stars and British actors may lack the ordinary, badly dressed New York or Chicago quality needed for these roles. — Chris Ryan
- Leo is proposed as Roma. — Sean Fennessey
- Joaquin Phoenix is proposed as Moss. — Sean Fennessey
- Colin Farrell is proposed as Blake. — Sean Fennessey
- Casey Affleck is proposed as Aaronow. — Sean Fennessey
- Levene options are Gary Oldman or a returning Pacino. — Sean Fennessey
- Eddie Murphy would be interesting because of his exceptional verbal delivery, without a specific role assigned. — Sean Fennessey
- A character-actor version pairs Richard Jenkins as Levene with J.K. Simmons as Moss. — Sean Fennessey
Producer review
Loved it; favorite moment is the house takeover
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:50Read transcript
- Producer Craig, born years after the film’s release, loved both films though he is unsure the sequel beats the first. — Craig Horlbeck
- His favorite Eddie moment is stealing the Andersons’ house. — Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:02Read transcript
- A case is made for Rosewood and Taggart, and for Tony Scott because the film is so distinctively his, yet it is hard to name anyone other than Murphy. — Chris Ryan
- The answer is affirmed as Eddie Murphy while agreeing that others have credible claims. — Chris Ryan
Podcast choices
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
Detroit Lions jacket; Ferrari Testarossa
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:36Read transcript
- Eddie’s Detroit Lions jacket is the easy choice and was a big deal at the time; a sweatshirt from the first film is also mentioned.
- The Ferrari Testarossa is taken as another choice, and Dean Stockwell’s mustache is jokingly wanted.
- The Lions jacket is the final call for one host. — Bill Simmons
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Films in the archive
48 Hrs.
1982
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Boomerang
1992
Coming to America
1988
The Golden Child
1986
Trading Places
1983