It was 45 years ago that the world was introduced to comedy icon Eddie Murphy.
He appeared on screens as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, going on to break through as a movie star in a series of 1980s buddy comedies such as 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop and Trading Places.
He’s been a beloved member of Hollywood ever since, known as a box-office superstar, but there’s one piece of work that he cherishes a little more than the rest.
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In an interview for his new tienda online Prime original film The Pickup, Murphy sat down with co-stars Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson and director Tim Story.
”I think I was just observing and watching him the whole time,” Palmer said of working with one of her idols in the industry.
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Several generations have grown up with Murphy on their screens, with his career ranging from Coming to America and Harlem Nights, to Dr. DoLittle and Shrek.
But, according to Palmer, it’s one particular film from 1996 that Murphy is the most proud of.
“I was happy because I asked him his favourite movie that he’s ever done and I was like, it was the same movie of mine that he’s ever done which is Nutty Professor,” she shared.
In the banger ’90s flick, Murphy appears as not just one, but as seven different characters.
”Those characters that he made were so real. So real,” Palmer added.
“For years I think when I was little I was like, “is that really Eddie playing the mama? Like that’s not a real mama?” Like every single character was so truthful, it was comedy but it was truthful.”
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Murphy nodded along as the cast quoted iconic lines from the film, agreeing with Palmer that it is in fact the work he’s most proud of.
And when it comes to taking on the leading role in The Pickup, Murphy said that he did it because the film reminded him of where he started in his career.
When Davidson described the movie as a return to the iconic era of 2000s action-comedies, Murphy added that he “feels the exact same way” but with one exception.
“It reminds me of the movies of the ’80s, not the 2000s,” he said.
“It reminds me of those ’80s buddy movie comedies… because I’m from those movies!”
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