Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writers:

Eddie Murphy (stand-up material)
Eddie Murphy (opening sketch) ...

Release Date:

18 December 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

WARNING! You may be offended if you're black, white, male, female, rich or poor, Bill Cosby, Mr. T or Richard Pryor.

Plot:

Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.

Plot Keywords:

Janet Jackson | Bill Cosby | Madonna | Richard Pryor | Stand Up Comedy

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tatyana Ali	...	Eddie's sister (sketch)
Billie Allen	...	Eddie's aunt (sketch)
James Brown III	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Eyde Byrde	...	Mrs. Butts (sketch) (as Edye Byrde)
Michelle Davison	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Clebert Ford	...	Uncle Lester (sketch)
Geri Gibson	...	Card Player #2 (sketch)
Birdie M. Hale	...	Aunt Rose (sketch)
J.D. Hall	...	Party Guest (sketch)
Tiger Haynes	...	Card Player #3 (sketch)
Barbara Iley	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Leonard Jackson	...	Uncle Gus (sketch)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Eddie's uncle (sketch)
Jody Jones	...	Eddie's Cousin (sketch)
John Lafayette	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Davenia McFadden	...	Eddie's Aunt (sketch)
Gwen McGee	...	Eddie's mother (sketch)
Lex Monson	...	Card Player #4 (sketch)
Warren Morris	...	Poetry Reader (sketch)
Deon Richmond	...	Little Eddie (sketch)
Basil Wallace	...	Eddie's Father (sketch)
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Child Running in the house (sketch) (as Damien Wayans)
Ellis Williams	...	Eddie's uncle (sketch)
Carol Woods	...	Eddie's Aunt (sketch)

Also Known As:

Raw (USA) (short title)
Raw: The Concert Movie (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | UK:15 (re-rating) | West Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden - 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Eddie Murphy Productions

Trivia:

The first (and possibly only) movie to get a PG 14 kind of rating in Iceland based only on use of language.

Quotes:

Eddie Murphy: [imitating his father who is singing Motown songs but messing up the lyrics] If I have to beg and plead, to the symphony.
[Correct lyrics are "If I have to beg and please for your sympathy]

Movie Connections:

References "The Cosby Show" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Slinky® Jingle

What have you done for me LATELY???

There was once a day when everything Eddie Murphy said and did was hee-larious. Back in 1987, at the height of his powers, Eddie released a movie version of his stand-up act Raw, a sort of follow-up to 1983's Delirious.

Film at New York's Felt Room, Eddie discusses Mr T, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor (doing faultless impressions of all), Johnny Carson's costly divorce, relationships, gays, a home-made McDonalds burger that ruined his childhood etc. It's all pure comedy gold. After about half an hour you'll realize that the reason your face hurts so much is because you're smiling too hard. My favorite moment has to be any impression Eddie does of the average white guy, especially the 'white dude dancing' moment.

Where did this Eddie Murphy go and who is the man that gives us kiddie drek such as Daddy Day Care and Haunted Mansion? If you need a major dose of Eddie in his prime then check this one out. I promise you'll love it and you'll be quoting it for days.

Look out for a youthful Samuel L. Jackson and Basil Wallace as Eddie' uncle and dad too.