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Hey everyone, here's early access episode 27. We review Eddie Murphy's only time in the director's chair for 1989's Harlem Nights, which Eddie also wrote and stars in, along with Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx. We also talk about Eddie's early filmography and rise to fame in the 80's and some of his film roles following this one. Let us know what you thought of Harlem Nights or this episode in the comments below. 

Stay tuned for our Patreon follow-up on the new Eddie Murphy movie You People, which is now streaming on Netflix. Watch at your own risk!

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JokersJuicyAss

Hey Joe you want to taste pure Lemon for Landis, during a interview in 1996 he said "There was absolutely no good aspect about this whole story. The tragedy, which I think about every day, had an enormous impact on my career, from which I may possibly never recover." He fucking made Coming to America, look Hollywood may have some morals but 288 to 350 million is enough to brush some headless children under the rug, making 2 flops and Beverly Hills Cop 3 kills your career

JokersJuicyAss

Ryan I know I'm just a Janitor in a ghetto in a desert, but I got a pipe dream and I would love to cast you as the Racist Wife Beating Mob Boss in my series and he is a literal rat

Anthony Hoffman

He’s such an arrogant prick in the Coming to America episode of The Movies That Made Us. Plus, spawning Max Landis is another negative.

Luke Gordnier

Agree that coming to America is his best playing multiple characters movie. I feel like Eddie playing multiple characters in almost everything he did started with the nutty professor because after that movie you have the sequel, bow finger, Pluto nash, Norbit and meet Dave.

Luke Gordnier

Rat race would make a good patron episode in parallel with BASEketball

Luke Gordnier

Joe your right it is Bebes kids and that also would make for a great episode someday since you guys haven’t done a full animated movie yet

Luke Gordnier

If you guys want to comeback to Eddie, a good one would be a thousand words which has a 0% on rotten tomatoes and killed his career for a little bit. I remember watching years ago and it not being that bad.

Luke Gordnier

Here’s something that makes spike lee’s criticism of Eddie even worse from Wikipedia: During this period Murphy was criticized by filmmaker Spike Lee for not using his status to help Black actors break into film, although as Murphy's prominence increased, his films (especially those he produced) often had a mainly Black cast (Coming to America, Harlem Nights, Boomerang, Vampire in Brooklyn, Life). Many Black actors who later received greater recognition made early appearances in Murphy's films, such as Damon Wayans in Beverly Hills Cop, Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence in Boomerang, Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Coming to America, Dave Chappelle in The Nutty Professor, and Chris Rock in Beverly Hills Cop II

Heidi

Oh man I’m so excited! I’m currently halfway through with Speculation!

Sidetracks

Enjoy! Let us know what your favorite movie discovery is from it

Sidetracks

There’s a great episode of Cursed Films on Shudder that examines the whole fiasco. It really leaves a distaste for Landis

Trembling Colors

I love how Nolte completely manhandles little ass David Patrick Kelly in 48 Hours, always cracks me up and it's not even really supposed to be funny.

JokersJuicyAss

Baseket Ball is such a weird movie, it stars two soon to be legends, and director by a legend on his way out

Dustin C

I just watched inside man. Exclusively based on that I would agree with you. Haha horrible movie

Dustin C

I really enjoyed this episode. I agree that the Arsenio show was awkward. When he came back for one season in like 2013 or something I used to watch it and it was super stilted. Really weird show. Most of the guests seemed uncomfortable

Ryan Lancello

It’s been years since I’ve seen it, but doesn’t the title ‘Inside Man’ completely give up the plot?

Dustin C

To be completely honest I made it about halfway through and was bored to tears. I hate not finishing movies but honestly couldn’t make it through

Sidetracks

Didn’t they renew the show for a second season only to reverse that decision weeks later?

Dustin C

Yep! I remember vividly. Jay Leno came on to announce it then made some joke about how he was actually taking Arsenios spot then it got canceled. I think I watched every episode of his new show. I really had nothing going on at the time 😂