For those who don't want to read the article. David Spade joked that if people wanted to see a falling star go see Eddie Murphy in "Vampire in Brooklyn" movie in 1995.
Personally I'd say Harlem Nights (1989) is when that star started to fall and that's a fine film by itself. Just a very different take on characters Eddie had played prior and so it didn't get the draw that people thought it would with him and Richard Pryor (And Redd Foxx) being in it.
If anything that would be the juggernaut to say was racist in its inability to get the money it should have but I guess David Spade (Whoever that is) is one of the many who didn't see it.
It's sad to see that Eddie would be pissed off at something as silly as an attack on when his career took a turn. Must be the PR spin for the new Beverly Hills cop thing which is bound to be a huge success.
The guy who played Joe Dirt. Another SNL comedian. Also kind of based. Back in 2008 Phoenix PD was complaining they were having cartel problems and Spade gave them $100k to buy a bunch of AR-15s.
The little blond guy that follows Adam Sandler around. Him and the fat guy from King of Queens are like Adam Sandler's best buddies. Always in each other's films. None of them have made anything amazing in well over a decade and having recently watched some of their older flicks... I think they were 90s schlock that got over hyped and we're probably pushed hard by somebody powerful.
Pluto Nash was a career killer years later. No matter what you thought about Eddie Murphy by then, that film was a dumpster fire that was riddled with production problems, budget concerns, and regret from everyone involved.
The joke wasn't made in 1996, it was made in 95 after a run of Another 48 Hrs, Boomerang, and Beverly Hills Cop 3, and Vampire in Brooklyn. Clearly his star power was wanning.
It was just a joke about a bad movie Eddie Murphy was in. Hell, David Spade could have said Beverly Hills Cop III was a bad movie. Eddie Murphy has said so himself many times. Still took a 15 million dollar paycheck from it though.
I'm pretty sure the only reason Beverly Hills Cop 4 is being made is to keep the copyright name, because they waited until what seems to be the very last minute before copyright changes hands to do something with the name.
Beverly Hills Cop III was released into theaters May 25th, 1994.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is coming July 3rd, 2024.
Murphy was the first example I encountered in life of somebody milking black victimhood. I was totally race-blind as a kid growing up in a melting pot inner city area, with friends from Nigeria, Trinidad, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam... So it was jarring and shocking to me when I saw the cool funny guy from Beverly Hills Cop in interviews, insisting that he was looked down on for being black. I remember him insisting to an interviewer that 'when you look at me, you think "black" - you don't just see a man you see a "black man"'. It didn't make any sense at all to me as a kid.
Welp, I grew up and Eddie got what he wished for, although he helped the prophecy fulfil itself.
Yo, it’s in-house! I’m one of the family, and you’re f-–king with me like that?’ It hurt my feelings like that
This is the real reason he is mad. He thought SNL owed him everything, and thereby shouldn't have been allowed to make fun of him. Bigger than just black people milking racism victimhood, this is an ultra rich man thinking people shouldn't be allowed to criticize him period.
Ironic, given that a huge part of his act during his "peak," and a lifelong feud since, involved him literally shitting on Bill Cosby for daring to make black men look respectable and presentable. You know, the guy whose work took black guys from "the ones who say nigger and make shows about the ghetto" as they were prior.
So the racism angle is just him making it "clickbait' worthy, otherwise this entire quote would be a joke about a long hasbeen whining that people were allowed to be mean to him. Including David Cuck Space agreeing that people doing that hurts like so bad guys.
For those who don't want to read the article. David Spade joked that if people wanted to see a falling star go see Eddie Murphy in "Vampire in Brooklyn" movie in 1995.
That is racist. That's it.
Personally I'd say Harlem Nights (1989) is when that star started to fall and that's a fine film by itself. Just a very different take on characters Eddie had played prior and so it didn't get the draw that people thought it would with him and Richard Pryor (And Redd Foxx) being in it.
If anything that would be the juggernaut to say was racist in its inability to get the money it should have but I guess David Spade (Whoever that is) is one of the many who didn't see it.
It's sad to see that Eddie would be pissed off at something as silly as an attack on when his career took a turn. Must be the PR spin for the new Beverly Hills cop thing which is bound to be a huge success.
Beverly Hills cop isn’t going to do well. The movies didn’t age well at all and it’s definitely going to be filled with race bait.
I haven't seen them in a long time, but why didn't they age well?
The guy who played Joe Dirt. Another SNL comedian. Also kind of based. Back in 2008 Phoenix PD was complaining they were having cartel problems and Spade gave them $100k to buy a bunch of AR-15s.
Thanks!
I still don't know who he is but I'm sure the Phoenix PD sorted out their problems a little easier due to his assistance.
The little blond guy that follows Adam Sandler around. Him and the fat guy from King of Queens are like Adam Sandler's best buddies. Always in each other's films. None of them have made anything amazing in well over a decade and having recently watched some of their older flicks... I think they were 90s schlock that got over hyped and we're probably pushed hard by somebody powerful.
They make fun of him in Housebroken. He's the owner of the pig actor.
Pluto Nash was a career killer years later. No matter what you thought about Eddie Murphy by then, that film was a dumpster fire that was riddled with production problems, budget concerns, and regret from everyone involved.
Eddie has really disappointed me. His comedy back then was great and his movies were awesome. He found that racist? Crazy
Falling star? In 1995?
Two Eddie Murphy movies I really like came out after 1995.
The remake of The Nutty Professor, and a version of Dr. Doolittle. Check them out sometime, especially the former.
The joke wasn't made in 1996, it was made in 95 after a run of Another 48 Hrs, Boomerang, and Beverly Hills Cop 3, and Vampire in Brooklyn. Clearly his star power was wanning.
Okay, after that string of flops, fine, I get it.
No one gave a crap about John Travolta for over a decade between Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction, either.
It was just a joke about a bad movie Eddie Murphy was in. Hell, David Spade could have said Beverly Hills Cop III was a bad movie. Eddie Murphy has said so himself many times. Still took a 15 million dollar paycheck from it though.
I'm pretty sure the only reason Beverly Hills Cop 4 is being made is to keep the copyright name, because they waited until what seems to be the very last minute before copyright changes hands to do something with the name.
Beverly Hills Cop III was released into theaters May 25th, 1994.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is coming July 3rd, 2024.
Murphy was the first example I encountered in life of somebody milking black victimhood. I was totally race-blind as a kid growing up in a melting pot inner city area, with friends from Nigeria, Trinidad, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam... So it was jarring and shocking to me when I saw the cool funny guy from Beverly Hills Cop in interviews, insisting that he was looked down on for being black. I remember him insisting to an interviewer that 'when you look at me, you think "black" - you don't just see a man you see a "black man"'. It didn't make any sense at all to me as a kid.
Welp, I grew up and Eddie got what he wished for, although he helped the prophecy fulfil itself.
This is the real reason he is mad. He thought SNL owed him everything, and thereby shouldn't have been allowed to make fun of him. Bigger than just black people milking racism victimhood, this is an ultra rich man thinking people shouldn't be allowed to criticize him period.
Ironic, given that a huge part of his act during his "peak," and a lifelong feud since, involved him literally shitting on Bill Cosby for daring to make black men look respectable and presentable. You know, the guy whose work took black guys from "the ones who say nigger and make shows about the ghetto" as they were prior.
So the racism angle is just him making it "clickbait' worthy, otherwise this entire quote would be a joke about a long hasbeen whining that people were allowed to be mean to him. Including David Cuck Space agreeing that people doing that hurts like so bad guys.
One unfunny comedian whines about an unfunny joke made about him by another unfunny comedian.
Charlie was the better Murphy.
He also cucked out as early as the 90's over his gay jokes in Raw and Delirious. Jokes which btw are still hilarious.
Eddie's still salty about that time they offered him a part in a movie written by Spearchucker Bill.