A Thousand Words

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(2012)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Brian Robbins

Writer: Steve Koren

Producers: Jane Bartelme, Caroline Bresard, Nicolas Cage, Alain Chabat, Stephanie Danan, Nicolas Giraudi, Norman Golightly, Steve Koren, Brian Robbins, Sharla Sumpter, Lars P. Winther

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy is Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he's got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he's a goner. -- (Written by Paramount)

Cast:

• Eddie Murphy
• Kerry Washington
• Cliff Curtis
• Clark Duke
• Allison Janney

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Holy Man

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(1998)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Stephen Herek

Writer: Tom Schulman

Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Jeffrey Chernov, J.D. Freedman, Jonathan Glickman, Stephen Herek, Ray Murphy Jr. Rebekah Rudd

Synopsis: Stephen Herek directed this comedy-drama in which soul-less exec Ricky Hayman (Jeff Goldblum), programmer for the failing Good Buy Shopping Network, is dismayed by a request to increase sales in two weeks. Bald do-gooder guru G. (Eddie Murphy) assists when Ricky and marketing director Kate (Kelly Preston) get a freeway flat. When G. passes out, tests indicate a heart murmur and heat prostration, so the robed prophet becomes Ricky's house guest. At a party, G. uses hypnosis and psychology to rid guest Nino Cerruti (portraying himself) of his flying fears. Ricky witnesses this and gets the notion to put G. on the air. Unfortunately, G. ignores both cue cards and on-sale products, prompting station owner McBainbridge (Robert Loggia) to calculate Ricky's severance pay. He's back on the job when both sales and ratings soar. The situation eventually causes Ricky to reexamine how his own values became lost in the labyrinth of corporate consumerism. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Eddie Murphy
• Jeff Goldblum
• Kelly Preston
• Eric McCormack
• Jon Cryer

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Trading Places

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(1983)

Genre: Comedy

Director: John Landis

Writers: Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod

Producers: George Folsey Jr., Aaron Russo, Irwin Russo, Sam Williams

Synopsis: A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Dan Aykroyd
• Eddie Murphy
• Ralph Bellamy
• Don Ameche
• Jamie Lee Curtis

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Tower Heist

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(2011)

Genre: Comedy/Action

Director: Brett Ratner

Writers: Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Ted Griffin

Producers: Bill Carraro, Briane Grazer, Karen Kehela Sherwood, Eddie Murphy, Kim Roth

Synopsis: Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Ben Stiller
• Eddie Murphy
• Casey Affleck
• Matthew Broderick
• Alan Alda
• Gabourey Sidibe
• Téa Leoni
• Judd Hirsch
• Michael Peña

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Harlem Nights

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(1989)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Eddie Murphy

Writer: Eddie Murphy

Producers: Mark Lipsky, Ray Murphy Jr., Eddie Murphy, Ralph S. Singleton, Robert D. Wachs

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy, in addition to starring as Quick, the son of 1930s Harlem gambling-house proprietor Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor), also wrote and directed the film. The plotline details the combined efforts of Quick and Sugar Ray to prevent white gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) from muscling in on their operation. The supporting players include Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello and Jasmine Guy. ~ (Written by Hal Erickson)

Cast:

• Eddie Murphy
• Richard Pryor
• Redd Foxx
• Jasmine Guy
• Michael Lerner
• Danny Aiello

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The Distinguished Gentleman

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(1992)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jonathan Lynn

Writer: Marty Kaplan, Jonathan Reynolds

Producers: Leonard Goldberg, Marty Kaplan, Michael Peyser

Synopsis: A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected and profit from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how, with a con. (Written by Craig D. Barker)

Cast:

• Eddie Murphy
• Lane Smith
• Sheryl Lee Ralph
• Victoria Rowell
• Charles S. Dutton

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