Eddie Murphy is reflecting on a career lowlight: the one film he felt “sucked.”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote the new Netflix documentary Being Eddie, (which covers the iconic actor and comedian’s life from the time he began performing stand-up comedy in high school to his Saturday Night Live days and movie stardom), Murphy reflected on his history with filmmaker John Landis.
While Murphy and Landis famously had tension in the past, the comedian said they have since moved on.
“That heat that I had with John Landis 35, 40 years ago, that’s so long ago. I love John, and he directed two of the best movies of my career — Trading Places and Coming to America,” Murphy said.
But the actor added that Landis also directed one of his least regarded projects: “For years, we’ve had no heat whatsoever. We even did a movie after that shit. John Landis directed Beverly Hills Cop III. The movie sucked, but we were buddies after,” he said with a laugh.
Murphy is the focus of the new Netflix documentary, which also features an A-list group of comedians, producers and actors — including Arsenio Hall, Brian Grazer, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jerry Seinfeld, John Landis, Kenan Thompson, Kevin Hart, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Ruth Carter, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Tracy Morgan.
According to a synopsis, the film celebrates Murphy “and his nearly 50-year career that’s seen him break barriers, invent genres, and inspire generations of talent.”
“For the first time ever, Murphy invites the public into his home to revisit his breathtaking body of work, all the while revealing the dazzling interior life that has long driven — and grounded — this once-in-a-century star,” the synopsis reads.
The documentary’s director, two-time Academy Award winner Angus Wall, told Netflix’s Tudum in an Oct. 14 piece about the film: “Eddie has played a lot of different characters over the last 40 plus years, but he has never played himself on screen before. He opens up his world and his heart and I think people are going to really enjoy spending time with him.”
