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Eddie Murphy Raw

1987 · 90 min

A filthy, high-energy stage performance that lands big laughs while making you wince at how dated the attitudes are.

Directed by: Robert Townsend
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen

Tagline: Shock has its value.
Overview: Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

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Directed by: Robert Townsend
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: gender
sexuality
race
class
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	9
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Robert Townsend
Written by: Eddie Murphy
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen, Samuel L. Jackson, Deon Richmond, Barbara Harris, J. D. Hall, James Brown III
Cinematography: Ernest R. Dickerson
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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