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<v Speaker 1>Before we get to Eddie's top five, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Eddie's audible mentions, man if I just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to go through this as we highlight the performances that

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<v Speaker 1>showcases unmatched range, ambition and cultural impact, from Trading Places

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<v Speaker 1>to Dolomite is my Name? All right? Now? It's from

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<v Speaker 1>the street wise hustle of Billy Ray Valentine's and the

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<v Speaker 1>heartfelt reinvention of Rudy ray Moore. These honorable mention roles

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<v Speaker 1>helped define Murphy's evolution from SNL's standout to a global

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<v Speaker 1>box office icon. Now, whether slipping into multiple outrageous characters

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<v Speaker 1>or anchoring a socially satirical story, Murphy repeatedly proved that

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<v Speaker 1>comedy can be a tool for transformation. Now, Charles, these

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<v Speaker 1>audible mentions may not crack the top five, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>unforgettable moments of genius that shaped an entire generation of

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<v Speaker 1>fans and comedians and Charles, let me before we get started, man,

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<v Speaker 1>let me just also go back to something that you

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<v Speaker 1>hit me with right before we got on the air,

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<v Speaker 1>So a point of clarification, so it doesn't look like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm not being consistent, because you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>always tease Charles Charles as the guy that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>watches his stuff. So Murphy, as you know, has had

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<v Speaker 1>several movies in his career where he's played multiple characters.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you think coming to America, you think nutty professor,

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<v Speaker 1>you think you know, just you know what I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>He's played multiple characters in films. So I told Charles,

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<v Speaker 1>and Charles pointed it out, and he's right that if

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna put one of those characters that, like one

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<v Speaker 1>of those movies where he plays multiple characters, the lead

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<v Speaker 1>character is the top five character, not the secondary characters,

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<v Speaker 1>which possibly could be supporting on honorary, but those those characters,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, a character that he played and coming

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<v Speaker 1>to America the Jewish barber wouldn't be a top five performance.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be an honorable mention if it was good enough,

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<v Speaker 1>but not top five. So anything else, Charles, any other

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<v Speaker 1>strict rules or anything else you saw that we should

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<v Speaker 1>clean up, even before we get started.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think I think that's the main one. We're

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<v Speaker 2>good with that.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Charles, I'm gonna let you hit these honorable mintions.

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<v Speaker 1>You got the list in front of your man, Go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead on and do what you do, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Our first, Now, some people may be appalled by this,

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<v Speaker 2>but our first honorable mention is Billy Ray Valentine in

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<v Speaker 2>Trading Places nineteen eighty three. A lot of people may say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>this should be top five, but we're talking about Eddie

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<v Speaker 2>Murphy here, so yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's stop for a seconds. So Billy Ray Valentine. Funny,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the earliest films Trading Places. Why what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think about Billy Ray Valentine.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think it's appropriate for it to be as

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<v Speaker 2>an honorable mention because he's not the lead character in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the movie, he's in a supporting role. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's Billy Ray is the foil to Dan Aykroyd's character

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<v Speaker 2>in the film, and he's part of more of a

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<v Speaker 2>troop than he is carrying the film on his own.

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<v Speaker 2>And so yeah, I think it's I think it's safe

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<v Speaker 2>to say that he could be an honorable we'll mention versus,

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<v Speaker 2>and when we get into the top five, you'll see

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<v Speaker 2>that he's more the lead character the lead actor in

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<v Speaker 2>the following films that we'll talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me do the next one, man, So the

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<v Speaker 1>next one and this one was tough.

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<v Speaker 2>Billy.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you did Billy Ray Valentine. This is Reggie Hammond

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<v Speaker 1>from forty eight Hours. Now there's some discussion around this one. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought this one was tough for me because this

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<v Speaker 1>is a this is a groundbreaking role that up until

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<v Speaker 1>that point, I don't think we'd ever seen a black

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<v Speaker 1>character with these sorts of lines and that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>attitude and swagger. You know, you go back to the

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<v Speaker 1>famous scene where he's in the bar and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and he pulls the guy out and the

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<v Speaker 1>guy tells him like, you know, who, what right do

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<v Speaker 1>you have? And he says, I'm a I'm a badge, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>with a badge, which gives me permission to kick your

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<v Speaker 1>f and a any time I want too. And I

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<v Speaker 1>remember in the feat everybody was like, whoa Eddie Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>man was electric Now forty eight hours. I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is his first film. I'm like, correct, this is his debut, Tim, Yes, yes, yeah, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean to your point, this is Eddie Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>and on somebody else's list, this is absolutely a game change, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it is a game changing performance. Man. But then there's

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<v Speaker 1>more career than this man, So what do you think

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<v Speaker 1>about his performance in forty eight Hours.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, like you said, this was the jump off for

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<v Speaker 2>Eddie Murphy as an actor when he did this role.

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<v Speaker 2>Just like you said, a lot of people were shocked

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<v Speaker 2>by his ability to carry his presence on the screen

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<v Speaker 2>and it defined him as a superstar right from the jump.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's amazing and yet again and he's playing off

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<v Speaker 2>of Nick Nolty and he's doing doing things with him.

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<v Speaker 2>It was how buddy comedy has evolved. So there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of groundbreaking stuff to it, but it's still not

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<v Speaker 2>the top. It's still not the top for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, you go ahead and do the next one.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, I'm gonna go to Quick from Harlem Knights, Murphy's

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<v Speaker 2>ambitious directorial debut together with Richard Pryor and Red Fox

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<v Speaker 2>in this prohibition Aristyle comedy. It's a lot of great stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of quotable lines and the Quick he

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<v Speaker 2>was the lead, but again he's part of an ensemble cast.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, he stands up well to Richard Pryor

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<v Speaker 2>and Red Fox in the in the film. But again, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he's still he's still he's excellent in the film, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's still part of a troop in here. He's not

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<v Speaker 2>exactly the lead, the sole lead in this film. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's why Quick makes I think Quick makes an honorable

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<v Speaker 2>miss Now again, yeah, he is the lead character in

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<v Speaker 2>the film, but he has a whole lot of support

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<v Speaker 2>with Richard Pryor and Red Fox, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people will go to see this movie because the collaboration

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<v Speaker 2>of all those people, not just because it's Eddie Murphy's film.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he was good in this film. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>think he was great in this film to your point.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought the selling point of the film was the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that it was the first time that we'd ever

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<v Speaker 1>seen Richard Pryor, Red Fox, Eddie Murphy all on screen

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<v Speaker 1>together and these gangsters. I didn't think the story was

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<v Speaker 1>that great. I didn't think the villain was that great.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, okay, I mean I laughed. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not one of Murphy's best which for me, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable seeing it on this list as an honorable mention.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the next one, and this one is also interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about his Marcus Grant from Boomerang, playing the

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<v Speaker 1>charm ad exect who finally meets his romantic match. Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>flipped his persona from brash comic to suave leading man,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course the film became a cultural landmark, celebrated

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<v Speaker 1>for his fashion, his groundbreaking depiction of black professionals, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course that killer soundtrack. Charles, this one is tough too.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think part of what I see is that

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<v Speaker 1>the film and all the elements are better than Murphy is.

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<v Speaker 1>Murphy is not what elevates Boomerang to iconic status, but

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<v Speaker 1>he is a part of what it is. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel about Boomerang?

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<v Speaker 2>The reason why I let you read Marcus Graham from

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<v Speaker 2>Boomerang is because I would have had it in my

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<v Speaker 2>top five because of because of the fact the fact

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<v Speaker 2>again that this is a role he hadn't played before.

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<v Speaker 2>He was this timid guy, and I mean he was

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<v Speaker 2>suave and debonnair, but he was also kind of insecure,

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<v Speaker 2>and he really was a different character in this film

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<v Speaker 2>that we had ever seen before, and that this was

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<v Speaker 2>more of a drama than a comedy, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>really inspiring to see Eddie Murphy stretch himself in this

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a role. And so yeah, again he's in

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<v Speaker 2>an ensemble cast, but it was really about him and

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<v Speaker 2>how he reacted to, you know, just being in love.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was a romantic comedy and I enjoyed it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it showed, like I said, a different

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<v Speaker 2>side of Murphy than we had seen before.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me be real transparent, right now, Eddie Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>made his chops as a comedian, right, and these comic films, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll talk about this a little later when we

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<v Speaker 1>get to the top five. Now, when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>what's in the top five, you know, there's only so

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<v Speaker 1>many dramas or serious roles that we're gonna put over

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<v Speaker 1>some of the comedic stuff that he did, right, And

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<v Speaker 1>there's at least one other dramatic performance which is coming

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<v Speaker 1>up that I think trump's what he's done in this film.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, stuff being as an honorable mentioned, we only

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<v Speaker 1>get pick five. So if you can only pick five,

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<v Speaker 1>there's gonna be a lot of stuff that, as they

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<v Speaker 1>would say, hits the cutting the room floor that I

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you, Charles, I'm not I'm not mad. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he was great at the Moraine too, but I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>there's five other things that I just are a smedge better.

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<v Speaker 1>And speaking of that, not in this stays in Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know this this area of honorable mention. Now, this

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<v Speaker 1>is just a personal favorite for me. His Thomas Jefferson Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>the name, you know, and the distinguished gentleman. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was funny, man, it was, you know. We look

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<v Speaker 1>at it as one of his underrated performances where he

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<v Speaker 1>plays a fast talking cond man who scans his way

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<v Speaker 1>into Congress only to discover Charles a conscious once he

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<v Speaker 1>sees how the political game really works and ironically and

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<v Speaker 1>the times that we're living in, the satire that this

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<v Speaker 1>film presented is still irrelevant, and Murphy makes the transformation

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<v Speaker 1>believable and funny. Talk about the distinguished gentleman.

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<v Speaker 2>The distinguished gentleman. We was George Santos before George Santos

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<v Speaker 2>came around. I mean, really, that's what it was. And

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<v Speaker 2>you're you're, you're absolutely correct. A lot of people just

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<v Speaker 2>did not see this, did not accept how how excellent

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<v Speaker 2>and satirical this film was. Uh And and only through

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<v Speaker 2>time now where we are now, if we can look

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<v Speaker 2>back and see it that we say, wow, that that

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<v Speaker 2>was really a good performance and really smart and really

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<v Speaker 2>insightful to the political uh uh machine that we have

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<v Speaker 2>that happens in government. Nowadays. So yeah, I really enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>this performance and I'm glad it made the list even

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<v Speaker 2>as an honorable mention.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, this next one, boy, this was this was

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<v Speaker 1>this was like pulling tea yes and something else. And

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<v Speaker 1>now I'm gonna let you lead off and then I

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<v Speaker 1>have commentary. Man, what was the next honorable mention on

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<v Speaker 1>his list?

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<v Speaker 2>The next honorable mention for us is Rudy ray Moore.

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<v Speaker 2>In twenty nineteen's Dolomite Is My Name, Murphy returned to

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<v Speaker 2>the big screen with this affectionate biopic of underground icon

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<v Speaker 2>Rudy ray Moore, who we know who is Dovermite. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know you're right this movie was.

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<v Speaker 1>He got he didn't get an OCAR nomination for this.

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<v Speaker 2>I no, he was actually snubbed. He did not get

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<v Speaker 2>an OSCAR nomination for Dovermite. Who felt really badly about

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that he didn't get that nomination. But uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the performance is right right at five B maybe on

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<v Speaker 2>the on the list. For me, I'm like, it could

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<v Speaker 2>have really cracked. But we have another performances.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying. So that's why you now

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<v Speaker 1>watch this. Marcus Graham, Rudy ray Moore. See what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going with this, right?

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<v Speaker 2>All right?

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<v Speaker 1>Man? Well we got a couple more in the honorable

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<v Speaker 1>mention category. Man, uh, this one actually, we can just

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<v Speaker 1>go over this real quick. Randy Watson and the others,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, everybody that Eddie Murphy played Incoming to

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<v Speaker 1>America that wasn't present team but and and that just

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<v Speaker 1>goes to show you you get an honorable mention out

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<v Speaker 1>of that. I was telling somebody the story last night

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<v Speaker 1>that people forget how funny Coming to America was. I

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<v Speaker 1>had this thing at least three, three separate times, Charles

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<v Speaker 1>on VHS, and I kept lending it out to people,

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<v Speaker 1>and I would never get it back. I had to

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<v Speaker 1>keep on buying it. It easily for me. If we

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<v Speaker 1>ever did list of the funniest movies Addie Murphy ever did,

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<v Speaker 1>this would probably be at the top of the heat

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<v Speaker 1>for me. You know, everything about this film just all works. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>He has a stellar supporting cast. He has you know,

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<v Speaker 1>him and our Sinio. Their chemistry is good. The story

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<v Speaker 1>is sweet and earnest. You know this holes the mood.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so good that the fact that they tried to

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<v Speaker 1>make a part two thirty years later and of course

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't work. Of course it didn't work. Like how

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<v Speaker 1>do you how do you scale Everest and beat Everest?

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<v Speaker 1>You can't do it? So yeah, man, So that one

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<v Speaker 1>finished as an outiable mention in Charles, what's the last one?

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<v Speaker 1>And this one's tough too, because this is a great

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<v Speaker 1>underrated performance.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is a dual role that he played Kit

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<v Speaker 2>Ramsey and Jeff Ramsey in bod Finger, where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it was really cool to see Murphy do this nerdy

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<v Speaker 2>character that that that in the film, and then Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>was like really soft in mild and Kit was like wow.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was really I mean, again, the range that

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<v Speaker 2>he this was, I think this was the first time

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<v Speaker 2>we saw him do well. He did multiple characters in

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<v Speaker 2>Coming to America, but this way he did two definitive

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<v Speaker 2>characters that look the same. He just played them differently

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<v Speaker 2>and it was just really genius. And the pairing of

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<v Speaker 2>him with Steve Martin in that movie was I think

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<v Speaker 2>was really incredible too. So again, you know, it's the

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<v Speaker 2>collaboration in that effect as well. So both Fingers a

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<v Speaker 2>great movie.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, y'all. So those are all the honor mentions,

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<v Speaker 1>and and before somebody starts at home, Well, where's Norbit.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna talk about Norbit in the second. I'm saying

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<v Speaker 1>I'm always saying this from the standpoints, and I'm still

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<v Speaker 1>angry that they released Norbit during the Academy Awards season

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<v Speaker 1>when Eddie Murphy should have won an Oscar and people

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<v Speaker 1>blame Norbid. It's one of the reasons why he didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>So Norbu's not on the list. Vampire and Brooklyn's not

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<v Speaker 1>on the list, The Golden Child's not on the list.

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<v Speaker 1>Pluto Nash is gonna be on another list. When we

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<v Speaker 1>make the worst Eddie Murphy movies of all time, that's

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<v Speaker 1>probably number one. So yeah, there's a bunch of movies

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<v Speaker 1>that didn't make the list. Charles so