Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writers:

Eddie Murphy (stand-up material)
Eddie Murphy (opening sketch) ...
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Release Date:

18 December 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Tagline:

WARNING! You may be offended if you're black, white, male, female, rich or poor, Bill Cosby, Mr. T or Richard Pryor.

Plot:

Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up | Sex | Celebrity Impersonation | Actor Playing Himself | Political Satire

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tatyana Ali	...	Eddie's Sister (sketch)
Billie Allen	...	Eddie's Aunt (sketch)
James Brown III	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Eyde Byrde	...	Mrs. Butts (sketch) (as Edye Byrde)
Michelle Davison	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Clebert Ford	...	Uncle Lester (sketch)
Geri Gibson	...	Card Player #2 (sketch)
Birdie M. Hale	...	Aunt Rose (sketch)
J.D. Hall	...	Party Guest (sketch)
Barbara Harris	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch) (as Barbara Iley)
Tiger Haynes	...	Card Player #3 (sketch)
Leonard Jackson	...	Uncle Gus (sketch)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Eddie's Uncle (sketch)
Jody Jones	...	Eddie's Cousin (sketch)
Jo D. Jonz	...	Eddie's Cousin
John Lafayette	...	Thanksgiving Guest (sketch)
Davenia McFadden	...	Eddie's Aunt (sketch)
Gwen McGee	...	Eddie's Mother (sketch)
Lex Monson	...	Card Player #4 (sketch)
Warren Morris	...	Poetry Reader (sketch)
Deon Richmond	...	Little Eddie (sketch)
Basil Wallace	...	Eddie's Father (sketch)
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Child Running in the House (sketch) (as Damien Wayans)
Ellis Williams	...	Eddie's Uncle (sketch)
Carol Woods	...	Eddie's Aunt (sketch)
Kim Wayans	...	Interviewed Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Townsend

Writing credits
Eddie Murphy		(stand-up material)
Eddie Murphy		(opening sketch) &
Keenen Ivory Wayans		(opening sketch)

Produced by
Jeffrey Chernov	....	co-producer
Eddie Murphy	....	executive producer
Richard Tienken	....	executive producer
Robert D. Wachs	....	producer
Keenen Ivory Wayans	....	producer

Cinematography by
Ernest R. Dickerson

Film Editing by
Lisa Day

Casting by
Pat Golden

Production Design by
Wynn Thomas

Set Decoration by
Jim Fredericks		(as James T. Fredericks)

Makeup Department
Judi Goodman	....	hair stylist
Marilyn Peoples	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jeffrey Chernov	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michea Caye	....	second assistant director
Dwight Williams	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joan Finley	....	set dresser (as Joan Finlay-Alessi)
Barbara A. Kastner	....	set dresser
James Mazzola	....	property master
Jeff Mazzola	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer: effects
Jon Christodoulou	....	sound assistant
Jon Christodoulou	....	sound
Julia Evershade	....	sound editor
Bill Fertig	....	concert sound
Ed Gleason	....	sync
Frank Graziadei	....	sound mixer
David Hewitt	....	remote recording: 24 track
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Kamen	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Louis Sabat	....	boom operator (as Louis Sabet)

Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Banks	....	chief lighting technician
Jeff Boldenwick	....	concert lighting
John Cambria	....	second assistant camera
Richard J. Cartwright	....	still photographer
Joseph F. Coffey	....	camera operator
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator
Liz Dubelman	....	second assistant camera
Robert Fiore	....	camera operator
Paul Gaffney	....	second assistant camera
Craig Haagensen	....	first assistant camera
Marc Hirschfeld	....	first assistant camera (as Marc D. Hirshfeld)
Victor Huey	....	first company grip (as Victor W. Huey)
Stan Keitt	....	second assistant camera
Christophe Lanzenberg	....	first assistant camera
Don Lenzer	....	camera operator
Ed Marritz	....	camera operator (as Edward Marritz)
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator
Algernon Ramirez	....	first assistant camera
Joe Ritter	....	first assistant camera
Debbie Sarjeant	....	first assistant camera
Bruce W. Talamon	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jody Berke	....	wardrobe assistant
Darlene Jackson	....	wardrobe: Eddie Murphy
Andrea Ross	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Norman B. Malin	....	apprentice editor
Beverly Pinnas	....	apprentice editor
Richard Ritchie	....	color timer
Eric Strand	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Curt Sobel	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jim Buckman	....	transportation captain (as James S. Buckman)

Other crew
Fetteroff Colen	....	personal assistant: Eddie Murphy
Dan Curry	....	title design
Kurt Davis	....	production assistant
Jane Nerlinger Evans	....	production office coordinator
Marilyn Gill	....	production assistant
Douglas J. Kenny	....	location manager
Peter Lombardi	....	production auditor
Patricia Matthews	....	assistant: Robert D. Wachs/Eddie Murphy Productions
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Sandy McLeod	....	script supervisor
Uncle Ray Murphy	....	security coordinator
Karen Penhale	....	production office coordinator: Los Angeles
Susan Towner	....	assistant accountant
Kim Wayans	....	assistant: Mr Townsend/Mr Wayans

Production Companies

• Eddie Murphy Productions
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1988) (Finland) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Esselte Video (1989) (Finland) (video)
• Nelonen (2004) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)

Other Companies

• Transition Music  music provided by

Also Known As:

"Raw" - USA (short title)
"Raw: The Concert Movie" - USA (poster title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | UK:15 (re-rating) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden - 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Eddie Murphy Productions

Trivia:

'Jonathan Kaplan' was attached to direct at one point.

Quotes:

Eddie Murphy:[imitating his father who is singing Motown songs but messing up the lyrics] If I have to beg and plead to the symphony...
["If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy"]

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Slinky® Jingle

good stuff

Offensive, crude, infantile, empty. Sure, 'Raw' is all these things. It's also laugh-out- loud funny. This is Eddie Murphy at his best, when he still knew how to make people laugh. He takes the stage and commands for the duration of the film. He's so in control and confident it's amazing. I saw it again recently. It aged well.