Overview
- Eddie Murphy reflects on his rise from teen stand-up to Saturday Night Live breakout and box-office star, saying in the trailer, “My stuff took off because they’d never seen a young Black person take charge.”
- The documentary features interviews with peers and collaborators including Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Tracee Ellis Ross, Pete Davidson, Arsenio Hall and Tracy Morgan.
- Trailer footage teases archival material from Murphy’s stand-up specials Raw and Delirious alongside classic Saturday Night Live clips.
- Director Angus Wall, a two-time Academy Award winner, leads the project, with producers John Davis, John Fox, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Terry Leonard and Kent Kubena credited.
- Home-life glimpses include Murphy watching his favorite show, Ridiculousness, as the doc frames an intimate portrait built from extensive interviews and in-house filming.