Daddy Daycare? Another Murphy misfire? (1 Viewer)

[Scott Weinberg]

Well there you have a good point.

Dan Aykroyd still exists as a second-tier character actor (Pearl Harbor, Grosse Pointe Blank, Evolution) and by appearing in a whole LOT of crappy DTV/cable flicks (Susan's Plan, Getting Away with Murder, etc., etc.) I'd say his leading man days are over (how hilarious it is to consider that he was the "star" of Dragnet and Tom Hanks was second banana!) but the guy's always a welcome sight on my TV screen.

Bill Murray is on a higher plane entirely. I suspect that, despite his reported 'difficulty' with other actors, most directors would kill to have Bill play a supporting role in their movie. By and large, I'd say people still really love Bill Murray.

Chevy Chase? Eep. Hard to say. He's another one who's known as a real troublemaker, though it's hard to tell how much of that is true and how much is BS. Based on what I've heard, the guy's an outright jerk! Still, it would be great to see Chevy get a role that 'fits' his aging persona. I think the guy still has some real laughs left in him. He's currently one step above unemployed, but the right script and a ballsy casting director could change that right quick. If Travolta can do it....

Good movies or bad, I'll always love these guys. Their movies virtually raised me.

 

[streeter]

Oh no, Daddy Day Care made a lot of money this weekend. On the one hand I'm happy for Eddie Murphy, who could use a hit, but I'm afraid that this means that we'll see him wasting his talents in more horrible children's movies.

I think that's bad. Kids like almost every piece of kid movie junk you put in front of them. Worst example: Master of Disguise. There need to be more films that both children and adults can enjoy. I'm especially looking forward to Finding Nemo this season.

Regarding Aykroyd - he's had more than his share of bad parts, but when a film like House of Mirth comes along, it's as if it's all been worth it.

Bill made the move, Dan did (yes, I'm on first-name basis with these guys ). Chevy Chase has said that he's afraid to, emotionally - I'm still hopeful, though. But will Eddie Murphy ever start doing dramatic work? Would he be good at it?

Look at Richard Pryor - another talented comedian where you wouldn't immediately think "serious actor". I'm probably the first to admit that I thought Jo-Jo Dancer was good. It had its flaws, but it showed that Pryor had a lot of promise in the dramatic acting field. Unfortunately, his illness prevented him from exploring it more. If only Murphy would take the gamble.

 

[Rob Lutter]

Like Michael said, I don't think a $27,600,000 opening weekend is going to sway him away from family films

Although it could be argued that the parents forced their kids to see the movie

 

[Edwin-S]

Trading Places[/q] is a good indicator of what Eddie Murphy is capable of doing. If he wanted to do more dramatic roles, he could succeed. What it comes down to is......does he want to? Judging from most of his later output........No.

 

[streeter]

Life had potential of being a comedic drama. There were some interesting dramatic elements but I don't think they were explored enough.

It's easy to see why Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy don't make dramatic movies. They films they do now probably don't require much of an effort. They just come to the set and read their lines. They've done it for decades and they know that they're good at it. In terms of performance, there's no risk.

Doing a dramatic part requires effort. They'd have to mentally prepare for the part. I think both are afraid to do that. Chevy Chase once said that he passed on American Beauty and Forrest Gump for that reason. Perhaps Eddie Murphy, too.

And, of course, they run the risk of being criticized like Bill Murray in The Razor's Edge.

 

[Walter Kittel]

Watched Ebert and Roeper earlier this evening and they both ripped Daddy Day Care a new one. I wouldn't be surprised to see it make one or both of their 10 worst films of the year list(s), based upon their comments.

- Walter.

 

[DanHaya]

Frankly, I think he needs to get back to the kinds of films that made him a star back in the 80s, but why would he when he's making tons of money making family films?

I had heard a year or two ago that he was working on a script for Beverly Hills Cop 4, but my guess is that he's never been able to come up with a decent storyline. I had kinda hoped that he would return to that franchise if he could make one as good as the first two.

 

[streeter]

He needs to do another stand-up movie like Raw or Delirious.

 

[Patrick Sun]

More like Delirious, less like Raw.

In my high school days, I about ran off the road laughing so hard while listening to Delirious on tape.

 

[John Kilduff]

Nowadays, he'd probably do a concert film like "Bill Cosby: Himself". If the lack of vulgarity in his recent work (excluding the "Nutty Professors" and "Life") is any indication, he'd probably be doing a more family-friendly stand-up act.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

Who wants a parfait?

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

I was really hoping this movie would do worse then it did this past weekend because I think movies like this are crap and they are aimed at the lowest common denominator. Potty jokes and nothing more than a way for Murphy to pull in some more money.
Though its made for kids, I think hes right in the same catagory as crap movie Kings, Sandler and Rob Schneider.

You can make films for kids like Spy Kids so I know it can be done.

Next up for Murphy, another Disney movie based on a theme park ride.
Eddie, what have you dont to your career??????!!!!