Complex\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0\u201c360 With Speedy\u201d\u00a0series when he was asked to rank his top four best films.<\/p>\nWith a stacked resume of beloved movies, Murphy flipped the question, saying it would be \u201ceasier to name my four worst movies\u201d.<\/p>\n
Without further ado, Murphy said 2002\u2019s\u00a0\u201cThe Adventures of Pluto Nash\u201d\u00a0was one of his biggest bombs.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the comedy sci-fi was not just one of Murphy\u2019s top failures, but one of the worst flops in cinema history, grossing $7 million worldwide against a production budget of approximately $100 million.<\/p>\nEddie Murphy appears in a scene of \u201cThe Adventures of Pluto Nash,\u201d released in August 2002. REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNext, Murphy named 1998\u00a0\u201cHoly Man,\u201d which also starred Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston.<\/p>\n
It made $12 million against a budget of $60 million, and received largely negative reviews from critics.<\/p>\n
Interviewer Speedy Morman then prompted Murphy about his 2007 film\u00a0\u201cNorbit,\u201d which despite being a box office success, was pummelled by critics and audiences alike.<\/p>\nEddie Murphy portrays Rasputia Latimore and Norbit in \u201cNorbit.\u201d Bruce McBroom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe film saw Murphy play multiple characters, including the titular role Norbit and his tyrannical wife Rasputia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love\u00a0\u2018Norbit,\u2019\u201d Murphy argued.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know,\u00a0\u2018Norbit\u2019\u00a0came out right after I got an Oscar nomination [for\u00a0\u2018Dreamgirls\u2019]. So there was articles like, \u2018How could he get an Oscar when he did this?\u2019 They\u2019re two different movies.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wrote it with my brother Charlie. We think\u00a0\u2018Norbit\u2019\u00a0is funny.<\/p>\nEddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston during a scene of \u201cHoly Man.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThey gave me a Razzie for worst actor, worst actress and worst actor of the decade for that \u2026 Come on, that s\u2013t ain\u2019t that bad.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo this day I like it. Stuff in\u00a0\u2018Norbit\u2019\u00a0makes me laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for his top four, Murphy named\u00a0\u201cComing to America,\u201d \u201cThe Nutty Professor,\u201d \u201cShrek,\u201d and \u201cDreamgirls.\u201d \u201c48 Hrs\u201d\u00a0also got a special mention.<\/p>\nRosario Dawson and Eddie Murphy perform in a scene of \u201cThe Adventures of Pluto Nash,\u201d released on Aug. 16, 2002. REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEddie Murphy appears on \u201cThe Jennifer Hudson Show,\u201d on May 28, 2025. Jennifer Hudson Show\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe star dropped several other pop culture revelations in the interview, including that he denied the lead role in 1998 hit\u00a0\u201cRush Hour\u201d\u00a0\u2013 which later went to Chris Tucker \u2013 to instead feature in the aforementioned\u00a0\u201cHoly Man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey came to me with two scripts;\u00a0\u2018Rush Hour,\u2018<\/em>\u00a0it\u2019s an action comedy with Jackie Chan, all this action. And this other one [\u2018Holy Man\u2019] is you in a robe in Miami.<\/p>\n\u201cAnd I was like, \u2018no-brainer\u2019. And we went to Miami and made a horrendous film. But it was easy,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, I gotta stop saying [it was] horrendous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Murphy revealed he\u2019s only ever had to audition once for a role his entire career. That was for\u00a0\u201cSaturday Night Live!,\u201d which proved to be his industry break in 1980 aged just 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cNever [auditioned for a movie],\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the only actor \u2026 No actor can make such a bold statement. That they only had one audition their whole life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes other actors sick though.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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