Up until recently, Eddie Murphy and Nickelodeon films had collaborated only in my worst nightmare. But Imagine That comes out in June, and today USA Today ran a fawning piece about it.
Eddie Murphy, plus adorable little girl, a little bit of fantasy and lots of funny — it could be a winning formula. Murphy, who has proved to be appealing with kids and animals [and tranny hookers -Ed.], plays a successful financial exec who’s too busy to bother with 7-year-old Olivia. That is, until she and her invisible pals (princesses, a queen and a dragon) start giving him stock tips —good stock tips.
“He begins to get interested in her for the wrong reason, and in that process, he learns to see who she is and becomes a different man,” says producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura.
“The obvious metaphor is we need to slow down and listen to our children,” adds director Karey Kirkpatrick. “This is the kind of movie people are going to say, ‘Eddie is back and doing the kind of thing we like to see him do.’ Not only is he funny, he’s genuine and heartfelt, and the relationship rings very true.”
Adds Di Bonaventura: “Anyone who sees it and doesn’t cry does not have a heart.”
Oh, I’ll cry. I’ll cry because YOU’VE ALREADY MADE THIS MOVIE A THOUSAND F-CKING TIMES. Die in a fire.
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*spoiler alert*
The twist at the end:
Turns out Eddie Murphy’s daughter is actually Eddie Murphy’s son.
Die in a fire? Have Great White Sea perform the soundtrack.
That is, until she and her invisible pals (princesses, a queen and a dragon) start giving him stock tips —good stock tips
And…thats how a Ponzi scheme works ladies and gentlemen. Madoff you brilliant motherfucker.
Simpsons did it.
She also had an imaginary bear, but all that motherfucker would ever do is say “Why bother? The market sucks anyway” so they got rid of him.
“He begins to get interested in her for the wrong reason, and in that process, he learns to see who she is and becomes a different man,” says producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura.
Have a seat over here.
My dad used to be interested in me for my friend Puff the Magic Dragon.
‘Eddie is back and doing the kind of thing we like to see him do.’
Cussing out Nick Nolte?
We do need to slow down and listen to our children, as they ask, “Why are we watching this shit?”
That face looks like someone put a banana in his tailpipe.
WHAT IF YOUR
DAUGHTER’S IMAGINATION…
SEEMED TO ALWAYS INVOLVE
LEATHER BOUND MIDGETS SHITTING ON HER?
NICKELODEON MOVIES
PRESENTS
IMAGINE SCAT
‘Eddie is back and doing the kind of thing we like to see him do.’
Shoving bananas in Judge Reinhold’s tailpipe. (Yay, double entendre.)
… princesses, a queen and a dragon…
Turns out the whole movie takes place at Burning Man.
Hahaha. Black people investing. Comic gold.
If listening to kids was really such a great secret to success, then why did Chris Brown just pull out of the Kids’ Choice Awards?
Eddie Murphy is the Titanic of Black Entertainers. He started off so strong. So promising. And then he let white people crash his ass into a fucking iceberg.
The alternate title was Dr. Dowlittle
The premise is solid though. That eTrade toddler made me a cool million last year. His parents were pretty quick to cough up the cash.
$473 (or 320 donuts) says Eddie Murphy plays all three imaginary characters, further illustrating that all his daughter wants is attention from her father. Stupid kid.
A princess, a queen, and a dragon.
His daughter, his wife, his mother-in-law?
(princesses, a queen and a dragon)
*Eddie whispering into his cell phone* “Yeah, hi – it’s Ed. I’d like you to send over Princess The Drag Queen…”
*Wife* “EDDIE! Who are you talking to?”
*Eddie* “Um, my agent! We’re making a new movie about…”
And now, my daughter… SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!
That girl’s just gonna have her heart broken again when he doesn’t take her to the premiere.
FUCK, do I ever miss the days of Delirious and Raw. For that matter, Beverley Hills Cop, Trading Places, 48 Hours, Coming To America…even The Distinguished Gentleman. This guy was awesome, what the fuck happened??
Things get dangerous when her imaginary friends start telling him that his neighbors are agents of Satan and the only way to free them from the danger is to remove and eat their hearts.
Things go horribly wrong when Eddie finally snaps and carves open his daughter’s skull to get at the “secrets” inside.
“Anyone who sees it and doesn’t cry does not have a heart.”
Anyone who sees it and doesn’t scream in rage does not have a brain.
Anyone who sees it and runs out of the theatre stifling an urge to vomit, doesn’t have any courage.
Hooray, the Wizard of Oz trifecta!
I have a similar group of imaginary friends – Queen B.K., Princess Al, and Jacktion! The Dragon. I do my best not to heed their advice, though. They’re fucking crazy.
Gary Coleman was originally slotted to play Eddie’s son, but they* thought it would be “sexier” to make it a daughter.
*pedophile movie producers
The daughter of Lehman Brothers’ CEO must have a shitty imagination.
If you’d a told me 20 years ago that the channel that was bringing us Pinwheel would be casting Axel Foley in a Hollywood film, I would have smacked you with a lawn dart.
This SO rips off “The Cosby Show.” Don’t you remember that episode where Cliff Huxtable made a million dollars selling crack that Rudy made in her Easy Bake Oven?
Adds Di Bonaventura: “Anyone who sees it and doesn’t cry does not have a heart.”
so it’s a good way to root out cyborgs then is what you’re saying
‘Eddie is back and doing the kind of thing we like to see him do.’
Dressing up like Buckwheat and sucking on tranny toes?
Eddie Murphy looks scared because there is a black person behind him.