# By 1988, Eddie Murphy had only been in seven movies. He admitted he “hated” four of them

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/by-1988-eddie-murphy-had-only-been-in-seven-movies-he-admitted-he-hated-four-of-them/
- Published: 2026-11-13T19:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T20:37:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1988-eddie-murphy-only-been-in-seven-movies-hated-four-of-them/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Murphy rated 48 Hrs his best early film.
- He said he hated The Golden Child and Best Defense.
- He thought even Raw could have been better.

## Summary

By the end of the 1980s, Eddie Murphy had become a major film star, but he was dissatisfied with most of his first seven screen releases. In a 1988 interview, he ranked 48 Hrs as his favourite and said he hated two of the films, while expressing reservations about others.

He placed the first Beverly Hills Cop second and Trading Places third. Murphy criticised The Golden Child for failing to live up to its script, was lukewarm about Beverly Hills Cop II, and called Best Defense the worst film ever made; he also felt his stand-up film Raw could have been better. The article says Raw remains the highest-grossing stand-up comedy film released in US cinemas.

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