Universal had been in a major slump in 1998 and bad box office continued for their first two major 1999 releases - Virus and another Imagine movie EDtv. Universal dated Life for Apand Bowfinger was put on the calendar 4 months later. He returned to his R-rated adult fare with poor returns on Metro (1997) and then pumped out two kids pics Doctor Dolittle (1998) and the trainwreck Holy Man (1998). Murphy had a run of underperformers beginning with The Distinguished Gentleman (1992), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), before scoring a smash with the family comedy The Nutty Professor (1996). Life marked the last R-rated Eddie Murphy vehicle, as the star segued into mostly godawful family comedies for the rest of his bankable career. Eddie Murphy, Imagine and Universal teamed for the back to back productions of Life and Bowfinger. The Brian Grazer/Ron Howard shingle Imagine Entertainment produced the picture and the company was stationed at Universal, which financed the expensive comedy. Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Bernie MacĮddie Murphy pitched the premise of Life to producer Brian Grazer on the set of The Nutty Professor (1996), who then began developing the project.
Written By: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone.
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