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Watch Eddie Murphy Drop 224 F-Bombs in Just Over 90 Minutes in Raw

  • 5/28/09 at 11:00 AM
Watch Eddie Murphy Drop 224 F-Bombs in Just Over 90 Minutes in Raw

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Eddie Murphy was already a huge star when his stand-up–comedy film Raw hit theaters in 1987, but looking back on his career with the benefit of twenty-plus years of hindsight, one could argue that this film was made at the apex of his fame. Not only does it remain the highest-grossing stand-up–comedy film of all time, but it also holds the record for most F-bombs dropped in a single movie during the eighties. Also, that purple leather suit! [Hulu via Fortune Favors the Bold]

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