European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22cop-again Murphy polices up his own life by Luaine Lee Scripps Howard hews service Dudic Murphy is a changed map. No More i hot shot hot dog hot to Trot ego for him. I 1 a i still enjoy having fun Quot says Murphy looking trim and fit in a Blue Denim shirt White to shirt Levis and a Navy Blue baseball Cap turned backward on his head. A but it used to be All fun. A where Are the Chicks and the clubs a he snaps his fingers. A lets go somewhere lets do it a and you gotta be up tomorrow Murphy starring in his third Outing As Detroit cop Axel Foley in Beverly Hills cop Iii Rose from the ranks of stand up comedians with Mach Speed. At 19 he was a smash on saturday night live. At 21 he gorged the coffers with his first movie 48 hrs. At 22 he was a pain in the neck. Known for his massive entourage his quixotic moods and his Lack of professionalism Murphy nov or wheless had his friends because he kept them in the manner to which they had become accustomed. Now at 33, Murphy says his wife of one year Nicole his two children Bria 4, and Myles 1 i there a another due in october have steadied him. A there was a period in my life when i was a Young movie Star in Hollywood having fun. Just being. Caught up in the whole glitter of Hollywood. That a part of being Young a he says. A then after a while i just got tired. It was like a of i Sec what this is about. This Isnit Why i got into show business. I got into show business because i want to do this work and not be at a party every Quot / Quot a a a. / y a a a Murphy began to Sec on screen what others saw off. A right after coming to America Harlem nights and another 48 hrs. You just look at my eyes .1 looked bored depressed Ohhi those were bad times a /. A a Murphy says he Wasny to into drugs but that he gained weight and lost his Edge. A i just got fat did no to care what movie i did. That a what it was the ego of Disney Hopes to Roar again with a the lion King by John Horn a entertainment writer a a a a a. S ome acts Are nearly impossible to follow and the Walt Disney predicament is just that How can Disney possibly top 1992�?Ts record breaking Aladdin the studio prays the answer is the lion King Disney a first completely original animated film. With eur Disney Haemorrhaging millions in losses a week and most of the company s current films Angie Blank Check the ref playing to nearly empty houses the pressure on the lion King grows even More profound. Judging from an Early glimpse of lion King footage Disney seems to have somehow pulled it off. The film moves hard bitten adults to tears turns sceptical scowls to smiles and is anchored by the memorable Anthem the Circle of life. A a v a ,. Paramount Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hilts cop Iii a Young person who has tremendous Success at an Early age. You go crazy and you can destroy yourself that today Murphy exhibits a wiry Energy answering questions with precision and flashing that multimillion Dollar smile. His Beefy bodyguard dressed in a Gray pin striped double breasted suit stands at the Back of the room looking uncomfortable his hands crossed in front of him. A my family helped a says Murphy. A Mother a incr Brothers a that a my unit Strong Man in the House. Strong woman in the House. Two Brothers to matter what happens they say a you re not doing that. Wait a second you come Here i want to talk to a. A. Co stars have noticed the change. Judge Reinhold at a recent preview for theater owners the exhibitors gave the film a robust ovation and some Industry experts say the lion King will surpass Aladdin As the highest grossing animated movie Ever. The movie opens in radio City music Hall in new York and Disney Sel Capitan theater in los an Giles on june 15, and nationally on june 24. Aladdin is the highest grossing animated film of All time with Domestic Box office receipts in excess of $217 million. But the . Movie ticket sales Tell. Only a fraction of the films financial Story. Counting Home video sales of 24 million units $8 profit per cassette an array on consumer products International movie sales and a popular soundtrack album Aladdin accounted for a whopping 27 percent of Disney a total 1993 operating profits according to a recent study by Nat West securities. Although that percentage May be slightly High the importance of Disney a animated films cannot be overstated. A it really is huge a Nat West analyst Paul Marsh says of the expectations for the lion King Disney a 32nd animated feature. A every new film they seem to get better and better at promoting it a Marsh says. A hopefully they will keep the Ball Disney plans to release three animated movies every two years Foca Ionas is due next year and has started producing direct to video animated mov the Puppy dog foil from the two previous Beverly Hills cop movies says a a Eddie a More of a family Man now. He adores his kids and his wife. I was really Happy to see that its a Nice feeling. Its like we survived the �?T80s together we watched each other grow up and we re healthy and Happy and have got a great a. A a he a a lot happier Guy now a says director John Landis who helped Murphy in trading places coming to America and Beverly Hills cop Iii. A a he a got a Lovely family and he a a lot happier. In trading places he was 19 or 20 and fresh and full of Energy and wonderful. Then when i worked with him later he was not a Happy Guy. On this one he worked hard got focused and got in whatever the troubled tales about Murphy you can Tell that he Snow dead serious about his a in a still in the movies because people sense in a 1 passionate about what i do a he says. A i really really really want to make people laugh. Anybody you know socially who a funny you just like that person.�?�. A when Murphy was 15 he won $25 in a Gong show contest at a local bar it was then that he decided head be a comedian a i said in Mon my Way. This is it a a a. A. A the thrill he Felt then is with him now. A nothing can compare with what stand up feels like a he says a a it a like All these different Waves of Energy coming at you when you do stand up in front of a big audience. And you can feel that. Its like a big White a a a. A. A. Waving his hands in front of Irp As though he were blinded he says a you can see but it s like looking at a White Glare makes the roaring sounds of the crowd. A sometimes you get off stage and you get drunk off Murphy has two More pictures slated for Paramount and will tour with his band this summer. He has a record due in september called a cause you a re a Friend and in three years plans to return to stand up. But that is not his first priority. Leaning Forward and pointing his Finger Murphy says a you see my kids Are the first kids in the family a on both sides my wife and myself a that weren to bom in the projects. My family they re real people when you get in show business and you get the glitter on and the spotlight and the Whoie world s cheering a but i had four people that were real. On top of that i met my wife and had my kids. I just feel a a. A a cafes says Beverly Hills cop Iii will open june 10 on its circuit. Ies return of Jafar just out. A a it a Tough to follow movies like Beauty and the beast and Aladdin says Don Hahn the producer of the lion King. A and yet at the end of the Day you can forget about that and just say a of. How can we create something that a fresh and different and new a if we. Kept remaking the same film again and again we would lose our creative the movie tells the Story of a lion cub destined to Rule the kingdom who flees when his evil Uncle tricks him into believing that he caused his fathers death. Unlike Aladdin Beauty and the beast and the Little Mermaid there Are no human characters in the not adapted from one specific Book or Story the lion King is strongly reminiscent of Hamlet the old testament greek tragedy and classic. Hero mythology. If the thesis of Beauty and the beast is done to judge a Book by its cover the lion King tells about that moment when children become adults. I think that a Why its such a familiar Story to pea pie even though its an original Story a says Hahn who also produced Beauty and the beast and was the associate producer on who framed Roger Rab the film features the voices of Jeremy Irons whoops Goldberg James Earl Jones Matthew Broderick and Cheesch Marin. The african themed sunday May 22, 1904
