Raw (stand-up film)

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film stand-up comedy concert film

Raw is a 1987 stand-up comedy concert film featuring Eddie Murphy delivering an extended, often controversial routine that became one of his most famous performances.

Aliases (1)

Eddie Murphy Raw ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → stand-up comedy concert film →
basedOn	Eddie Murphy’s stand-up tour →
boxOfficeGrossUSD	over 50 million →
cityOfFilming	New York City →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	generally positive for performance and material →
director	Robert Townsend →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
featuresSegment	Bill Cosby discussion bit → James Brown impression → family barbecue story →
filmingLocation	Felt Forum → Madison Square Garden →
follows	Delirious (stand-up film) →
genre	comedy film → concert film → stand-up comedy →
hasControversy	offensive language toward minority groups → use of homophobic slurs →
hasHomeMediaRelease	Blu-ray → DVD → VHS →
hasPosterColorScheme	red →
hasSubject	celebrity culture → family → race → relationships → sex →
mainCharacter	Eddie Murphy →
medium	theatrical film →
MPAARating	R →
notableFor	Eddie Murphy’s red leather suit → controversial material → use of profanity →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Eddie Murphy stand-up specials →
performer	Eddie Murphy →
producer	Eddie Murphy → Robert Wachs →
record	highest-grossing stand-up comedy concert film at time of release →
releaseDate	1987-12-18 →
releaseYear	1987 →
runtimeMinutes	93 →
setting	live stage performance →
starring	Eddie Murphy →
timePeriodOfProduction	1980s →
title	Eddie Murphy Raw →
writer	Eddie Murphy →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Delirious ("Eddie Murphy Raw") →	followedBy
Eddie Murphy →	notableWork
Raw (stand-up film) ("Eddie Murphy Raw") →	title