Product Details

• Actors: Eddie Murphy, James Argiro, Gus Loundermon, Brian O'Neal, Kevin O'Neal
• Directors: Bruce Gowers
• Writers: Eddie Murphy
• Producers: Eddie Murphy, Daniel A. Bohr, Richard Tienken, Robert D. Wachs
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: July 9, 1991
• Run Time: 69 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (241 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300214958
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,947 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Light years before political correctness--1983 to be exact--or his comeback in tame Disney comedies, Eddie Murphy was a charismatic, wonderfully offensive, egocentric 22-year-old black comedian known for crude celebrity impersonations and often shockingly frank diatribes on racial and sexual politics. Dressed in a skin-tight red leather suit and delivering endless streams of obscenities faster than Richard Pryor ever did, Murphy is captured in this raunchy HBO special (a filmed document of his Grammy-winning album, Eddie Murphy, Comedian) at his confident, swaggering, comedic peak--a posture that soon disappeared after a string of bland Hollywood comedies. Here, however, his energy and sheer virtuosity command complete control over the audience for 107 minutes, whether he's mocking personalities like Elvis, James Brown, and Stevie Wonder, or spinning long, gag-filled personal anecdotes about the ice-cream man or dysfunctional family barbecues. There's no apologizing for the immature stereotyping, blatant homophobia, and sexism (though Murphy did so several years later) that surface during the routine. But, then again, unlike his much nastier, one-sided concert film, Raw, no topic here is safe from Murphy's uproarious tongue-lashings--including the comedian himself. --Dave McCoy

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest thing EVER!!, March 29, 2003

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Myelmo17 (Beaverton, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delirious [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first saw this when I was 10 years old (granted it was too young because he is pretty crass), and I have loved it ever since. How it is possible that more people don't know about this is beyond me. I find myself quoting him in my everyday life - HEY BOY! HEY BOY! YOU LOOK MIGHTY CUTE IN THEM JEANS! - every once in a while I come across someone who has seen it and it's almost like we belong to a secret club. Sometimes I laugh out loud even if I'm just thinking about it, especially if I'm thinking about the sketches about the ice cream man and the family picnic. I recommend this to EVERYONE. If I could rate this higher I would. I join other reviewers in wishing there was a wider availability, but you can find it somewhere. Watch it and join the club.

76 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE, OH PLEASE....WE BEG YOU! RELEASE THIS TITLE!!!, October 11, 2004

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Mr. KnowItAll "The DVD GURU" (In a galaxy far, far away!) - See all my reviews

I really think that I speak for everyone when I say: "PLEASE GIVE US THIS DVD SOON!!!" Hasn't it been long enough? Don't we deserve to own the single most anticipated DVD release of THIS (or any other) century? This is the best stand-up comedy movie ever made......EVER!!! Before we die, give us one last moment of joy. Release this title on DVD as soon as possible. We remain, as always, your humble servants.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing else in life is funny anymore after you've seen this, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Delirious [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Eddie Murphy. We all know he's funny, but do people realise how funny he was in stand-up around the time 48 Hours came out?

I recommended it to all my mates at school (even though I'm under 18). We still haven't stopped saying the lines every now and then since four years ago when I first saw it. "Goonie Goo Goo!"

He does impersonations of Mr T, Stevie Wonder, his family and more. Subjects include sex, celebrities, singers, family cook-outs and Eddie's past experiences from childhood.

His stand-up comedy is so funny that once you've seen it, nothing else seems anywhere near as funny except a couple of his other stand-up performances, one of which I think is only available on audio tape and realeased in 1982.

Classic stand-up comedy, that you must get your hands on. It may have been made in 1983, but often it is unavailable at video stores to hire for long periods.