Eddie Murphy Finally Returning to R-Rated Comedy?

Eddie Murphy has spoken every so often of his desire to return to the stand-up circuit in addition to the R-rated comedies that made him a bona fide movie-star back in the early ‘80s. Well he says that. Cut to him staring in half a dozen or so family comedies that audiences avoid. It’s especially ironic he’s been in this rut because The Nutty Professor (a family-friendly comedy) was his career-comeback after a string of his R-rated comedies bombed.

Will the once great comedian turn the tide for a third time? I hope so. But going off his track-record, I won’t hold my breath. I mean we’re no closer to the much talked-up Beverly Hills Cop IV despite the commitment of Brett Ratner to direct, multiple screenwriters having worked on it and an officially announced May 2010 release.

 Risky Business reports the comedian is giving it another go nonetheless. He’s attached to produce (and maybe possibly potentially star in) The Misadventures of Fluffy. Before you roll your eyes, this is said to be an R-rated comedy. You know, like the kinds Murphy used to make. The basic story description entails a Manhattan road trip. With talking animals.

So if you were disappointed with the lack of celebrity-voiced animals saying “Mother fucker!” in Doctor Dolittle, you’re in the luck. The rest of us will just scratch our heads and try to convince the youth of today how Eddie Murphy used to be a comedy god.