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Eddie Murphy's 48 HRS: The Action Comedy Clint Eastwood Passed On
Original: When Clint Eastwood Stepped Away, Eddie Murphy Stepped in and Made ’48HRS’ an Action Comedy Classic # IndieWire # Featur
A new IndieWire feature recounts how 48 HRS became a landmark action comedy after Clint Eastwood passed on the project and Eddie Murphy took the lead role alongside Nick Nolte. The piece, tied to the American Cinematheque and Walter Hill's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, revisits how Murphy's casting reshaped the 1982 film into a genre classic that blended buddy-cop action with sharp comedy.
Why now: Walter Hill and the film are being discussed anew thanks to a podcast and retrospective feature marking its legacy.
Eddie MurphyClint EastwoodWalter Hill48 HRSAmerican Cinematheque
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