A star-making vehicle that catapulted AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Eddie Murphy from the small screen into the big league, 48 HRS. (1982) marked the young comedian’s feature debut. Pairing him with Nick Nolte in an action-thriller from director Walter Hill, the film provided a perfect showcase for his inarguable charisma and screen presence, resulting in a performance about which Roger Ebert said “sometimes an actor becomes a star in just one scene…in 48 HRS., it happen to Eddie Murphy.”
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