The actor defended the critically panned 2007 comedy, citing &34;Holy Man&34; and &34;The Adventures of Pluto Nash&34; as much worse. Eddie Murphy isn't convinc

The actor defended the critically panned 2007 comedy, citing "Holy Man" and "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" as much worse.

Eddie Murphy isn't convinced Norbit is his worst movie: 'Come on now, s--- ain't that bad'

The actor defended the critically panned 2007 comedy, citing "Holy Man" and "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" as much worse.

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Eddie Murphy as Norbit in 'Norbit'. Credit:

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Think *Norbit *is Eddie Murphy's worst movie? Uh, the actor would like to remind you about the existence of *The Adventures of Pluto Nash *and *Holy Man.*

Murphy pushed back at the assertion that his critically panned 2007 comedy *Norbit *is one of his worst films, in a new interview with *Complex*'s Speedy Morman. In fact, the comedian insisted the flick still makes him laugh to this day.

"I love *Norbit,*" Murphy said of the comedy he co-wrote with his brother, Charlie Murphy. "*Norbit *came out right after I got that Oscar nomination. There were articles like, 'How can he get an Oscar, he did this?' They're two different movies." (Murphy received his first Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in 2007's *Dreamgirls*.)

"I wrote *Norbit* with my brother, Charlie, and we think *Norbit *is funny," Murphy continued. "It came out and they gave me a Razzie Awards for worst actress, worst actor, and worst actor of the decade. And I was like, 'Come on now, s--- ain't that bad.' They was just hatin' on me."

"To this day, I like *Norbit*," Murphy said. "There's stuff in *Norbit *that makes me laugh."**

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When asked to name his worst films, Murphy, without hesitation, cited 1998's *Holy Man* and 2002's *Pluto Nash*.

Murphy starred as the eponymous character in *Norbit,* about a man scheming to get out of his marriage to a shrewish woman (a role he also played, among several more) in order to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart played by Thandiwe Newton.**

Eddie Murphy attends the Wall Street Journal's 2019 Innovator Innovator Awards in New York City.

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*Norbit* picked up nine nominations at the 2008 Razzie Awards, a parody award show honoring the worst in cinema, including Worst Picture. Murphy "won" the award for Worst Actor of the Decade, among a few other "accolades." He took a break from acting following the awards show, revealing in a podcast that the decision stemmed from the realization that he had been "making s---ty movies."

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Murphy returned with such titles as *Mr. Church,* the acclaimed *Dolemite Is My Name*, the* Coming to America *sequel, and *Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.* His latest project is the comedy heist *The Pickup *(streaming now on Prime Video), in which he stars opposite Pete Davidson as two truck drivers ambushed by ruthless criminals.

"There's this generation gap between the characters," Murphy told* * of making the flick with his fellow *Saturday Night Live* alum. "What makes it pop when we get together and what makes us have chemistry is that we're totally opposites."

Watch more from Murphy's conversation with *Complex* above.**

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