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Eddie Murphy at the Hollywood premiere of Warner Brothers' Showtime

Children's Movies

Mulan : A Chinese folktale about a young peasant girl who doesn't want to watch her father go into the emperor's army.  She decides she will dress as a man and take her fathers place to change the fate of herself, her family, and the whole army.  This is a great tale showing courage and greatness that a woman can perform, because in this story the princess rescues the prince. 

          (1998)  rated G

Shrek : Shrek is a fearsome green ogre who lives by himself in a little swamp until he has some unexpected visitors.  They are fairy tale creatures who have been banished from their home by Lord Farquaad.  Shrek and the very talkative Donkey, played by Eddie Murphy set on a quest to find Farquaad's realm of Duloc to get his swamp back.  He later finds that he is sent on another quest to find a princess locked in a tower with a fire breathing dragon.  As the story goes in there are many surprises in store for Shrek and Donkey as Shrek learns that he is not a fearsome ogre at all.

          (2001)  rated PG

 

Shrek ( Mike Myers ) and Donkey ( Eddie Murphy ) don’t see much of a threat in the small but feisty feline Puss In Boots ( Antonio Banderas ) in DreamWorks' Shrek 2

Shrek 2 : This movie picks up from where the first left off.  Shrek is married to an ogre named Fiona.  They make their way, along with Donkey, to meet her parents and have a big dinner.  When they arrive they find that her parents are not very happy with her marrying and ogre and trouble breaks loose as the Fairy Godmother tries to convince her parents to marry Prince Charming.  Shrek, Donkey, and a new member Puss-in-Boots go on another adventure to stop her.

          (2004)  rated PG


Eddie Murphy in Walt Disney's The Haunted Mansion

 

The Haunted Mansion : A man and his family go to a haunted mansion and encounter a ghost during a job interview.  In this story he learns the value of family and an important lesson to never neglect them.

          (2003)  rated PG

 

Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin in Columbia's Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care : When a father loses his job he decides to open up a day care center in his home called Daddy Day Care to show another center that discipline is not always the right way to treat a child.  He and his other working companions find that there are many surprises when you run a day care center. 

          (2003)  rated PG