Eddie Murphy 1982. Nolte was scheduled to host the December 11, 1982, Christmas episode of "Saturday Night Live", but became too ill to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The following year, Murphy starred in "Trading Places" with fellow "SNL" alumnus Dan Aykroyd. The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop III") and proved to be an even greater
Going Places (1974 film) of the year. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" wrote: "Despite its occasional charm, its several amusing moments and the touching scenes played by Jeanne Moreau, "Going Places" is a film of truly cynical decadence. It's also, not incidentally, the most misogynistic movie I can remember; its hatred of women is palpable and embarrassing. ... I came away from "Going Places" feeling that I'd spent two hours in the company of a filmmaker I would never want to meet." "Los Angeles Times"' Kevin Thomas wrote in 1990, when the film was re-released in Los Angeles cinemas: "Blier has gone on