"Mr Church" Eddie Murphy Hand Signed 11X14 Color Photo COA

Description: Up for auction "Mr Church" Eddie Murphy Hand Signed 11X14 Color Photo. This item is certified authentic by Todd Autograph World and comes with theirCertificate of Authenticity. ES-3426G Mr. Church is a 2016 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Susan McMartin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as the title character with Britt Robertson, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen and Natascha McElhone also starring. The movie is based on the short story "The Cook Who Came to Live with Us" written by McMartin. The film centers around a cook who becomes a caretaker and father figure to three generations of women over the years. The film debuted on April 22, 2016, at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on September 16, 2016, by Cinelou Releasing and Freestyle Releasing. This was Murphy's first film role in four years. Charlotte "Charlie" Brooks lives with her single mother, Marie Brooks, in California. One morning, Charlie awakes to the sounds and delicious smells of cooking wafting in from the kitchen. Upon inspection, Charlie is shocked to find a strange Black man preparing breakfast. Her mother informs her that the man is Mr. Church, and he will be their new cook. Convinced that Mr. Church would intrude on the life she shared with her mother, Charlie is initially distrustful of Mr. Church and urges her mother to fire him. Marie learns that Mr. Church was hired by Richard Cannon, a wealthy entrepreneur she'd dated until she learned he was married. When Cannon died, he left provisions in his will that provided financial support for Marie, who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. The provisions were slated to last for six months, to match her diagnosed life expectancy. When Mr. Church informs Marie that he was guaranteed a lifetime salary to care for the family, she decides to keep Mr. Church as their cook on the condition that he keeps her cancer a secret from Charlie. Six years later, Marie is still living, and Mr. Church has become a comfortable fixture in the household for both Charlie and her mother. They discover that Mr. Church is a renaissance man of sorts, being an avid reader, sketch artist, gardener, gourmet cook, jazz enthusiast, and pianist. Charlie is now a senior in high school and aware of her mother's cancer. Charlie grows distant from her mother and closer to Mr. Church because of her inability to come to terms with Marie's impending death. When Marie finds out that Charlie has decided not to attend her prom, she promises her daughter that she will stay alive if Charlie promises to go. On the big night, the three take photos as a family, and Charlie goes to the prom. Several days later, Mr. Church meets Charlie at the bus stop to deliver the news that her mother has passed. Mr. Church stays with Charlie after Marie dies. Charlie graduates from high school and gets accepted to Boston University. With some financial assistance from Mr. Church and the gift of a car, Charlie begins her freshman year. Two years later, a pregnant Charlie shows up on Mr. Church's doorstep, stating that she's returned home to take a break from her studies. Charlie eventually asks Mr. Church if she could live with him. He agrees, as long she abides by one rule, and that is to respect his privacy. One night, a drunk Mr. Church finds her snooping, they argue, and, pregnant or not, he throws her out of his home for breaking the rules. She leaves, and the next day runs into an old friend from the neighborhood, named Larson, at a store parking lot. After exchanging greetings, Charlie heads back to her car and is knocked unconscious to the ground by a kid on a skateboard. Larson drives her to the hospital. Mr. Church arrives shortly after Charlie is in hospital and claims her as his responsibility. Charlie later gives birth to a baby girl named Isabel, nicknamed Izzy. They come home to live with Mr. Church. Five years later, Charlie is working as a waitress, and she and Mr. Church are raising Izzy as a blended family. When Mr. Church becomes sick and becomes too ill to cook, Charlie begins to cook and learns that she has inherited Mr. Church's talent for cooking, based on years of watching him prepare food. Mr. Church grows sicker and eventually dies of an enlarged heart. During the wake, Charlie is startled to find out from a friend of Mr. Church, who owned a night club, that Mr. Church had played the piano there for nearly 30 years. Conversely his friend is surprised that Mr. Church knew how to cook. It dawns on Charlie that Mr. Church was even more mysterious than she thought and that he had separate lives that he kept apart from one another. She'd always suspected that there was more to Mr. Church than meets the eye, and she was curious to find out more. The film ends with Charlie writing the story of her life with Mr. Church.

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Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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