A low-key Murphy, whose “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” sequel was released straight-to-streaming by Netflix last year, is the responsible adult here. Davidson, the Jerry Lewis to his Dean Martin, portrays a sentimentalized version of the idiots he sometimes plays. The substance of their more substantial conversations, when they have them, is change.

"Eddie as Jerry Lewis and me as the De Niro character would be f---ing awesome," Davidson says. From The King of Staten Island to The King of Comedy? Pete Davidson had a blast starring opposite Eddie Murphy in their new action-comedy The Pickup,