Life (1999 film)

Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ted Demme
Written by	Robert Ramsey Matthew Stone
Produced by	Brian Grazer Eddie Murphy
Starring	Eddie Murphy Martin Lawrence
Cinematography	Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by	Jeffrey Wolf
Music by	R. Kelly Wyclef Jean
Production company	Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 16, 1999 (1999-04-16)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[1]
Box office	$73.4 million[1]

Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film featuring Murphy and Lawrence together, the first being Boomerang, in 1992. The supporting cast includes Ned Beatty, R. Lee Ermey, Obba Babatundé, Bernie Mac, Anthony Anderson, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Bokeem Woodbine, Guy Torry, Michael Taliferro and Barry Shabaka Henley. The film is framed as a story being told by an elderly inmate about two of his friends, Ray (Murphy) and Claude (Lawrence), who are both wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup at the 72nd Academy Awards. Life failed to meet the studio's expectations at the box office, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film later found a strong cult following among Murphy and Lawrence’s fans, establishing Life as a cult classic.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}