In this 70-minute stand up comedy film the word "fuck" is used 230 times.
Jordan Peele has stated multiple times that Eddie Murphy's joke about horror films was the inspiration for his movie "Get Out" (2017).
Decades after the release of this stand up on home video, Eddie Murphy admits his regrets for some jokes that may be seen as homophobic and apologized for them.
Eddie Murphy's stand up routine, which lead to "Delirious," was always cutting edge. He sites Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Redd Foxx, and others as his main influence.
Although Eddie Murphy jokes about haunted house movies clichés, he would later star in a haunted house movie (although comedy), namely La casa dei fantasmi (2003).