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Director's live-action debut a brush with fame


June 05, 2009 Family films are doing great. Opening June 12 from Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies, "Imagine" is a PG comedy with a brand-name comedy superstar. [...] what if "Dave," where Murphy played an alien spaceship shaped like a human, only grossed $12 million? "Imagine" is better material -- a father-daughter story with Murphy playing a financial type close to losing his job when he starts getting savvy investment advice from his kid's imaginary friend.

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