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Daddy Day Care, Eddie Murphy's latest "smash" comedy, will be shown for a limited time only on IMAX screens in June. The box office hit for the 4-6 year old age group, which has also been been dubbed the "nail in the coffin for Eddie Murphy's Career," will be remastered using the IMAX DMR conversion technology, which takes a 35mm print and outputs to 70mm without losing quality.

"We're excited to give fans the opportunity to experience the world of 'Daddy Day Care' in this spectacular format," raved producer John Davis. "The awkward silences between funny jokes will seem that much longer. If you thought the movie wasn't funny on a normal sized screen, just wait until you get a hold of it 8 stories high! The poop jokes still aren't funny, but they're really, really big!"

"We asked our customers what movies they'd like to see in the IMAX format and the answer was almost unanimous," said IMAX president of filmed entertainment, Greg Foster. "'Daddy Day Care' ranked in there number one with the two Matrix sequels running a distant second and third, respectively."

The film, which has been called everything from "appalling" to "a slight improvement over Pluto Nash," has recently garnered somewhat of a cult following on the Internet. The story follows two men, who after getting fired from their advertising jobs, decide to open a day care. The two men quickly get a crash course in child-rearing, while Murphy and Jeff Garlin get a crash course in reassembling their completely wasted careers. Hilarity ensues.

"I can't wait, to tell you the truth," stated Kyle Jones, 11. "Now it will be painfully obvious how shitty Eddie Murphy's career has turned out. And to think, it all started with a transvestite hooker."

Daddy Day Care IMAX will open June 20th.