Coming 2 America
A sequel is in the heir.
Overview
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021.
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Cast & Crew
Eddie Murphy
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
Arsenio Hall
as Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba
Jermaine Fowler
as Lavelle Junson
Leslie Jones
as Mary Junson
Tracy Morgan
as Uncle Reem
KiKi Layne
as Meeka
Shari Headley
as Lisa
Wesley Snipes
as General Izzi
James Earl Jones
as King Jaffe Joffer
John Amos
as Cleo McDowell
Reviews
Wuchak
Mar 7, 2021
_**Fun reunion, but pales in comparison to the first movie**_ Three decades after the original film, Akeem (Eddie Murphy) discovers that he needs to go back to America with Semmi (Arsenio Hall). The principal cast members return with some new characters played by Jermaine Fowler, Tracy Morgan, Nomzamo Mbatha and KiKi Layne. “Coming 2 America…
tmdb28039023
Aug 28, 2022
Before it even begins, Coming 2 America already has five strikes. It integrates a number in its misleading title (most of the action takes place in Zamunda), it arrives three decades after the original, the plot revolves around a son that the protagonist did not know he had, its content has been sanitized to reach a wider public, and its stars are,…
