The long-awaited sequel will be released this Friday, March 5 on Amazon Prime Video.
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A scene from the movie Coming to America – Paramount Pictures
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In 1988, Eddie Murphy played Prince Akeem in Coming to America, a film that would mark our memories and the world of cinema.
More than 30 years later, Paramount Pictures has decided to bring these famous characters back to us in Coming 2 America, which releases this Friday, March 5 on Amazon Prime Video.
To mark the arrival of this long-awaited sequel, here are some funny facts to know about the original John Landis film.
1. This is the first time that Eddie Murphy wears makeup and disguises to play several characters in the same film. It could take three to four hours of preparation. Once, when he had just been made up to play Saul, the Jewish character we see at the barber, Murphy decided to walk around the set to tell people he passed: ” Hello, I’m Eddie Murphy! “. No one believed him because he was so transformed.
A scene from the movie Coming to America – Paramount Pictures
2. The dance performed during the official presentation of Akeem’s future wife, Imani Izzi, is mostly a reproduction of the famous choreography of Thriller by Michael Jackson.
A scene from the movie Coming to America – Paramount Pictures
3. During the shoot, here is what Eddie Murphy’s demands were: $ 1,500 per week for his personal trainer, 24-hour chauffeur service, a valet and $ 1,000 per week for his brother. embodies his replacement on the screen.
4. When Akeem and Semmi decide to go to a club to woo young American women, the song “I Got It” is heard there, which is being performed by Eddie Murphy himself.
5. Sidney Poitier was considered for the role of King Jaffe Joffer.
6. Vanessa Williams was considered, meanwhile, to play Lisa McDowell. It was ultimately Shari Headley who had this pleasure.
7. During the wedding scene, if Lisa’s dress is not white, it is because the director feared that this color, surrounded by colored people, would distort the image. As ivory and yellow weren’t flattering colors for Headley, and blue was too dark, we opted for pink.
A scene from the movie Coming to America – Paramount Pictures
8. The working title of this film was The Quest, which means The quest.
9. When King Jaffe arrives at Akeem and Semmi’s seedy apartment, it is Semmi who opens the door. The fact that he immediately closes it with a shout was totally improvised by actor Arsenio Hall. See the excerpt in question here.
10. The college basketball game Akeem, Lisa, her sister and her partner Darryl attend was real. It was a December 1987 game at Madison Square Garden between the St. John’s and Marist teams.
A scene from the movie Coming to America – Paramount Pictures
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