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Coming to America (1988)

Episode 60•Directed by John Landis•1h 57m•Published Mar 23, 2021•Episode length 2h 15m
IanIan
LiamLiam
GeorgiaGeorgia
Ep 60 - Coming To America (1988)
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Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
John Amos
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Eriq La Salle
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison
Landlord
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson
Maurice

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Overview

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

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TOWARDS THE END, THERE'S ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF SILENCE. THE PROGRAMME RESUMES AT 2:02:00 AND YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR THIS WEEK'S CODA. This week we're heading off to McDowell's in search of two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a seedless bun in Coming To America. Join your favourite Tran…

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TOWARDS THE END, THERE'S ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF SILENCE.  THE PROGRAMME RESUMES AT 2:02:00 AND YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR THIS WEEK'S CODA.

This week we're heading off to McDowell's in search of two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a seedless bun in Coming To America.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia - as we head to Queens, New York via Zamunda with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall as our royal escorts.  It's an 8-dollar haircut of a 60th episode as we discuss:

  • Why did Eddie Murphy and John Landis work together again after the friction during Trading Places
  • At what point does James Earl Jones predict his own cinematic future in this film
  • We share a sobering story regarding Louie Anderson's placement in this film
  • Ian asks if we forgive Cleo too easily by the end
  • When is a story by Eddie Murphy perhaps not a story by Eddie Murphy
  • Which of the prosthetic alter-egos of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall fooled Ellie
  • Which actors did Georgia not recognise in this film as her legendary face blindness struck again
  • There's a coda worth sticking around to the end for as Karma strikes one of our panel in the keester
  • Whether or not Coming To America is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/