Coming 2 America
Carla Farmer and Stacey Morris, hair department heads for the beloved 1988 film’s sequel, share their inspiration for styling fan favorites and new characters alike.
Over three decades ago, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall starred in the iconic comedy
Coming to America, delivering plenty of lines, scenes and styles remembered and quoted often today.
In the sequel
Coming 2 America, Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Hall’s Semmi as well as many more beloved characters are enjoying life in the kingdom of Zamunda. But when Akeem learns his long-lost son Javelle Junson (Jermaine Fowler) might be the only option to make peace with the neighboring country, Nextdoria, a quick trip back to Queens is in order.
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The nostalgia for everything related to the 1980s has been in high gear in recent years, popping up in everything from Netflix’s Stranger Things, Steve
Highlander
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âComing 2 America,â an Amazon Prime exclusive and the recently released sequel to the legendary 1988 Eddie Murphy film, âComing to America,â is unfortunately a 33-year let-down. The original director, John Landis, doesnât make a return; instead, Murphy reunites with âDolemiteâ director, Craig Brewer. Coming into this film expecting a level of improvement over the original or at least something just as good will unfortunately leave many disappointed. Although there are some redeeming moments, the film is a fairly steep regression in quality that lacks a lot of what made the 1988 classic an experience worth watching.