BONUS Tie-in 61 - Coming to America (teaser)
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of 'Coming to America' on Eddie Murphy's career and John Landis's filmmaking journey.
In this bonus tie-in show we are augmenting our June trip through John Landis comedies of the 80s with a conversation about his biggest hit of the decade, the Eddie Murphy-starring Coming to America . Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about Eddie Murphy's brightly shining star and what this movie meant for his career and how it was a lifeline thrown to Landis who had just emerged from years of court battles. We talk about Murphy playing a non-comedic lead while also saturating the film with cameo performances rooted in out-and-out comedy, the film functioning like a classic screwball, the many Zamunda antics and how Arsenio Hall rounded out the cast too. Tune in and enjoy! Subscribe to our patreon at patreon.com/uncutgemspod (3$/month) and support us by gaining access to ALL of our exclusive podcasts, such as bonus tie-ins, themed retrospectives and director marathons! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Head over to our website to find out more! (uncutgemspodcast.com) Follow us on Twitter (…
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Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Topics covered
- John Landis comedies
- Eddie Murphy
- Coming to America
- film analysis
- 80s cinema
- screwball comedy
Keywords
- Coming to America
- Eddie Murphy
- John Landis
- 80s comedies
- film review
- screwball comedy
- Arsenio Hall
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