![]() ![]() How 'bout y'all? Do you care about Coming to America 2 being PG-13? Don't think it'll matter? Not into the idea of a Coming to America sequel in the first place? Whatever your opinion is, please hit the comments below and let us know your thoughts, and do stay tuned for more on Coming to America 2 (and Dolemite Is My Name!) as further updates roll in. Of course we'll need to reserve judgment until we've actually seen the film, but for now we're taking a "Not angry, but disappointed" stance on this. On the other hand, Dolemite Is My Name got us very hyped for the return of a no-fucks-given, R-rated Eddie Murphy, and it's hard not to be disappointed to learn that isn't what Coming to America 2 will offer us. ![]() Furthermore, PG-13 comedies have been getting edgier over time, and of course it's possible to make a funny movie without 15,000 F-bombs in it. From a business standpoint, sure, makes sense. On the one hand, Coming to America 2's being planned as a holiday release, and making the film PG-13 is all but guaranteed to pull in bigger crowds. ![]() But no, doing, we went, ‘This movie has to be rated R because of the way Rudy Ray Moore was.’ But I’m doing Coming to America, and that’s PG-13.” And there was, maybe, a 15-year period where that’s all everybody was doing. “I think what happened was, there was a period when Hollywood was on some PG-13… that’s how you reached most audiences. And, in some of the funniest scenes in the movie, Murphy and Hall parody aspects of African American culture, including barber shops and religious functions.Eddie Murphy's making the interview rounds right now in support of Craig Brewer's Dolemite Is My Name (which, before we go on, is worth noting as one of the funniest, most crowd-pleasing movies we've seen all year), and in the course of speaking to CinemaBlend about the film he dropped an interesting tidbit about he and Brewer's next project, Coming to America 2.Īsked why he drifted away from the R-rated comedies of his early career, Murphy says: Black characters run countries and own businesses. Akeem wants to learn how to be responsible for himself. Akeem's mother, the queen (Madge Sinclair), doesn't stand idly by when her husband makes bad decisions. While women are often shown as sex objects or submissive servants here, the female lead is hardworking and good at her job, and she doesn't get taken in by the manipulative behavior of the men around her. Some sexist and lurid overtones are cringeworthy, but that's small potatoes compared to the fat-suited Murphy in The Nutty Professoror Norbit. Everything about Coming to America is fairly predictable, but it has its moments - Murphy and Hall play multiple roles in the movie, and certainly Murphy was in his prime. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weeklyĭespite some sexist aspects, this film comes through as a funny trip back to the comedy stylings of 1988. Unfortunately, it also presents misogynistic and transphobic messages. Lavelle and his mother (Leslie Jones) are plucked. Coming to America presents a positive view of an African nation, albeit fictional, as prosperous and advanced - a view not usually seen in other Hollywood movies. In the new film, hitting Amazon Prime Video on March 5, Fowler plays Lavelle, the illegitimate son that King Akeem (Murphy) never knew existed. ![]() Frequent profanity includes "f-k" and "motherf-r." A man who tries to commit armed robbery fires his rifle into the ceiling and is then stopped by someone wielding a mop. Coming 2 America sees Eddie Murphy's character of Prince Akeem discover that he has a son, which results in him returning to America to connect with him. At a basketball game, the sister of Akeem's love interest reaches underneath Akeem's jacket sexual stimulation is strongly implied. In a montage of "undesirable" women in a singles' bar, women binge-drink shots and talk about sexual desire and prowess. Akeem and his father talk about how they have sex with their maidservants. In addition to this, there's a brief glimpse of a naked female butt. Akeem is shown in a pool with three topless female servants, getting his body washed, including his penis (not on screen). Parents need to know that Coming to America is a 1988 comedy in which Eddie Murphy is a prince from an African nation who goes to America to search for true love instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. ![]()
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