It’s been over thirty years since Come to America came out.
Over the weekend, Upcoming 2 America premiered on Amazon Prime Video – almost 33 years after the first film appeared.
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This means that the original film has appeared before Upcoming 2 America the stars KiKi Layne, Nomzamo Mbatha and Teyana Taylor were even born, just to name a few!
Although there were many new characters, the sequel obviously contained many familiar faces from the original film. So here are 17 side by side photos of the two films:
1.
Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem (and later, King Akeem):
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2.
Arsenio Hall as Semmi:
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3.
James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer:
4.
Shari Headley as Lisa:
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5.
John Amos as Cleo McDowell:
7.
And here he sings:
8.
Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall as Clarence and Morris:
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9.
Clint Smith and Eddie Murphy as Sweets and Saul:
10.
Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi:
11.
Eddie Murphy as Randy Watson:
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12.
Arsenio Hall as Reverend Brown:
13.
Louie Anderson as Maurice:
14.
Garcelle Beauvais as Rose-Bearer Priestess:
15.
Janette Rosillo and Vanessa Rodriguez as fresh peaches and sugar cubes:
16.
Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy as Semmi and Akeem together:
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17.
And lastly, Shari Headley and Eddie Murphy as Akeem and Lisa together:
Paramount / Amazon / thanks to Everett Collection
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