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The Game (U.S. TV series)
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The Game
Genre
Comedy-drama
Created by
Mara Brock Akil
Starring
Hosea Chanchez
Coby Bell
Wendy Raquel Robinson
Barry Floyd
Brittany Daniel
Pooch Hall
Tia Mowry-Hardrict
Brandy
Lauren London
Jay Ellis
Theme music composer
Kurt Farquhar
Def Jef
James D. Joiner III
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
9
No. of episodes
147 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Mara Brock Akil
Salim Akil
Kenny Smith Jr.
Erica Montolfo-Bura
Producer(s)
Dan Dugan
Production location(s)
Atlanta, Georgia
Editor(s)
Travis G. Rendich
Timothy Mozer
Camera setup
Single
Running time
22–24 minutes
Production company(s)
Happy Camper Productions
(2006–2008)
(seasons 1-2)
Akil Productions
(2008-2015)
(seasons 3-9)
Grammnet Productions
CBS Paramount Network Television
(2006–2009)
(seasons 1-3)
CBS Television Studios
(2011–2015)
(seasons 4-9)
BET Original Productions
(2011-2015)
(seasons 4-9)
Distributor
CBS Television Distribution[1]
Release
Original network
The CW (2006–2009)[2]
BET (2011–2015)[3]
Picture format
1080i (HDTV) (2011–2015) 480i (SDTV) (2006–2009)
Audio format
Dolby Digital 5.1
First shown in
April 17, 2006 (2006-04-17)
Original release
October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) – August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
Chronology
Related shows
Girlfriends
External links
Website
The Game is an American comedy-drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil. Premiering on October 1, 2006, the series debuted as the only new comedy series chosen for The CW's primetime schedule. Along with Runaway, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN, during the network's first season. The series is a spin-off of the long-running UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends.
After three seasons, the series was canceled by The CW in May 2009.[4] BET struck a deal with The Game's parent company CBS to develop new episodes of the series, relocating taping of the show from Los Angeles to Atlanta, and announcing its renewal at the April 2010 upfronts. The Game returned to the air for a fourth season on January 11, 2011, and brought a record breaking 7.7 million viewers for the season-premiere which made it the most watched sitcom premiere in cable television history. [5]
On April 24, 2014, BET announced the eighth season renewal of The Game.[6] On October 6, 2014, BET announced the show that had also been renewed for a ninth, and final, season.[7] The eighth season premiered on January 14, 2015, at 10/9c, and the final season premiered on June 3, 2015, and ended on August 5, 2015.
Contents
1 Origin
2 Episodes
3 Cast
3.1 Main cast
3.2 Recurring cast
3.3 Special guest appearances
4 U.S. ratings
5 Lawsuit
6 Awards and nominations
7 DVD releases
8 References
9 External links
Origin[edit]
With the growing success of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, that show's creator and producers decided to create a spin-off series. On April 17, 2006, a Girlfriends episode called The Game focused on a young woman who decides to put her pending career plans on hold for the rising success of her star athlete boyfriend. The character, Melanie Barnett, was introduced in the episode as the first cousin of Joan Clayton, Girlfriends' principal character.
The episode performed well and gained enough interest for The CW network to pick up The Game as a new series for its fall 2006-07 prime time line-up. Originally, actress Renee Bruce was cast for the role of Melanie but was later replaced with Tia Mowry. Before debuting on The CW, more cast changes occurred. Aldis Hodge and Jennifer Baxter, both of whom appeared in the pilot episode, were replaced by Pooch Hall and Brittany Daniel respectively. Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez and Wendy Raquel Robinson were the remaining cast members.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of The Game episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
Network
1 22 October 1, 2006 May 14, 2007 The CW
2 20 October 1, 2007 May 18, 2008
3 22 October 3, 2008 May 15, 2009
4 13 January 11, 2011 March 29, 2011 BET
5 22 January 10, 2012 June 5, 2012
6 20 March 26, 2013 September 3, 2013
7 10 March 4, 2014 April 29, 2014
8 8 January 14, 2015 March 4, 2015
9 10 June 3, 2015 August 5, 2015
As the series premieres, Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry) is a first-year medical school student who has given up an offer of admission to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore to follow her boyfriend Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall), a professional football player, to San Diego, against the advice of her parents. Derwin Davis is a first-year rookie with a fictional team called the "San Diego Sabers". As Melanie settles into her new life, she meets Tasha Mack (Wendy Raquel Robinson), the mother of Sabers' starting quarterback Malik Wright (Hosea Chanchez), and Kelly Pitts (Brittany Daniel), the then wife of Sabers' captain Jason Pitts (Coby Bell). As she learns to balance her new roles as both med student and the partner of a professional football player, Tasha and Kelly immediately warn her to keep a close eye on her boyfriend because of the numerous "gold diggers" who approach the professional football players. Over time the relationships evolves with the players and the significant others, leading to the series to more focus on their relationships and less on the sport.
Cast[edit]
Further information: List of The Game characters
Main cast[edit]
Tia Mowry-Hardrict (seasons 1−5; guest season 9) as Dr. Melanie Barnett-Davis, M.D. - Melanie Barnett-Davis is the show's main protagonist. In season one, Melanie is a medical student who gave up the chance to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to move to San Diego with her boyfriend Derwin Davis while attending a less prestigious medical school in the area. Melanie is the cousin of Los Angeles attorney-turned-restaurateur Joan Clayton (of Girlfriends). In season one, Melanie and Derwin break up due to Derwin's infidelity with singer Drew Sidora, which starts a series of ups-and-downs between the two. In the season three finale, Melanie finally marries Derwin during a private ceremony, after the public ceremony was interrupted by the birth of Derwin's son by his ex-girlfriend Janay. In season five, after confessing that she felt empty being just a housewife despite their wealth and Derwin's success, she decides to pursue her medical career and begin a residency program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Derwin was against it at first but eventually came around. In May 2012 Mowry announced via her Twitter account that she would not be returning to The Game in season six. In the series finale, Melanie made an appearance in where she was pregnant with her & Derwin's twin babies and as the episode closes it's shown that she has had a boy and girl.
Pooch Hall as Derwin Davis (seasons 1–5; guest seasons 6 and 9) - Derwin Davis is a wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers and husband of Melanie Barnett. In the season one finale, Derwin has an affair with Drew Sidora, and Melanie breaks off the relationship. In the beginning of season 2, after desperately trying to get her back, Derwin acts out against Melanie for a bit until she saves him from a gold digger who tried to "trap" him by getting her pregnant. Derwin and Melanie became cordial for a minute as they both went about their own way & were seeing other people, but a run-in at a grocery store and later at Derwin's apartment on the day of the Super Bowl stirred up their old feelings of love again, as the 2 passionately kiss upon sight the second time. The off field drama didn't affect Derwin's play on the field though, as he became a rising star for the Sabers until he suffered a bad knee injury in a playoff game. In the season two finale, he finds out his ex-girlfriend Janay is pregnant with his baby, and he and Melanie get back together. Derwin ran into some on the field issues (due to his injury, the Sabers considered cutting him for a little while) and off the field issues throughout season 3 (questions about whether he was actually the father of Janay's baby, Melanie and Janay feuding, getting with Melanie but not being all in, Melanie breaking up then getting back with him while having an affair with a handsome doctor, Derwin breaking up and then trying to get with Janay only for the baby's sake, and finally breaking up with Janay and proposing to Melanie). In the season three finale, Derwin's son is born and he finally marries Melanie in a private ceremony. In the fourth-season premiere, there are still some questions regarding the true paternity of Derwin's son. Derwin also emerges as a superstar player in season 4, getting numerous endorsement deals, including Nike, and becoming the new face of the Sabers organization. In May 2012, it was announced that Hall would not return to The Game for the sixth season; however in August 2012 it was announced that he would be returning, but Hall would only appear in one episode. In season 6, Derwin was traded to Baltimore in exchange for Blue, who was chosen by Baltimore as the Number 1 Draft Pick. This allowed Derwin to be with Melanie, who is in Baltimore doing her Residency. The trade, however, was not planned by Derwin, but executed by the team owner because Derwin was responsible for the injury of former teammate and quarterback Kwan Kirkland. In the series finale, Derwin made an appearance with a pregnant Melanie as the episode closes it's shown that they've had a baby boy & girl.
Wendy Raquel Robinson as Tasha Mack is the brash, bold, & flamboyant mother of Malik Wright and begins the series as his manager. Malik, giving his mother an ultimatum at one point, eventually fires Tasha. It is then that Tasha builds her own management company, Tasha Mack Management. She dissolves the company, however, to join Irv Smiff Management (ISM). In season three, she falls in love with former NBA player Rick Fox, who also works for ISM. Tasha ends up getting fired from ISM, and dumps Rick in the aftermath, assuming that he knew all about Irv Smith's plans to fire her. In the season three finale, Kelly Pitts and Tasha have a falling-out when Kelly discovers that Tasha set her then ex-husband, Jason Pitts, with his then new girlfriend, Camille. The altercation soon turns physical, with Kelly punching Tasha. Season four started with Tasha as Derwin's agent. She had also begun dating a much younger man named Donté (played by former 106 & Park host Terrence J). In season 5, Tasha decided to be celibate after a brief romance with a male escort (Carl Anthony Payne). She eventually falls for her longtime friend Pookie (Rockmond Dunbar). In the Season 5 finale, her ex-boyfriend Rick Fox returns. In season 6, she appoints herself Sunbeams president due to Jaz arguing with everybody with Tasha and Keira and Chardonnay. At the end of season 7, after breaking up with Pookie (upon Pookie finding out about her affairs with Rick) and later with Rick, she becomes pregnant & delivers a baby girl by Pookie. In the series finale, after revealing the feelings they still had for each other Tasha & Pookie decided to be together & happily moved into their own house with their baby daughter.
Brittany Daniel as Kelly Pitts (seasons 1–3; recurring seasons 4, 7–9) – Kelly Pitts is the wife of Jason Pitts, mother of Brittany Pitts, and former President of the Sunbeams. After their relationship gradually became more and more strained in season 2, Kelly and Jason divorced at the beginning of season three. At the start of season 4, it is revealed that Kelly is now a reality TV star, with her own show centered around the ex-wives of professional athletes. Her character was bumped down to recurring in season 4, and her character was effectively written out of the show in season 4 after she stated to Jason that she needed to head back to home to her parents to find herself again. Daniel had made no further appearances in the series after that season. But in season 6, Kelly is heavily mentioned by the remaining characters (especially Tasha). After being referred to a therapist by Kelly, Tasha reveals that Kelly has since moved to Paris. She made her return in season 7. She came to Chardonnay and Jason's wedding where Jason reveals he still loves her, ending the wedding. She and Jason get remarried in season 9.
Hosea Chanchez as Malik Wright – Malik Wright is the San Diego Sabers superstar quarterback and the son of Tasha Mack. Arrogant and cocky, Malik initially begins the series as an immature womanizer. He falls in love with actress Robin Givens and convinces her to marry him as a publicity stunt. In the beginning, he lived with his mom but eventually gets his own place for the purpose of being able to party every night. He also fired his mom in season 2. In the season 3, he finally meets his father and his half sister, Pucci, whom he tries to help with her singing career. In season 4, Malik is still a cocky, spoiled playboy who is sleeping with the wife of the Sabers' new owner (guest star Meagan Good). Malik gets incarcerated for assaulting a cop and DUI, and goes to rehab to solve his newfound problems. In rehab, he falls for a troubled supermodel Jenna Rice (Tika Sumpter). In season 5, Malik has financial issues and is forced to sell his multimillion-dollar mansion and his cars. The season 5 finale, Malik ends his relationship with Jenna. He seemed to be getting his life together, but then had converted back to his old ways. During the season 6 finale, after Malik lands in the hospital from being beat up by a group of men, he learns he won't have full use of his football arm anymore. In season 7, Malik goes through physical therapy in hopes of getting back into football and falls for his previously lesbian physical therapist Yanna. In the season 7 finale Malik ends his relationship with Yanna. In season 8 Malik rejoins the Sabers, but loses his position as team captain to Blue. In the season 8 finale he and Keira admit their feelings about each other (after being best friends for a long time). In the beginning of season 9 Malik and Keira are in a relationship as he and Blue began feuding, and he becomes the laughing stock of the team . Then, in the next to last episode, Malik breaks up with Keira after realizing he wasn't truly in love with her the way he was with Yanna.(Malik determined this after realizing he wasn't crying after having sex with Keira like he did with Yanna, something he had never felt before then.) Keira responds by slapping him. In the series finale Malik leads the team to the playoffs, he proposes to Keira (who declines), he had plans to retire, but he continues to play, winning another championship with the Sabers.
Coby Bell as Jason Pitts (seasons 1-3, 6-9; recurring seasons 4-5) – Jason Pitts is the San Diego Sabers former team captain and superstar wide receiver, later its head coach. He is the husband of Kelly Pitts, although they divorced in season 3. Jason and Kelly have one child, Brittany Pitts. In season 2, realizing that his skills were visibly diminishing, Jason starts using steroids to boost his performance. The Sabers win the championship that year. But once Kelly finds out about his steroid use it puts a strain on their relationship, leading to their divorce in season 3. Jason had a girlfriend briefly in season 3 (guest star Stacey Dash); however, he is single at the beginning of season 4. Jason is officially cut from the Sabers in season 4, and he becomes a correspondent on Benched, a sports news television series hosted by former NBA basketball player Chris Webber. In season 5, he is a correspondent on his own show, The Pitts Stop, and is in a romantic relationship with girlfriend-wife Chardonnay (portrayed by Brandy Norwood). In season 6, Jason makes an attempt at a comeback but suffered a concussion, affecting his playing ability among other things as well. He retires for good at the beginning of season 7. In season 7 Kelly returns and attends the wedding of Chardonnay and Jason (at Chardonnay's request). Jason does not marry Chardonnay, admitting he is still in love with Kelly. In season 8 Jason courts Kelly again (despite her initial reluctance) and is also named interim head coach of the Sabers. He and Kelly remarry in season 9.
Brandy as Chardonnay Pitts (seasons 6–9; recurring season 5) – Chardonnay is the ex-wife of Jason Pitts. She and Jason met when goes to the where she bar tends. She refuses to serve Jason, who tells her boss and gets her fired. Feeling bad after he got her fired, Jason takes her on a date. They wind up in Tijuana. Jason gets drunk and Chardonnay tricks him into marrying her to see if he really loves black women. They return to San Diego and decide to get their marriage annulled. In the season 5 finale Chardonnay and Jason decided not to go through with the annulment and stay married. Though they have their ups and downs, everything seems fine between the 2 until Kelly shows up in season 7. Kelly paid off Ty Savage (Jason's former teammate) so he wouldn't reveal Jason's steroid use. This upsets Chardonnay to the point she kicks Jason out of the house. She lets him back in and despite his reveal that he kissed Kelly after visiting her in a hotel, they still plan to get married. But in the season 7 finale, Jason doesn't go through with the wedding, revealing he's still in love with Kelly. Chardonnay slaps Jason and storms off, beside herself. At the beginning of season 8 she goes back to Fresno, saying to Tasha there was nothing left but bad memories in San Diego.
Lauren London as Keira Michelle Whitaker (seasons 6–9) – a former child star who starred in a fictional 'Cosby'-esque sitcom called Stuck Together. She is struggling to make the transition from child star to adult. Keira is one of the new characters that was introduced in season 6. Her character does not replace Melanie, but is a new character added into the script. Her love interest is "Bryce 'Blue' Westbrook". The two meet at a party where they hookup. After being shut down by Keira, Blue hooks up with Keira's friend, singer Ciara, making Keira jealous. Blue and Keira try to ignore and anger each other at first, then become cordial, then fall for each other. After Keira loses her virginity to Blue however, they break up due to Blue's insensitivity to it. They still had feelings for each other even while Keira briefly dated an actor named Luke, with whom she had a rather raunchy sex scene in her movie 'Baggers', that she didn't want Blue to see at the premiere. (He saw it from the back.) They break up again. After more ups and downs in season 7, they elope in that season's finale after Blue proposes, skipping Jason and Chardonnay's wedding. In season 8, after being told by several people that she needs to dedicate herself to her craft, she kisses Malik at an audition after they had to be forced to by the acting coach; leading to deeper feelings between the two, who were just best friends before. Blue catches on & breaks off the engagement in season 9 after a huge fight between him and Malik in an elevator. Keira ends up with Malik, at the disapproval of Tasha. In the series finale, after Malik breaks up with Keira, she sleeps with Blue once more, refuses Malik's proposal & she decides to focus on her career. She gets her breakout role.
Jay Ellis as Bryce "Blueprint" Westbrook (seasons 6–9) – San Diego Sabers wide receiver and the first overall draft pick from Stanford who is highly educated and often the smartest person in the room. Even though he is bright and talented, he is still a young man who has a lot to learn about life, love and himself. Blue is one of the new characters that was introduced in season 6. His character replaces Derwin Davis as a main character. Blue was traded from Baltimore to San Diego in exchange for Derwin. The two men confront each other at a post-draft party and brawl. That same night he pursues Keira for the first time. They start an on-again, off-again type of relationship throughout the series. Though Blue had his moments where he attempts to act out against Keira when the two weren't together by using women to make her jealous (sleeping with Ciara, bringing her to a group photoshoot, & the party bus episode all in season 6, having an escort with him in the season 7 premiere, having a woman with him in season 9 as he calls off their engagement), he obviously still loves Keira. In season 7 Jason chastises Blue for not being focused due to his off the field distractions. Blue takes initiative and eventually becomes team captain in season 8. In season 9 he led a protest against Saber management that cost him a couple of games, though the Sabers would eventually win the championship in the series finale.
Barry Floyd as Terrence "Tee-Tee" Carter - Malik's childhood friend, former assistant, and owner of Tee Tee's Cluck Truck.
Recurring cast[edit]
Erica Gluck (Seasons 1-3) / Katlynn Simone (Seasons 4-9) as Brittany Pitts - daughter of Jason and Kelly Pitts.
P. J. Byrne as Irv Smiff - Owner of Irv Smiff Management (ISM). (Seasons 1-3, 5, 9)
Bumper Robinson as Juvon Glenn - San Diego Sabers' Running Back and husband of Jazz. (Seasons 1, 3-6, 8-9)
Shanti Lowry as Dionne Marie Taylor - Derwin's former publicist and Melanie's previous roommate. (Seasons 1-3, 8)
Gregory Alan Williams as Dr. James Barnett - Melanie's father. (Seasons 1, 3-4)
Claudette Roche as Grace Barnett - Melanie's mother. (Seasons 1, 3-4)
Tahj Mowry as Cameron Barnett - Melanie's brother. (Season 1, 3)
Drew Sidora as herself — singer; Derwin's brief love interest. (Seasons 1-2)
Rocky Carroll as Kenny "Coach T" Taylor - offensive coordinator of the San Diego Sabers; Tasha's brief love interest. (Seasons 1-2)
Caryn Ward as Erica Harrison (Seasons 1-4, 8)
Kendra C. Johnson as Renee Royce - TV personality and one of Malik's love interests. (Seasons 1-2)
Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Trey Wiggs - Melanie's college friend and father of Melanie's aborted baby. (Seasons 1-2, 5)
Rick Fox as himself — former NBA basketball player; Tasha's co-worker and eventual love interest. (Seasons 2-3, 5-6, 9)
Robin Givens as herself — actress; Malik's ex-wife. (Seasons 2-3)
Tae Heckard as Jasmine "Jazz" - the former Sunbeams President and Wife of San Diego Sabers' Running Back Juvon (Seasons 2-6, 8-9)
Gabrielle Dennis as Janay Brice - Derwin's ex-girlfriend and mother of his son. In season 5, it was revealed that she is engaged to a man named Noah and decided to take her son DJ and move to New York with her fiancé. (Seasons 2-5)
Lee Majors as Coach Ross - coach of the San Diego Sabers. (Seasons 2-3)
Mehcad Brooks as Jerome - Melanie's ex-boyfriend. (Seasons 2-3)
Jason Olive as McHottie - Melanie's love interest in medical school. (Season 3, 5)
Michael Boatman as Lawrence Chauncey Wright - Malik's father. (Season 3)
Lisa Tucker as Pucci Wright - Malik's half-sister. (Season 3)
Stacey Dash as Camille Rose - Jason's ex-girlfriend. (Seasons 3-4)
Rockmond Dunbar as Pookie - Ex-con; Tasha's old friend and eventual love interest. He is the father of Tasha's newborn baby. It is revealed his real name is Marion. (Seasons 3, 5-9)
Michael Beach as Roger Keith - Owner of San Diego Sabers. (Seasons 4-6, 8-9)
Terrence Jenkins as Donté - the younger ex-boyfriend of Tasha. (Season 4)
Chris Webber as himself — former NBA basketball player; Jason's co-host on the sports news television series Benched. (Season 4)
Tika Sumpter as Jenna Rice - Super Model; Malik met Jenna in Rehab; later Malik's love interest. (Seasons 4-5)
Meagan Good as Parker Keith - The wife of Roger Keith; had an affair with Malik. (Season 4)
Jigga as Bibs - Malik's bodyguard. (Seasons 4-9)
Isley Anderson as D.J. - Derwin and Janay's son (Seasons 4-5, 9)
Charles Michael Davis as Kwan Kirkland - the San Diego Saber's former quarterback. (Seasons 4-5)
Janet Varney as Summer Grayson - co-host of The Pitts Stop. (Season 5)
Ciara as Herself — singer; friend of Keira; she hooked up with Blue. (Season 6)
Candice Patton as Tori - Malik's personal assistant. (Seasons 6-7)
LaMonica Garrett as Luke Rogers (Season 6)
Miranda Rae Mayo as Patreece Sheibani (Season 6)
Carissa Capobianco as Nina - Malik's girlfriend; friend of Keira. (Seasons 6-7)
Hayley Marie Norman as Bianca (Season 6)
Danielle Nicolet as Yana - A physical therapist who agrees to help Malik recuperate from his injured arm. (Season 7-9)
Andra Fuller as Roger Keith, Jr. - The son of Sabers owner Roger Keith. (Seasons 9)
Special guest appearances[edit]
Jared Allen
Tichina Arnold
Nnamdi Asomugha
Rob Base
Chico Benymon
Derek Blanks
Tisha Campbell-Martin
Chamillionaire
Morris Chestnut
Loretta Devine
Dustin Diamond
Christopher B. Duncan
Earthquake
Selita Ebanks
Raymond Edwards, Jr.
David Eigenberg
Carmen Electra
Estelle
Faith Evans
Fabolous
Melyssa Ford
Scott Michael Foster
Vivica A. Fox
Tomiko Fraser
Kevin Frazier
Rudy Gay
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Tiffany Haddish
Irma P. Hall
Regina Hall
Cory Hardrict
Hill Harper
Napoleon Harris
Jamie Hector
Jim Hill
Jennifer Hudson
Daymond John
Magic Johnson
Shawn Johnson
Mike Jones
Leslie Jordan
Solange Knowles
Queen Latifah
Martin Lawrence
NeNe Leakes
Lisa Leslie
Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
Lil' Kim
Lil' Romeo
Nia Long
Jennifer Lopez
Eva Marcille
Shawn Marion
Penny Marshall
Duane Martin
Willie McGinest
Lonette McKee
Daryl Mitchell
Kel Mitchell
Mo'Nique
Tahj Mowry
Bria Murphy
Musiq
Navid Negahban
Elimu Nelson
Chad Ochocinco
Keke Palmer
Hayden Panettiere
Carl Anthony Payne II
Mario Van Peebles
Shaun Phillips
Eyal Podell
Kyla Pratt
The Pussycat Dolls
Raven-Symone
Jerry Rice
Emma Roberts
Charlie Robinson
Jalen Rose
Kelly Rowland
Ephraim Salaam
Drew Sidora
Jessica Simpson
John Singleton
Kenny Smith
Tasha Smith
Soulja Boy
Britney Spears
Joss Stone
Keith Sweat
Nick Swisher
Kenan Thompson
Ashley Tisdale
Too Short
Lisa Tucker
Michael Twombley
Gabrielle Union
Chris Webber
Serena Williams
Stevie Williams
Tyler James Williams
Vanessa L. Williams
Amy Winehouse
Kellen Winslow II
Jaleel White
Shereé Whitfield
William Allen Young
Jolee Alexander
U.S. ratings[edit]
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of The Game on The CW. When The Game transferred from the CW to BET, it acquired 7.7 million viewers, which was a record for a scripted premiere on BET.[8]
Season
Network
Timeslot (ET)
Season premiere
Viewers
(in millions)
18-49
rating
Season finale
Viewers
(in millions)
18-49
rating
TV season
Rank
Viewers (in millions)
1
The CW
Sunday 8:30 p.m. (2006) Monday 9:30 p.m. (2006–2007)
October 1, 2006
2.60[9]
May 14, 2007
2.51[10]
0.9[10]
2006–2007
#141[11]
2.33[12]
2
Monday 9:30 p.m. (2007–2008) Sunday 9:00 p.m. (2008)
October 1, 2007
2.98[13]
1.4[13]
May 18, 2008
1.62[14]
0.8[14]
2007–2008
#196
2.35[15]
3
Friday 8:30 p.m. (2008–2009)
October 3, 2008
1.95[16]
May 15, 2009
1.78[17]
1.2[17]
2008–2009
#174
1.75[18]
4
BET
Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (2011)
January 11, 2011
7.68[19]
3.6[19]
March 29, 2011
4.43[20]
2.2[20]
2010-2011
N/A
4.53
5
Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (2012)
January 10, 2012
5.28[21]
2.8[21]
June 5, 2012
2.49[22]
1.3[22]
2011-2012
N/A
2.69
6
Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (2013)
March 26, 2013
2.54[23]
1.2[23]
September 3, 2013
3.77[24]
1.9[24]
2012-2013
N/A
3.35
7
Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (2014)
March 4, 2014
3.35[25]
1.6[25]
April 29, 2014
2.53[26]
1.2[26]
2013-2014
N/A
3.35
8
Wednesday 10:00 p.m. (2014)
January 14, 2015
3.13 [27]
1.1[27]
March 4, 2015
2015 -
N/A
TBA
9
Wednesday 10:00 p.m. (2015)
June 3, 2015 [27]
August 5, 2015
Lawsuit[edit]
In September 2006, writer Staci Robinson filed a $40 million lawsuit against the CW, CBS, Warner Bros., and Grammnet Productions for copyright infringement. Robinson claimed that she had applied for a job as writer's assistant in 2005 with series creator and executive producer Mara Brock Akil, to whom Robinson had subsequently sent her novel, Interceptions. The novel is about a woman who decides to put her goal of becoming a lawyer on hold to follow her boyfriend as he pursues a career as a professional football player.[28] After receiving the novel, Robinson was interviewed for the job but later declined the position. Robinson alleged that Akil and a CW screenwriter stole the idea from her novel to create the series. The suit was settled out of court under a non-disclosure agreement in September 2007.[29]
BET aired the fourth season on January 11, 2011. The premiere drew 7.7 million viewers, making it the biggest ad-supported sitcom telecast in the history of cable.[30] Stacey Mattocks is credited with creating the Facebook Chanchez officially announced at the 2011 BET Awards that the show would begin its fifth season in 2012. The fifth season premiered on January 10, 2012. Tia Mowry-Hardrict announced via Twitter that she would not be returning to the series. In June 2012, actor Pooch Hall announced that he will not be returning for the sixth season but will appear in the premiere. In August 2012, actor Pooch Hall announced that he will be returning for the sixth season, but he's back as a guest star. It was also confirmed that actress Lauren London and actor Jay Ellis had joined the cast as series regulars for the show's sixth season, which premiered on March 26, 2013.
In April 2013, it was announced that The Game has been renewed for a seventh season.[31] The seventh season premiered on March 4, 2014. In April 2014, BET renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on January 14, 2015. In October 2014, BET said that the series would end in 2015. The series leads Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Pooch Hall would return to make special appearances in the finale. The final season premiered on June 3, 2015 and the series finale premiered on August 5, 2015.
Awards and nominations[edit]
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Category
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2007 NAACP Image Awards Nominated Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Kenny Smith, Jr. (for "The Trey Wiggs Episode")
2008 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Sara V. Finney (for "The Big Chill" episode)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Wendy Raquel Robinson
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tia Mowry
2009 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Wendy Raquel Robinson
Outstanding Comedy Series –
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tia Mowry
Won Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Erica Montolfo (for episode "White Coats and White Lies")
2009 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominated Comedy –
2007 Teen Choice Awards Nominated Choice TV Actress: Comedy Tia Mowry
DVD releases[edit]
Season releases
The First Season
Set details
Special features
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N/A Aspect Ratio
N/A Mins
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Includes the backdoor pilot episode from GirlfriendsThe Game - Press Release Gives The Game Plan for The 1st Season on DVD
Rift and Separate
Interview with Mara Brock Akil
To Baby...Or Not To Baby
Commentary with Mara Brock Akil
The Iceman Cometh
Commentary with Mara Brock Akil
All-Star Blues
Commentary with Mara Brock Akil
When the Chickens Comes To Roost (Parts 1 & 2)
Offseason interview with Mara Brock Akil
Release date
United States (Region 1)
September 1, 2009
Seasons 2–6 are also available in the United States and Canada.
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "The Game". The CW Seed. http://cwseed.com/shows/the-game/
Jump up ^ Yahr, Emily. "The Game is Over...". The Washington Post. 28 July 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/changing-the-game-how-the-bet-comedy-helped-make-tv-history/2015/07/28/6245ed08-3546-11e5-94ce-834ad8f5c50e_story.html
Jump up ^ Stransky, Tanner (May 21, 2009). "INSIDE TV The CW announces fall schedule: 'Melrose Place' paired with '90210". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
Jump up ^ "'The Game': Season Four Starts on BET in January 2011 at 10 pm est". tvseriesfinale.com. October 12, 2010. Caramanica, Jon (January 7, 2011). "'Game' on: More Real Than Reality TV". New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 24, 2014). "BET Renews 'The Game,' 'Being Mary Jane,' 'Real Husbands'; Adds 'Book of Negroes' Mini". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "BET Sets End Date for 'The Game'". The Hollywood Reporter. October 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 12, 2011). "'The Game' Returns Huge for BET with 7.7 Million Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 3, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap". The Hollywood Reporter. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30.
Jump up ^ "Season Program Rankings from 09/18/06 Through 06/03/07". ABC Medianet. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Calabria, Rosario (October 8, 2007). "Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, October 8, 2007". http://yourentertainmentnow.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
^ Jump up to: a b "Nielsen Ratings May 18, 2008: Housewives Rule, Country is Cool". Tv by the Numbers. May 19, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Season Program Rankings from 09/24/07 through 05/25/08". ABC Medianet. May 28, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (October 7, 2008). "Nielsen TV Ratings Top CW Primetime Shows, September 29 - October 5, 2008". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Seidman, Robert (May 19, 2009). "Top CW Primetime Shows, May 11–17, 2009". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Season Program Rankings from 09/22/08 through 05/17/09". ABC Medianet. May 19, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Seidman, Robert (January 12, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: The Game, Teen Mom, Light's Out, Tosh.0 & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Gorman, Bill (March 31, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom' Still Rising; 'The Game' Finale Jumps; 'Real Housewives,' 'Top Shot' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Returns on Top + 'Storage Wars,' 'Teen Mom,' 'Dance Moms,' 'Let's Stay Together' & Much More". January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Tuesday Cable Ratings: Celtics-Heat Lead +'Storage Wars', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Tosh.0', 'The Game,' 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More". June 6, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Tosh.0' Wins Night + World Cup Qualifying Soccer, 'Hardcore Pawn', 'The Game', 'Snooki & JWOWW' & More". March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Bibel, Sara (September 5, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Wins Night, 'Tosh.0', 'Suits', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Catfish', 'Face Off' & More". TV by the Numbers.
^ Jump up to: a b Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Wins Night, 'Teen Mom 2', 'Justified', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'The Little Couple' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b Bibel, Sara (April 30, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Win Night, 'Deadliest Catch', 'The Game', 'Ink Master', 'Fargo' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c Baron, Steve (January 2, 2018). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Wins Night + 'The Game', 'Duck Dynasty', 'Workaholics' & More". Retrieved January 2, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Amazon.com: Interceptions (9781583851494): Staci Robinson: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
Jump up ^ Klein, Gary (September 2, 2007). "Tam High grad, TV networks settle suit". marinij.com. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 12, 2011). "Cable Debut of 'The Game' Ranks as #1 Ad-Supported Scripted Series Premiere in Cable History". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2013). "BET Networks Announces New Programming Including 'Being Mary Jane' & 'T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body & Soul'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
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This article is about the 1988 film. For other uses, see Coming to America (disambiguation).
Coming to America
Theatrical release poster illustrated by Drew Struzan
Directed by
John Landis
Produced by
George Folsey, Jr.
Robert D. Wachs
Screenplay by
David Sheffield
Barry W. Blaustein
Story by
Eddie Murphy
Starring
Eddie Murphy
Arsenio Hall
James Earl Jones
John Amos
Madge Sinclair
Shari Headley
Music by
Nile Rodgers
Cinematography
Sol Negrin
Woody Omens
Edited by
Malcolm Campbell
George Folsey, Jr.
Production
company
Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
June 29, 1988 (1988-06-29)
Running time
117 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$39 million
Box office
$288,752,301[1]
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who comes to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry.
In 1989, a pilot for a planned spin-off TV show was made, although this was never picked up for a series.[2]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
4.1 Box office
4.2 Reception
4.3 Awards
4.4 Lawsuit
5 Soundtrack
6 Legacy
6.1 Television pilot
6.2 Movie remakes
6.3 Influences in music
7 Planned sequel
8 References
9 External links
Plot
In the fictional African nation of Zamunda, crown prince Akeem lives a pampered life, but he wishes to do more for himself. When his parents, King Jaffe and Queen Aeoleon, present him with an arranged bride-to-be, Akeem takes action. Seeking an independent woman who loves him for himself, not his social status, Akeem and his best friend/personal aide, Semmi, travel to the New York City borough of Queens and rent a squalid tenement in the neighborhood of Long Island City under the guise of poor foreign students. Beginning their search for Akeem's bride, they end up invited by some locals to a rally that is raising money for the inner city. During the rally, Akeem encounters Lisa McDowell, who possesses all the qualities he is looking for, and upon his insistence he and Semmi get entry-level jobs working at the local fast food restaurant called McDowell's — an obvious ripoff of McDonald's — owned by widower Cleo McDowell, Lisa's father.
Akeem's attempts to win Lisa's love are complicated by Lisa's lazy and obnoxious boyfriend, Darryl Jenks (Eriq La Salle), whose father owns Soul Glo (a Jheri curl–like hairstyling aid). After Darryl announces their engagement — without Lisa's consent — to their families, she starts dating Akeem, who claims that he comes from a family of poor goat herders. Meanwhile, although Akeem thrives on hard work and learning how commoners live, Semmi is not comfortable with living in such meager conditions. After a dinner date with Lisa is thwarted when Semmi furnishes their apartment with a jacuzzi and other luxuries, Akeem confiscates his money and donates it to two homeless men. Semmi wires a telegraph to King Jaffe for more money, prompting Akeem's parents to travel to Queens and expose his identity as a prince.
Mr. McDowell, initially disapproving of Akeem as he did not want to see his daughter with a poor man, is ecstatic that he is actually an extremely wealthy prince. Lisa, however, becomes angry and confused that Akeem lied to her about his identity. Akeem explains that he wanted her to love him for who, not what, he is, even offering to renounce his throne; but Lisa, still hurt and angry, refuses to marry him. Despondent, Akeem resigns himself to the arranged marriage, but as they leave, King Jaffe is reprimanded by Queen Aeoleon for clinging to out-dated traditions instead of thinking of his son's happiness.
At the wedding procession, a still-heartbroken Akeem waits at the altar as his veiled bride-to-be makes her way down the aisle, but when Akeem lifts the veil to kiss her, he finds Lisa in the wedding gown. Following the ceremony, they ride happily in a carriage to the cheers of Zamundans. Witnessing such splendor, Lisa is both surprised and touched by the fact that Akeem would have given it up just for her. Akeem offers again to abdicate if she doesn't want this life, but Lisa playfully declines.
Cast
Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem Joffer, the prince of Zamunda; Randy Watson, a soul singer with the fictional band Sexual Chocolate.[3] Eddie Murphy also plays Saul, the Jewish barbershop customer, as well as Clarence, the owner of the barber shop.[4][5]
Arsenio Hall as Semmi, Akeem's friend; Reverend Brown;[6] Morris the barber; and an unattractive clubgoer.[7][8]
James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer, Akeem's father and King of Zamunda.[9]
John Amos as Cleo McDowell, Akeem's employer and Lisa's father.
Madge Sinclair as Queen Aeoleon, Akeem's mother and the Queen of Zamunda.
Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell, Cleo's oldest daughter and Akeem's love interest.
Paul Bates as Oha, a royal servant.
Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks, Lisa's boyfriend whom she eventually breaks up with.
The cast also includes: Frankie Faison[10] as Mr. Townsend, Akeem and Semmi's landlord in Queens; Vanessa Bell as Imani Izzi, Akeem's arranged wife, and Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi, her father; Louie Anderson as Maurice, a McDowell's employee; Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell, Cleo's youngest daughter and Lisa's sister; Samuel L. Jackson as a robber; Vondie Curtis-Hall as the Basketball game vendor; Garcelle Beauvais as a rose bearer; Victoria Dillard as one of Akeem's Zamundan attendants, and Clint Smith as Sweets. Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Cuba Gooding Jr. made their film debuts as a street hustler and a barber shop customer respectively (for the latter, he was credited as Boy Getting Haircut). Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy reprise their roles as, respectively, Mortimer and Randolph Duke from Landis' 1983 Murphy-starring comedy film Trading Places.[11] A segment of the Trading Places score can be heard during their scene. The Dukes' limo driver from that film also cameos as the driver of Akeem and Semmi's limo.[citation needed]
Coming to America features Murphy and Hall in several different roles, which, following the success of this film, became a Murphy staple.[12] Hall plays Reverend Brown, who introduces Randy Watson (Murphy).[13] Murphy and Hall play elderly barbers Clarence and Morris respectively, who engage in debate with Saul, the old Jewish man (Murphy). Hall also plays a woman (credited as Extremely Ugly Girl) who flirts with Akeem and Semmi.
Production
Coming to America reunited star Eddie Murphy with director John Landis. The two had previously worked together on the comedy hit Trading Places (1983); however, Landis later recalled the differences in working with Murphy on the two movies: "The guy on Trading Places was young and full of energy and curious and funny and fresh and great. The guy on Coming to America was the pig of the world... But I still think he's wonderful in the movie."[14]
"We had a tussling confrontation… We didn't come to blows. Personalities didn't mesh. I grabbed him, and he thought I was playing. So he tried to grab my balls and I pushed him away. But I wasn't kidding. He was doing some silly shit that made me mad. He directed me in Trading Places when I was just starting out as a kid, but he was still treating me like a kid five years later during Coming to America. And I hired him to direct the movie! I was gonna direct Coming to America myself, but I knew that Landis had just done three fucked-up pictures in a row and that his career was hanging by a thread after the Twilight Zone trial. I figured the guy was nice to me when I did Trading Places, so I'd give him a shot… I was going out of my way to help this guy, and he fucked me over. Now he's got a hit picture on his resumé, a movie that made over $200 million, as opposed to him coming off a couple of fucked-up movies – which is where I'd rather see him be right now (laughs)." – Eddie Murphy[15]
Despite the experience, Landis and Murphy collaborated again six years later on Beverly Hills Cop III.
South African chorus Ladysmith Black Mambazo sings Mbube during the opening sequence (the song also known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight). The group has gone on to record several different versions of Mbube; however, the version heard in Coming to America had not been released on its soundtrack or on CD as of 2006.
Landis' calling card/easter egg, "See You Next Wednesday", appears on a science-fiction movie poster in the subway station after Lisa storms off the train.
A promotional song for the film, also titled "Coming to America", was written and performed by The System.
Release
Paramount cancelled press screenings of the film, after initial negative reactions to a press screening in New York.[16]
Box office
Released on June 29, 1988, by Paramount Pictures in the United States, it was a commercial box-office success, both domestically and worldwide.[17][18] The film debuted at number one with $21,404,420 from 2,064 screens, for a five-day total of $28,409,497. The film made $128,152,301 in the United States and ended up with a worldwide total of $288,752,301.[19] It was the highest earning film that year for the studio and the third-highest-grossing film at the United States box office.[20]
It opened a month later in the UK and earned $7,712,622 during its seven-week run. It opened on September 2 in West Germany, where it debuted at number one with $3,715,791 from 297 screens. It ended its run after 13 weeks with $15,743,447.
Reception
Coming To America received positive reviews upon release. Review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 68%, based on reviews from 37 critics.[21]
Sheila Benson in the Los Angeles Times called it a "hollow and wearying Eddie Murphy fairy tale" and bemoans, "That an Eddie Murphy movie would come to this."[22] Vincent Canby in The New York Times was also critical of the writing, calling it a "possibly funny idea" but suggesting the screenplay had escaped before it was ready. Canby viewed the film as essentially a romantic comedy but said the romantic elements fell flat, and the film instead goes for broad slapstick.[23] Siskel & Ebert had mixed opinions on the film. Siskel enjoyed the acting from Murphy and Hall but Ebert was disappointed that Murphy did not bring his usual more lively performance, and Ebert was also critical of the unoriginal script.[24]
Awards
The film was nominated for two Oscars: Best Costume Design by Deborah Nadoolman Landis and Best Makeup by Rick Baker,[25] who designed the makeup effects for both Murphy's and Arsenio Hall's multiple supporting characters.[26]
Lawsuit
The film was the subject of the Buchwald v. Paramount civil suit, which the humorist Art Buchwald filed in 1990 against the film's producers on the grounds that the film's idea was stolen from his 1982 script treatment about a rich, despotic African potentate who comes to America for a state visit. Paramount had optioned the treatment from Buchwald, and John Landis was attached as director and Eddie Murphy as the lead, but after two years of development hell Paramount abandoned the project in March 1985. In 1987, Paramount began working on Coming to America based on a story by Eddie Murphy.[27][28] Buchwald won the breach of contract action and the court ordered monetary damages. The parties later settled the case out-of-court prior to an appeal going to trial.[29]
Soundtrack
Coming to America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released
July 1988
Genre
Pop
Length
40:16
Label
Atco Records
Singles from Coming to America
"Coming to America"
"Come into My Life"
"That's the Way It Is"
"Better Late Than Never"
The soundtrack to the film was released on LP, cassette and CD. The songs "Coming to America" by The System, "Better Late Than Never" by The Cover Girls and "Come into My Life" by Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito were released as singles from the album. "That's The Way It Is" by Mel & Kim had been released as a single in the UK, prior to the film's release, in February 1988, and became a top ten hit. It was released as a single in the USA at the time of the film's release.
Side A
"Coming to America" — The System (3:49)
"Better Late Than Never" — The Cover Girls (4:02)
"All Dressed Up (Ready to Hit the Town)" — Chico DeBarge (4:50)
"I Like It Like That" — Michael Rodgers (4:01)
"That's the Way It Is" — Mel and Kim (3:25)
Side B
"Addicted to You" — LeVert (3:54)
"Comin' Correct" — J.J. Fad (3:56)
"Livin' the Good Life" — Sister Sledge (3:46)
"Transparent" — Nona Hendryx (3:50)
"Come into My Life" — Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito (4:39)
Legacy
Television pilot
A television pilot of a weekly sitcom version of the film was produced for CBS, following the film's success, starring Tommy Davidson as Prince Tariq, and Paul Bates reprising his role as Oha. The pilot went unsold, but was televised on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse pilot anthology series.[30][2]
Movie remakes
A Tamil movie, My Dear Marthandan, was produced based on the plot of Coming to America. A Hong Kong movie, The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon, also has the same plot.
Influences in music
The melody heard in the bathroom scene, where Prince Akeem is being washed by female servants, was sampled in Snoop Dogg's 2006 song "That's That" featuring R. Kelly; a remix of the song featuring rapper Nas includes a woman's voice saying "the royal penis is clean your highness", a line taken from the same scene. Also, the music videos for Busta Rhymes' 1997 single "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and Action Bronson's 2015 single "Baby Blue" are loosely based on the film. The song "Coming 2 America" by Ludacris from the album Word of Mouf features samples[31] and lyrics[32] referencing the film.
Planned sequel
In early 2017, an announcement was publicized which addressed the impending production of a sequel to the film. Kevin Misher was named as producer, and Sheffield and Blaustein, the original screenwriters, were also attached to the project. However, a possible participation of lead actors Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall was left undefined.[33][34] According to several public accounts, Murphy himself apparently posted an announcement regarding the film project a month prior on Facebook, but later claimed that his account had been hacked and completely deleted it.[33]
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