It’s been over 30 years since Coming to America came out.
Over the weekend, Coming 2 America premiered on Amazon Prime Video — nearly 33 years after the first movie came out.
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That means the original movie came out before Coming 2 America stars KiKi Layne, Nomzamo Mbatha, and Teyana Taylor were even born, to name a few!
While there were plenty of new characters, naturally the sequel featured many familiar faces from the original movie. So here are 17 side-by-side pics of the two movies:
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 is singing:
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 Cube:
16.
Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy as Semmi and Akeem together:
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17.
And finally, Shari Headley and Eddie Murphy as Akeem and Lisa together:
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