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Coming to America (1988). An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

I didn't really know what to expect with this one, but man, what a delight! Just a really, really fun romantic comedy that threads joy through practically every beat. It flirts with deeper themes of tradition and wanting better for your children in a way that infringes on their agency in ways that feel authentic but never overtake the main arc of connection and coming of age. Plus the costumes are killer. Just delightful. 8/10.

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ビヨンド・ザ・マット クロックワークス 監督＝バリー・W・ブラウスティン／出演：テリー・ファンク、ビンス・マクマホン、ミック・フォーリー、ジェイク“ザ・スネーク”ロバーツ、ザ・ロック、チャイナ ほか

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What It Was Like to Write for Eddie Murphy on ‘Saturday Night Live’ | Cracked.com

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"Boomerang" (1992) is a classic romance comedy directed by Reginald Hudlin and written by Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, and Eddie Murphy. The film stars Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, and Grace Jones. The film was successful at the box office, grossing over $130 million on a $42 million budget. The soundtrack peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Director: Reginald Hudlin Writers: Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Eddie Murphy

Starring Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Chris Rock, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Lela Rochon, John Witherspoon, Bebe Drake, John Canada Terrell, Leonard Jackson

Storyline A cocky ad executive, Marcus (Eddie Murphy), has a reputation as a ladies' man. However, Marcus gets a taste of his medicine when a merger finds him working under the beautiful Jacqueline (Robin Givens), who has a similarly cavalier attitude about romance. Marcus and Jacqueline become involved, but her noncommittal approach to their relationship puts him off. Meanwhile, Marcus also begins to develop feelings for the pretty Angela (Halle Berry), who is more thoughtful than Jacqueline.

Available on Blu-ray and streaming services

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Coming 2 America (2021) Review

Coming 2 America (2021) Review

When Akeem who has recently been crowned King finds out that he has a long-lost son back in the United States in Queens after his first thirty years ago, he finds him and brings him to be his unexpected heir due to the current rules around only males being able to rule, much to the dismay of his eldest daughter who had spent her whole life preparing. ⭐️⭐️ (more…)

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COMING 2 AMERICA: A Welcome Return to Zamunda

COMING 2 AMERICA: A Welcome Return to Zamunda

As the new ruler of Zamunda, King Akeem learns of a son he fathered back from his adventures in Queens. With the kingdom needing a true heir to the throne, he and his right hand man Semmi go back to America in search of the next would-be King. Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, and many more, Coming 2 America is a welcome return to the 1988 classic that feels like a loving…

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BEYOND THE MAT (1999) Grade: B+

It was a great pull back the curtain look to the sport. Some of the backstories are incredible. 

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What I Learned About Pro Wrestling

Any experience can be a good teacher, even ones that are totally fake.

When I was a kid, I was into pro wrestling. But this blog posting isn’t really about that.

Instead, it’s about a temporary assignment I completed last week. When I got to this assignment I had no idea how much I would be making, so I was disappointed when talking to others on the job revealed that it was much lower than what I’m used to. Worse, trying to talk to other also reminded me that as…

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Eddie Murphy is Wearing South African Brand MaXhosa in Coming 2 America

Eddie Murphy is Wearing South African Brand MaXhosa in Coming 2 America

Messages of praise have been pouring in for SA. luxury brand MaXhosa by Laduma Ngxokolo after Eddie Murphy was seen in a jersey made by the designer in the upcoming movie Coming 2 America . Coming 2 America is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Craig Brewer, from a screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein, and David Sheffield, and a story by Blaustein, Sheffield, and Justin…

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Coming 2 America - Review

Coming 2 America – Review

Director(s): Craig Brewer Writer(s): Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Kenya Barris Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Wesley Snipes Synopsis: The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son. Coming to America was a phenomenon when it was released back in 1988 and was…

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Beyond the Mat (Barry W. Blaustein, 1999)

i should have gone to wrestling school...

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June 28, 1996 - The Nutty Professor is released theatrically in the US.

The comedy film is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name that starred Jerry Lewis. It was written by David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Tom Shadyac and Steve Oedekerk. Shadyac also directed the film.  It starred Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith and James Coburn.

It won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Eddie Murphy received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy.

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Beyond the Mat (1999)

9/10 | August 13, 2018

When professional wrestling comes up in conversation, the first word to pop up into everyone’s mind is “fake”, but that’s probably because we haven’t seen the realities that some wrestlers live with on a day to day basis. “Beyond the Mat” shows us these realities in immense, almost heartbreaking detail. It shows us the lives of wrestlers when the cameras are off, mainly Mick Foley (who’s at the peak of his career), Terry Funk (who’s at the end of his career), and Jake Roberts (who’s at an all-time low in not just his career, but his personal life), and nothing is off limits.

The film begins with the director talking about his love of professional wrestling, and because of this, you can tell he put care into the three-year filming process. He travels the country and meets all sorts of characters, all while trying to understand the minds of the men who mindlessly put their bodies in anguish. The first of these characters is Darren Drozdov, who, at the time, was on his way to getting a huge push, but in a soul-crushing twist of fate, Drozdov became a quadriplegic due to a botched powerbomb, making these clips of Drozdov soul-crushingly bittersweet.

After Vince McMahon is finished indulging Drozdov and his ability to regurgitate on command, we get a look inside the independent scene, filled scummy promoters, rabid fans, and almost no reward for what the wrestlers do to their bodies. Two of these independent wrestlers (Tony Jones & Michael Modest) get a chance to wrestle for the big leagues. They wrestle on live television and the fans, fellow wrestlers, and staff members are very impressed with the match they put on. They are told that they could have a chance to make it big and no longer wrestle for peanuts, but they never made it.

The first of the three main performers showcased is Terry Funk, who is at the tail end of his career being 53 years old, which is not an age that someone should be throwing themselves into barbed wire. Despite his deteriorating health and medical opinions, he continued to wrestle and put his body through ungodly amounts of pain. We see him go through one of his many retirement matches, while not actually retiring. The scenes with Terry Funk really show us how important he was to the business and how important the business was to him.

The second of the three main performers showcased is Jake “The Snake” Roberts, who was not in the best place. We didn’t see him wrestle. We didn’t see him perform. What we were seeing wasn’t even Jake Roberts; what we were seeing was Aurelian Smith, a broken man who has just about burned every bridge there is to burn. It’s the part of the movie that is the hardest to watch because we see a man who went from a charismatic superstar to a self-loathing crack addict.

Jake Roberts smokes crack before interviews and fails at just about every level of rekindling his relationship with his daughter. He talks about his personal demons that haunt him every day, including, but not limited to, the approval in which he seeks from his father. The scenes with Jake Roberts don’t show us how far a man can go to entertain. Rather, we’re shown how far a man can go before he hits rock bottom.

Finally, we have Mick Foley, a man who was on top of the world, only to be thrown off time and time again. Foley’s story is sort of a mix of both Jake Roberts’ and Terry Funk’s stories. He’s not a crack addict, his health isn’t failing (at least not at the time of the documentary coming out), and he isn’t at a low in his life. In terms of success, he’s at an all-time high. Foley is best remembered for two things, pulling a sock puppet (named “Socko”) out of his tights and gagging his opponent with it and hurling his body off of everything onto everything, making him one of the most exciting and unpredictable personalities in the entire sport; it’s the latter that he would like you to remember him for.

Because of him wanting the fans to remember him as an eccentric, the stunts he pulled off got much, much grander. He was infamously thrown off of a cell in 1998, dislocating his shoulder in the process. Mick Foley then climbed back up on top of the cell, only to be chokeslammed by The Undertaker through it, knocking Foley out. It’s gone on record that Foley didn’t even remember most of the match, and in “Beyond the Mat”, we see director, Barry W. Blaustein get a message from Foley, sounding completely mad.

We see the toll these stunts take on his family. His children, especially, worry about their father’s health so much that he had to tell his toddlers that they had rehearsed him doing the crazy stuff that he did. This all culminated with the “I Quit” match that Mick Foley had against The Rock in 1999, where Foley took 11 unprotected chair shots to the head, splitting his head open, all while his family was sitting at ringside. His wife and children were so scared that they actually had to leave the arena. Mick Foley said after the match dejectedly that he may have to be remembered as “the guy who pulled the sock out of his tights”. Like Jake Roberts, we see Foley’s family struggles; like Terry Funk, we see how far Foley will go to not only entertain the fans but to also be remembered as a legend.

“Beyond the Mat” has often been compared to 2008’s “The Wrestler”, which is a fair comparison. Both films show wrestlers at their lowest, both films show wrestlers continuing their passion despite deteriorating health, and both films show wrestlers putting their bodies on the line in order to stay relevant. The only difference between “The Wrestler” and “Beyond the Mat” is that “Beyond the Mat” is real life.

“Beyond the Mat” is a bleak showcase of the lives of entertainers, and it’s a must-see for wrestling fans and non-wrestling fans alike.