Ep 60 - Coming To America (1988)

<p>TOWARDS THE END, THERE'S ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF SILENCE.  THE PROGRAMME RESUMES AT 2:02:00 AND YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR THIS WEEK'S CODA.</p> <p>This week we're heading off to McDowell's in search of two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a seedless bun in Coming To America.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia - as we head to Queens, New York via Zamunda with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall as our royal escorts.  It's an 8-dollar haircut of a 60th episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Why did Eddie Murphy and John Landis work together again after the friction during Trading Places</li> <li>At what point does James Earl Jones predict his own cinematic future in this film</li> <li>We share a sobering story regarding Louie Anderson's placement in this film</li> <li>Ian asks if we forgive Cleo too easily by the end</li> <li>When is a story by Eddie Murphy perhaps not a story by Eddie Murphy</li> <li>Which of the prosthetic alter-egos of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall fooled Ellie</li> <li>Which actors did Georgia not recognise in this film as her legendary face blindness struck again</li> <li>There's a coda worth sticking around to the end for as Karma strikes one of our panel in the keester</li> <li>Whether or not Coming To America is the Best Film Ever</li> </ul> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a></p>