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SUMMARY:The Cultural Politics of Eddie Murphy: Coming to America
DESCRIPTION:Visit the UCLA Film & Television Archive website to learn more 
 about upcoming screenings and events.\n\nFree admission. No advance 
 reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your 
 ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come\, first served 
 basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.\nIn person: 
 Introduction by Artel Great\, associate professor\, San Francisco State 
 University School of Cinema\, and author of The Black Pack: Comedy\, Race\, 
 and Resistance.\n\nThe Five Heartbeats trailer\n\nYear: 1991\nCountry: 
 U.S.\nLanguage: English\nRuntime: 2 min.\n35mm. Color.\n\nRobert Townsend 
 pens a soulful love letter to Black popular music in this film loosely 
 inspired by Motown-era vocal groups. It follows a fictional quintet from 
 1960s chart success through industry exploitation\, infighting and 
 addiction\n\nComing to America\n\nYear: 1988\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: 
 English\nRuntime: 116 min.\nDigital. Color.\n\nHere Eddie Murphy stands at 
 the center of the Black Pack as Prince Akeem\, heir to the throne of 
 Zamunda\, who leaves royal luxury for Queens\, New York\, in search of love 
 on his own terms. The most commercially successful Black comedy feature of 
 its era\, this blockbuster is also a case study in power and authorship\, 
 as Murphy gives a tour de force performance of multiple characters and 
 earns a “story by” credit. Ultimately\, the film shows how box office 
 clout enabled Black cultural specificity while embedding sharp critiques of 
 race\, class and respectability within mainstream studio 
 comedy.\n\nDirector: John Landis. Screenwriter: David Sheffield\, Barry W. 
 Blaustein. With: Eddie Murphy\, Arsenio Hall\, James Earl Jones.
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
ORGANIZER;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
CATEGORIES:Screening
CONTACT;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
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