After The Prince Seeks a Wife, Eddie Murphy dusted off Akeem’s crown with The Prince Seeks a Son, on first TV on Italia 1.
After The prince is looking for a wife, Eddie Murphy he dusted off the crown for The prince is looking for a sonone comedy sequel arrived in the middle of the pandemic streaming on Prime Video and for the first time in clear this evening, Wednesday 22 May 2024on Italy 1 starting at 9.20pm. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film is a direct sequel to a cult film from the 80s which immediately involved Eddie Murphy as the protagonist. Prince Akeem met in the first film becomes King following the death of his father, so the kingdom of Zamunda in Africa it ends up in his hands. Too bad Akeem doesn’t have a male heir to whom he could entrust his kingdom, should he fail.
The prince is looking for a son on first TV on Italia 1
After Coming to America, Akeem became Coming to America. In the sequel film he has actually become King and is looking for a son who can inherit his kingdom one day, exactly as happened to him when his father died. Akeem actually has three daughters, born from the love story with Lisa, the woman he met some time ago in New York, exactly in Queens. Threatened by the military dictator of Nexdoria, who could get his hands on the kingdom of Zamunda, Akeem is desperate but discovers that there is a solution. On his deathbed, his father confessed to him a secret that he had kept all that time. During his New York adventure, the prince would have conceived a son with a woman he met in a bar. Akeem remembers nothing of that episode, but will discover that his son heir to the throne still lives in New York. So, exactly as happens in the first film, he returns to the city to track down the boy: his name is Lavelle.
Amazed by the revelation, he will follow them to Zamunda together with his mother Mary and begin to slowly transform into the heir to the throne desired by Akeem. The task will immediately present some obstacles, starting from the boy’s ways of doing things. The castled by Eddie Murphy, also included Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Tracy Morgan, Kiki Layne, Sharin Headley, Wesley Snipes And Teyana Taylor. Little curiosity: the film earned a nomination for the Oscars 2022 in the category of best makeup and hairstyle.
