American Driver
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| Directed by | Moses Inwang |
| Screenplay by | Patrick Nnamani |
| Story by | Moses Inwang Bode Ojo |
| Produced by | Bode Ojo |
| Starring | Evan King Jim Iyke Nse Ikpe Etim Ayo Makun Emma Nyra Nadia Buari Anita Chris MCPC the Comedian Michael Tula Laura Heuston Johnny Dewan Melvin Oduah Andie Raven |
| Cinematography | Okechukwu Oku Tila Ben |
| Edited by | Tunde Bakare Obiajulu Coby Ejiagwa |
Production companies | Sneeze Films Golden Icons Media Get Known Productions |
| Distributed by | Sneeze Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
| Box office | ₦41,000,000 Naira[2] ($113,103.82) |
American Driver is a 2017 Nigerian comedy film directed by Moses Inwang and starring Evan King, Jim Iyke, Anita Chris, Nse Ikpe Etim, McPc the Comedian, Emma Nyra, Laura Heuston and Ayo Makun.
The film premiered in Nigeria on 24 February 2017.[3] It grossed over ₦41 Million Naira and ranked #8 in 2017 and #44 at the all time Nigerian Box Office. The film won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival in June 2017.[4] American Driver was officially released in the United States September 15, 2020[5] on Amazon Prime Video.[6]
Plot
[edit]Jack Curry is an American man child who takes a job driving Nigerian celebrities to the G.I.A.M.A Awards to impress his boss Kate (Anita Chris). Along his journey he tries to become friends with actor Jim Iyke, who wants to be left alone.[7]
Cast
[edit]- Evan King as Jack Curry
- Jim Iyke as himself
- Anita Chris as Kate
- Nse Ikpe Etim as herself
- Ayo Makun as himself
- Emma Nyra as herself
- McPc the Comedian as Sunny
- Nadia Buari as herself
- Laura Heuston as Mrs. Curry
- Michael Tula as Philip
- Melvin Oduah as himself
- Johnny Dewan as Indian Restaurant Manager
- Andie Raven as Dr. Raven
- Vickey Dempsy Burns as Nurse
Release
[edit]Nigerian Theatrical Release
[edit]American Driver had its premiere in Nigeria[8] on February 24, 2017 to theaters all over the country.[9]
U.S. Release
[edit]In 2017 American Driver played in New York City the weekend of June 2-June 4 at The People's Film Festival and won Best Comedy Feature.[10] American Driver was finally released in the United States on September 15, 2020[11] on Amazon Prime Video.[12]
Reception
[edit]Cinema Pointer called the film "Fresh. Fun. Entertaining."[13]
Box office
[edit]Nigerian audiences embraced the film. American Driver opened as the #1 comedy, played for over 6 months in Nigerian cinemas and grossed over ₦41 Million Naira at the box office.[14]
Accolades
[edit]American Driver won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival 2017.[4] The film was also nominated for "Comedy of the Year" at the 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards.[15]
Actor Evan King won best comedic actor for his work in American Driver at the 2019 U.S. China International Cultural Arts Film & TV Festival.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'American Driver' starring Jim Iyke, AY Makun and Nse Ikpe-Etim set for Nigerian cinemas". thenet.ng. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "'American Driver' Box Office Performance". leadership.ng. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Izuzu, Chidumga (17 February 2017). "Moses Inwang"s "American Driver" to premiere on February 24". pulse.ng. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b "THE PEOPLE'S FILM FESTIVAL -". thepeoplesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "American Driver"
- ^ "Watch American Driver | Prime Video". Amazon.
- ^ "American Driver - Fandango Nigeria". www.fandango.lat. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: MOSES INWANG PREMIERES HIS LATEST MOVIE, ‘AMERICAN DRIVER’. YouTube.
- ^ "American Driver (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "TPFF Winners".
- ^ "American Driver (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Watch American Driver | Prime Video". Amazon.
- ^ "American Driver (Short Movie Review)". Cinema Pointer!. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Alakada Reloaded Makes N25 million in 3 Days | Leadership Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ "BON Awards | Nominees for the Best of Nollywood Awards, 2017". Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "Evan King on Instagram: "Received the official trophy from the 2019 #uschinainternationalfilmfestival today for "Comedy Leading Acting" in #AmericanDriverMovie. Thank you @houston_jake_fu for recognizing my work in the film. I'm beyond grateful and looking forward to working with you & actor @mikeeey_v soon!. Thank you @sneezemankind, @jim.iyke, @bodeojo, @mcphils5 & everyone @ @sneezefilms, @goldenicons & @getknownhouston for giving me a chance to be in the film. I hope we all get to work together again soon! If you guys are ever in Houston again and need a ride don't call Uber, call me! I have a license and even if I don't it's more fun that way! 😎Everyone can watch American Driver on @nevadabridgetv! #actorslife🎬 #Nollywood"".
Sequel
[edit]Director Moses Inwang and actor Evan King have shown interest in returning to make American Driver 2.[1] Evan King stated in a 2021 podcast that the film was successful enough that "They want to make a sequel. So you'll get to see what happens to "Jack" next."[2]
External links
[edit]- ^ Tweeter message [dead link]
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Conversations Evan King. YouTube.