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Coming to America

Recasting Couch

No recast; Shari Headley kept

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:49Read transcript
  • The movie is well cast, but Robin Givens and Angela Bassett are floated as alternatives to Shari Headley.
  • Bassett was 28 during filming, raising whether a white casting agent in 1987 would know to find her; she had done a lot of TV.
  • Either one in 1988 is claimed to make a better movie.
  • The objection: Robin Givens must be saved for Boomerang.
  • The exchange ends with "I buy Sherry Headley in this" and agreement; the proposer only wanted to have the conversation.