American Driver

American Driver
American Driver Poster
Directed byMoses Inwang
Screenplay byPatrick Nnamani
Story byMoses Inwang
Bode Ojo
Produced byBode Ojo
StarringEvan 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
CinematographyOkechukwu Oku
Tila Ben
Edited byTunde Bakare
Obiajulu Coby Ejiagwa
Production
companies
Sneeze Films
Golden Icons Media
Get Known Productions
Distributed bySneeze Films
Release date
  • February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦41,000,000 Naira ($113,103.82)

American Driver is a 2017 Nigerian comedy film written by Bode Ojo, Moses Inwang, and Patrick Nnamani and 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 February 24, 2017. It grossed over ₦41 million and ranked eighth at the Nigerian Box Office in 2017 and 44th of all time. The film won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival in June 2017. American Driver was officially released in the United States on September 15, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video.

Plot

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. Along his journey he tries to become friends with actor Jim Iyke, who wants to be left alone.

Cast

Release

Nigerian Theatrical Release

American Driver premiered in Nigeria on February 24, 2017 and was released in theaters nationwide.

U.S. Release

In 2017, American Driver screened in New York City from June 2 to June 4 at The People's Film Festival and won Best Comedy Feature. American Driver was released in the United States on September 15, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video.

Reception

Cinema Pointer called the film "Fresh. Fun. Entertaining."

Box office

Nigerian audiences embraced the film. American Driver opened as the number-one comedy, ran for more than six months in Nigerian cinemas and grossed over ₦41 million at the box office.

Accolades

American Driver won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival 2017. The film was also nominated for "Comedy of the Year" at the 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards.

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'American Driver' starring Jim Iyke, AY Makun and Nse Ikpe-Etim set for Nigerian cinemas". The NET. Lagos, Nigeria. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "'American Driver' Box Office Performance". Leadership. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga (February 17, 2017). "Moses Inwang"s "American Driver" to premiere on February 24". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "THE PEOPLE'S FILM FESTIVAL -". thepeoplesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "American Driver"
  6. ↑ "Watch American Driver | Prime Video". Amazon.
  7. ↑ "American Driver - Fandango Nigeria". www.fandango.lat. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: MOSES INWANG PREMIERES HIS LATEST MOVIE, 'AMERICAN DRIVER'. YouTube.
  9. ↑ "American Driver (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
  10. ↑ "TPFF Winners".
  11. ↑ "American Driver (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
  12. ↑ "Watch American Driver | Prime Video". Amazon.
  13. ↑ "American Driver (Short Movie Review)". Cinema Pointer!. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Alakada Reloaded Makes N25 million in 3 Days | Leadership Newspaper". Leadership. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ "BON Awards | Nominees for the Best of Nollywood Awards, 2017". Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  16. ↑ "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

Director Moses Inwang and actor Evan King have shown interest in returning to make American Driver 2. 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."

  1. ↑ Tweeter message [dead link]
  2. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Conversations Evan King. YouTube.