''American Driver'' is a 2017 Nigerian

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written by Bode Ojo, Moses Inwang and Patrick Nnamani and directed by

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and starring Evan King,

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, Anita Chris, Nse Ikpe Etim, McPc the Comedian,

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, Laura Heuston and

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. The film premiered in

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on 24 February 2017. 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. ''American Driver'' was officially released in the United States September 15, 2020 on

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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 (Anita Chris). Along his journey he tries to become friends with actor

, who wants to be left alone.

Cast

* Evan King as Jack Curry *

as himself * Anita Chris as Kate * Nse Ikpe Etim as herself *

as himself *

as herself * McPc the Comedian as Sunny *

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as herself * Laura Heuston as Mrs. Curry * Michael Tula as Philip *

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as himself * Johnny Dewan as Indian Restaurant Manager * Andie Raven as Dr. Raven * Vickey Dempsy Burns as Nurse *Mrs. Curr as Melvin Oduah *Tila Ben as Rapping Neighbor *Amarachi Odinma as Female Job Interviewer *Dami Oyesanya as GIAMA Exective 1 *Alex Mouth as Jail Cell Member *Murphy Serge as Boko Man *Curtis John Miller as Security Officer 2 *Johnathan Michael Gustov Lemon as Security Officer 1

Release

Nigerian Theatrical Release

''American Driver'' had its premiere in Nigeria on February 24, 2017 to theaters all over the country.

U.S. Release

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. ''American Driver'' was finally released in the United States on September 15, 2020 on

Reception

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

Box office

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.

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

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. 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.

References

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."Archived a
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