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19881h 57mREnglish

Coming to America

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

6.9
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An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

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DirectorJohn Landis

Keywords

new york cityfast food restaurantprincefake identityheir to the throneroyal familyfish out of waterrich mansearching for loverich familysatiricalpretending to be poorabsurdhilariousambiguousamusedexhilaratedfamiliarmelodramaticafrican american romanceafrican royalty
Budget$30M
Box Office$289M

Cast

Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell

Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

John Amos as Cleo McDowell

John Amos

Cleo McDowell

James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer

James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon

Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks

Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell

Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Frankie Faison as Landlord

Frankie Faison

Landlord

Louie Anderson as Maurice

Louie Anderson

Maurice