Coming to America (1988)
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
1988 · R · 1h 57m · Comedy, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Romance
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.
Director: John Landis
Writers: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy
Music by: Nile Rodgers
Cinematography: Sol Negrin, Woody Omens
Editor: George Folsey Jr., Malcolm Campbell
Box office: $289M · Budget: $30M · Rated 6.9/10 by 4920 viewers
Part of the Coming to America franchise.
Cast
Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / SaulShari Headley as Lisa McDowellArsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend BrownMadge Sinclair as Queen AoleonSamuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up ManAllison Dean as Patrice McDowellJohn Amos as Cleo McDowellCuba Gooding Jr. as Boy Getting HaircutVanessa Bell Calloway as Imani IzziCalvin Lockhart as Colonel IzziJames Earl Jones as King Jaffe JofferEriq La Salle as Darryl JenksMore like this
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