This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
Coming to America
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- John Landis
- Written by
- David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Samuel L. Jackson
Hold-Up Man
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Boy Getting Haircut
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Imani Izzi
Calvin Lockhart
Colonel Izzi
Frankie Faison
Landlord
Louie Anderson
Maurice
Paul Bates
Oha
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Basketball Game Vendor
Details
- Released
- June 29, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $288,752,301
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