Coming to America (1988)
Release: June 29, 1988 | Runtime: 1h 57m | Rating: 6.9
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.
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
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Main cast
- Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
- Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
- Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell
- John Amos as Cleo McDowell
- James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
- Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
- Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks
- Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell
- Frankie Faison as Landlord
- Louie Anderson as Maurice
- Paul Bates as Oha
- Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi
- Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Basketball Game Vendor
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What is Coming to America about?
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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