Coming to America

Coming to America

1988
1h 57m
6.9

6.9/10

4,941 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Romance

"This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $288,752,301

Language: EN

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Cast

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Shari Headley
Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Eriq La Salle
Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

John Amos
John Amos

Cleo McDowell

Allison Dean
Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Hold-Up Man

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Boy Getting Haircut

Vanessa Bell Calloway
Vanessa Bell Calloway

Imani Izzi

Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart

Colonel Izzi

Key Crew

George Folsey Jr.
Producer
Robert D. Wachs
Producer
David Sheffield
Screenplay
John Landis
Director
Leslie Belzberg
Executive Producer
Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay
Mark Lipsky
Executive Producer
Eddie Murphy
Executive Producer