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Coming to America
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.
1988 · Directed by John Landis · 117 min · Comedy · Romance · 17 frames
Tagline
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
Crew
- Screenplay: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein
- Cinematography: Woody Omens, Sol Negrin
- Edited by: Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr.
- Music: Nile Rodgers
- Production design: Richard Macdonald
- Produced by: George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
- Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell
- Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
- James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
- Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks
- John Amos as Cleo McDowell
- Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell
- Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
- Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Boy Getting Haircut
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $288,752,301
- Themes: new york city, fast food restaurant, prince, fake identity, heir to the throne, royal family, fish out of water, duringcreditsstinger, rich man, searching for love
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