Coming to America
Coming to America

Coming to America

1988-06-29 - 117 minutes

6.88 / 10

Overview

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers 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.

Screenplay

Producer - George Folsey Jr.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Videos

Paramount Movies Trailer

Trailer

Sanitation Duties Clip

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Basketball Clip

Clip

Armed Robbery Clip

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Cast

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Shari Headley

Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

John Amos

John Amos

Cleo McDowell

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean

Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Colonel Izzi

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Basketball Game Vendor

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Boy Getting Haircut

Feather

Feather

Rose Bearer #1

Stephanie Simon

Stephanie Simon

Rose Bearer #2

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

Rose Bearer #3

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Street Hustler

Birdie M. Hale

Birdie M. Hale

Elderly Passenger

Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones

Soul Glo Man

Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams

Face on Cutting Room Floor

Victoria Dillard

Victoria Dillard

Bather / Dancer