1988
6.9 (4438 votes)
1h 57m
Genres
Comedy
Romance
Production Companies
Eddie Murphy Productions
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Coming to America
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.
Key Crew
Producer: George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs
Director of Photography: Woody Omens, Sol Negrin
Screenplay: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein
Director: John Landis
Story: Eddie Murphy
Top Cast
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
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