Coming to America (1988)

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116 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 29 June 1988 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 52,115 users Metascore: 48/100
Reviews: 107 user | 45 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com

An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Eddie Murphy	...	Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
	Arsenio Hall	...	Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
	James Earl Jones	...	King Jaffe Joffer
	John Amos	...	Cleo McDowell
	Madge Sinclair	...	Queen Aoleon
	Shari Headley	...	Lisa McDowell
	Paul Bates	...	Oha
	Eriq La Salle	...	Darryl Jenks
	Frankie Faison	...	Landlord
	Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Imani Izzi (as Vanessa Bell)
	Louie Anderson	...	Maurice
	Allison Dean	...	Patrice McDowell
	Sheila Johnson	...	Lady-in-Waiting
	Jake Steinfeld	...	Cab Driver
	Calvin Lockhart	...	Colonel Izzi

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Storyline

It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Prince in New York See more »

Filming Locations:

Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$288,800,000 (Worldwide)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Sidney Poitier was originally considered for the role of King Jaffe Joffer. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the "Black Awareness Rally," Cleo whispers, "Plug the new salad bar!" The next scene includes a walk-through of McDowell's, with no salad bar. See more »

Quotes

Semmi: But where in New York can one find a woman with grace, elegance, taste and culture? A woman suitable for a king.
Prince Akeem/ Semmi: Queens!
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Crazy Credits

At the beginning the camera zooms into and then past the mountain peak of
the Paramount Pictures logo to reveal the Kingdom of Zamunda in the forests
behind it. See more »

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Referenced in Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Got It"
Written by Nile Rodgers & Nancy Huang
Performed by Eddie Murphy
Produced by Nile Rodgers See more »

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