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>
During the McDowell party, they show a painting on the wall of a woman. This is a spoof on Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere".
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
When the landlord describes the apartment to Akeem, he says it only has one window facing a brick wall. When Akeem and Semi are on the fire escape there are clearly two windows, both of which face the street and a lot more than that is shown in the shots just before.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Rose Bearer:
Good morning, Your Highness. Rose Bearer:
Good morning, Your Highness. Rose Bearer:
Good morning, Your Highness. Oha:
Happy birthday, Your Highness. Prince Akeem:
[thinks]
Yes, it *is* my birthday. See more »
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.
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