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Coming to America (1988) 6.8
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Metascore: 48/100
Reviews: 116 user | 53 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. Director:John Landis |
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Cast
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| Arsenio Hall | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... | ||
| John Amos | ... | ||
| Madge Sinclair | ... | ||
| Shari Headley | ... | ||
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| Eriq La Salle | ... | ||
| Frankie Faison | ... | ||
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | ... |
Imani Izzi
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Maurice
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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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This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Un príncipe en Nueva York See more »Box Office
Budget:
$39,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$128,152,301 (USA)Company Credits
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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.
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Written by Nile Rodgers & Nancy Huang
Performed by Eddie Murphy
Produced by Nile Rodgers
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Trivia
The McDowell's home address is 2432 Derby Avenue, Jamaica Estates. Cleo gives the King his home address on the phone when he calls the King to let him know Akeem is at the house. See more »Goofs
When Akeem and Lisa were walking through the park at night, just after they walked under a bridge, you could seen the twin towers in the background. Then they came upon the Duke brothers sleeping in the rubble. Akeem gave them the wad of money, then he and Lisa started walking again. They immediately walked under the SAME BRIDGE again, and there you could see the twin towers in the background again. Somehow the Duke brothers moved without moving! See more »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.
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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 »Soundtracks
"I Got It"Written by Nile Rodgers & Nancy Huang
Performed by Eddie Murphy
Produced by Nile Rodgers
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COMING TO AMERICA (1988) *** Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, John Amos, Eriq La Salle, Louie Anderson. Murphy does a fine job as an African prince unhappy about his upcoming nuptials to a woman he has never met so he sets off to New York to find his true love (and queen) with some sweet moments as well as comic (thanks largely to his and Hall's neat hat trick of playing several different characters thanks to the miracle of Rick Baker's make up). Look sharply for Vondie Curtis Hall (of tv's "Chicago Hope") as an overly welcoming fellow native stateside; Cuba Gooding Jr. in a blink-and-you'll miss cameo (getting a haircut) and the clever inserting of Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy as the Randolph Brothers from Murphy's and director John Landis' previous joint effort "Trading Places". Best bit: Murphy becoming a real New Yorker and greeting a screaming abusive neighbor with "Yes! Yes! ... and F**K YOU TOO!!!"