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Coming to America

  • 1988
  • 14A
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
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Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
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An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

  • Director
    • John Landis
  • Writers
    • Eddie Murphy
    • David Sheffield
    • Barry W. Blaustein
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Paul Bates
    • Garcelle Beauvais
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    220K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,598
    245
    • Director
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • Eddie Murphy
      • David Sheffield
      • Barry W. Blaustein
    • Stars
      • Eddie Murphy
      • Paul Bates
      • Garcelle Beauvais
    • 259User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Paul Bates
    Paul Bates
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    Garcelle Beauvais
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    • Rose Bearer
    Feather
    • Rose Bearer
    Stephanie Simon
    • Rose Bearer
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Bather…
    Felicia Taylor
    • Bather
    Midori
    • Bather
    • (as Michele Watley)
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • King Jaffe Joffer
    Madge Sinclair
    Madge Sinclair
    • Queen Aoleon
    Sheila Johnson
    Sheila Johnson
    • Lady-in-Waiting
    Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    • Semmi…
    Raymond D. Turner
    • T-Shirt Hawker
    Calvin Lockhart
    Calvin Lockhart
    • Colonel Izzi
    Billi Gordon
    • Large Woman
    Vanessa Bell Calloway
    Vanessa Bell Calloway
    • Imani Izzi
    • (as Vanessa Bell)
    Jake Steinfeld
    Jake Steinfeld
    • Cab Driver
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Boy Getting Haircut
    • Director
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • Eddie Murphy
      • David Sheffield
      • Barry W. Blaustein
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    • Trivia
      After the make-up and clothing was applied for the Jewish character Saul, Eddie Murphy wanted to test the make-up and costume out. He got a golf cart and drove from one studio department to another in Paramount Studios. He would get out of the cart and say in his regular voice, "Hi. I'm Eddie Murphy." No one believed him.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 29 mins) In a scene where Mr. McDowell is in his office, he picks up the company manual and it says "McDonald's." The restaurant is called McDowell's, a parody of McDonald's, but the manual actually says McDonald's on it. However, that is actually the joke, since McDowell's has deliberately copied every aspect of McDonald's (as evidenced by the guy taking pictures of the restaurant earlier in the film), it would not be surprising that Mr. McDowell would have a copy of the manual.
    • Quotes

      Prince Akeem: [shouting from the outside fire escape of his apartment in a rough part of Queens, New York] Good morning, my neighbors!

      Voice: Hey, fuck you!

      Prince Akeem: [blissfully ignorant of what this means] Yes! Yes! Fuck you too!

    • Crazy credits
      The "thanks" list in the closing credits lists the fictitious Zamundan Film Commission.
    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Coming To America
      Written by Nile Rodgers and Nancy Huang

      Performed by The System

      Produced by Nile Rodgers, Mic Murphy, and David Frank

    User reviews259

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    8/10
    Funnier than ever
    Such a well aged classic that is still as funny as it was, probably more than what I first watched it. Murphy is just a magician in this movie and so well supported by the rest of the cast.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 29, 1988 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un prince à New York
    • Filming locations
      • 392 S 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA(Apartment & Barber Shop)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Eddie Murphy Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $128,152,301
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,404,420
      • Jul 4, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $288,752,301
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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