Coming to America (1988)

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

Movie · Comedy, Romance · 1h 57m · Rated 6.9/10 on TMDB · Released June 29, 1988

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.

Directed by John Landis

Cast

• Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
• Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell
• Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
• James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
• Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks
• John Amos as Cleo McDowell
• Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell
• Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
• Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Boy Getting Haircut
• Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi
• Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi

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