Coming to America

Name: Coming to America
Director: John Landis
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1988-06-29
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, John Amos, James Earl Jones

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1988 · 117 min · R · Comedy · Romance · TMDB 6.9/10

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 — Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio Hall — Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley — Lisa McDowell
John Amos — Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones — King Jaffe Joffer