Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1988 · 1h 57m

Coming to America

Coming to America poster
Director
John Landis
Cast
Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell John Amos as Cleo McDowell James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
Crew
Woody Omens — Director of Photography Sol Negrin — Director of Photography Malcolm Campbell — Editor George Folsey Jr. — Editor Nile Rodgers — Original Music Composer David Sheffield — Screenplay
Tagline

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Coming to America — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york cityfast food restaurantprincefake identityheir to the throneroyal familyfish out of waterrich mansearching for loverich familysatiricalpretending to be poor
Key Collaborators
John Landis Director Woody Omens Director of Photography Sol Negrin Director of Photography Malcolm Campbell Editor George Folsey Jr. Editor Nile Rodgers Original Music Composer David Sheffield Screenplay Barry W. Blaustein Screenplay Eddie Murphy Story George Folsey Jr. Producer Robert D. Wachs Producer Richard Macdonald Production Design
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