Eddie MurphyPrince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / SaulSavaraTV movie
Coming to America
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
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.
ComedyRomance
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley
Directed by
John Landis
About
Coming to America
ComedyRomance
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.
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
Information
- Released
- Jun 29, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- John Landis
Production
- Studio
- Eddie Murphy Productions
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Cast
People in this story
Eddie MurphyPrince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio HallSemmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari HeadleyLisa McDowell
John AmosCleo McDowell
James Earl JonesKing Jaffe Joffer
Madge SinclairQueen Aoleon
Eriq La SalleDarryl Jenks
Allison DeanPatrice McDowell
Frankie FaisonLandlord
Louie AndersonMaurice
Paul BatesOha
Samuel L. JacksonHold-Up ManMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.