Coming to America

• 6.88 Comedy
• 1988-06-29
• 117 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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) Madge Sinclair (Queen Aoleon) Eriq La Salle (Darryl Jenks) Allison Dean (Patrice McDowell) Frankie Faison (Landlord) Louie Anderson (Maurice)

Director:

John Landis

Writer:

David Sheffield Barry W. Blaustein