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Coming to America
1988 • 1h 57m • Comedy · Romance
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Rating
1h 57m
Runtime
Synopsis
About the Film
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.
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Screening History
Every archived night where this film has appeared.
Feb 18, 2021
International Eddie Murphy Movies
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Credits
Behind the Film
The directors and writers who shaped the film.
Directed by
John Landis
Written by
David Sheffield
Screenplay
Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay
Eddie Murphy
Story
Cast
Featured Performers
8 credited performers from TMDb.
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