Coming to America (1988)

ALL 06/29/1988 (en) Comedy, Romance 117 Min
  • Release
    06/29/1988
  • Production
    Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    69%
  • Original title
    Coming to America
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 288,752,301.00
    -

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

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.

  1. John Landis

    Director

  2. Eddie Murphy

    Story



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Casts

  1. Eddie Murphy

    Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

  2. Arsenio Hall

    Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

  3. Shari Headley

    Lisa McDowell

  4. John Amos

    Cleo McDowell

  5. James Earl Jones

    King Jaffe Joffer

  6. Madge Sinclair

    Queen Aoleon

  7. Eriq La Salle

    Darryl Jenks

  8. Allison Dean

    Patrice McDowell

  9. Frankie Faison

    Landlord

  10. Louie Anderson

    Maurice

  11. Paul Bates

    Oha

  12. Samuel L. Jackson

    Hold-Up Man

  13. Vanessa Bell Calloway

    Imani Izzi

  14. Calvin Lockhart

    Colonel Izzi

  15. Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Basketball Game Vendor

  16. Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Boy Getting Haircut

  17. Feather

    Rose Bearer #1

  18. Stephanie Simon

    Rose Bearer #2

  19. Garcelle Beauvais

    Rose Bearer #3

  20. Ruben Santiago-Hudson

    Street Hustler

  21. Birdie M. Hale

    Elderly Passenger

  22. Clyde Jones

    Soul Glo Man

  23. Jim Abrahams

    Face on Cutting Room Floor

  24. Victoria Dillard

    Bather / Dancer

  25. Felicia Taylor

    Bather

  26. Midori

    Bather

  27. Sheila Johnson

    Lady-in-Waiting

  28. Jake Steinfeld

    Cab Driver

  29. Clint Smith

    Sweets

  30. Uncle Ray Murphy

    Stu

  31. Paulette Banoza

    Soul Glo Woman

  32. Patricia Matthews

    Devil Woman

  33. Mary Bond Davis

    Big Stank Woman

  34. Carla Earle

    Tough Girl

  35. Karen Owens

    Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

  36. Sharon Owens

    Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

  37. Lisa Gumora

    Kinky Girl

  38. June Boykins

    Strange Woman

  39. Janette Colon

    Fresh Peaches

  40. Vanessa Colon

    Sugar Cube

  41. Monique Mannen

    Boring Girl / Dancer

  42. Mindora Mimms

    Awareness Woman

  43. Cynthia Finkley

    Awareness Woman

  44. David Sosna

    Cartier Delivery Man

  45. Arthur Adams

    Mr. Jenks

  46. Loni Kaye Harkless

    Mrs. Jenks

  47. Montrose Hagins

    Grandma Jenks

  48. Tonja Rivers

    Party Guest

  49. Ralph Bellamy

    Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)

  50. Don Ameche

    Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 82 , Crews : 90

Keyword

Coming to America (1988) 117 Min

ALL 06/29/1988 (en)
Comedy, Romance
  • Release 06/29/1988
  • Production
    Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
  • Original title Coming to America
  • en
  • Revenue288,752,301.00

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

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.

  1. John Landis

    Director

  2. Eddie Murphy

    Story

  3. Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr.

    Editor

  4. George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs

    Producer