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Coming to 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.

1988 |1h 57m |  Comedy, Romance

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Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

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Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

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Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

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John Amos

Cleo McDowell

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James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

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Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

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Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

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Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

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Frankie Faison

Landlord

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Louie Anderson

Maurice

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Paul Bates

Oha

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Samuel L. Jackson

Hold-Up Man

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Vanessa Bell Calloway

Imani Izzi

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Calvin Lockhart

Colonel Izzi

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Vondie Curtis-Hall

Basketball Game Vendor

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Boy Getting Haircut

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Garcelle Beauvais

Rose Bearer #3

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Street Hustler

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Clyde Jones

Soul Glo Man

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Victoria Dillard

Bather / Dancer

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Midori

Bather

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Jake Steinfeld

Cab Driver

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Clint Smith

Sweets

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Patricia Matthews

Devil Woman

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Mary Bond Davis

Big Stank Woman

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Ralph Bellamy

Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)

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Don Ameche

Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

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Elaine Kagan

Telegraph Lady (uncredited)

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Steve White

Subway Guy (uncredited)

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Helen Hanft

Subway Lady (uncredited)

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Tanya Lynne Lee

Dancer (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$288,752,301.00