Coming to America (1988)

Movie Details

Original Title Coming to America

Original Language EN

Budget $30,000,000

Revenue $288,752,301

Status Released

Popularity 5.6

Cast

Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Popularity: 3.8

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Popularity: 2.5

Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

Popularity: 1.3

John Amos

Cleo McDowell

Popularity: 2.1

James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Popularity: 2.4

Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Popularity: 1.0

Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

Popularity: 2.6

Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Popularity: 1.7

Frankie Faison

Landlord

Popularity: 1.4

Louie Anderson

Maurice

Popularity: 3.4

Paul Bates

Oha

Popularity: 2.2

Samuel L. Jackson

Hold-Up Man

Popularity: 7.0

Key Crew

Director John Landis

Screenplay David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein

Executive Producer Leslie Belzberg, Mark Lipsky, Eddie Murphy

Producer George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs

Editor Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr.

Production

Eddie Murphy Productions

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Paramount Movies Trailer

Trailer

Sanitation Duties Clip

Clip

Basketball Clip

Clip

Armed Robbery Clip

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

new york city fast food restaurant prince fake identity heir to the throne royal family fish out of water rich man searching for love rich family satirical pretending to be poor absurd hilarious ambiguous amused exhilarated familiar melodramatic african american romance

Reviews from TMDB

Gimly 5/10

Apr 12, 2019

Hasn't aged flawlessly, made some stylistic decisions that probably would have come across as weird even at the time, and not the sort of thing (American comedy) that typically appeals to me. But I can still absolutely see why _Coming to America_ is remembered as fondly as it is. I liked it by and l ... Read more

r96sk 7/10

Mar 5, 2021

I didn't enjoy it as much as expected, but <em>'Coming to America'</em> is nevertheless still good. Eddie Murphy is unsurprisingly the star of the film. Any notable scenes include him, which isn't a shock given the obvious and the fact he plays a number of characters; on that note, only Akeem amu ... Read more

Wuchak 10/10

Mar 7, 2021

_**My all-time favorite comedy**_ In "Coming to America" (1988) Eddie Murphy plays the likable prince of a rich African kingdom, Akeem. He comes to Queens to find his future queen accompanied by his best friend & servant, Semmi, played by Arsenio Hall. He understandably wants a wife who will love ... Read more