An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and will.
- Starring : Eddie Murphy
- Genre : Comedy / Romance
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : John Landis
- Production : Paramount Pictures / Eddie Murphy Productions
- Distributor : Paramount Pictures / United International Pictures (UIP) / CIC Video / Paramount Home Video / CBS / Paramount Home Entertainment / Argentina Video Home / Paramount Films of India / 9Go! / BBC One / CIC Vídeo / CIC-Taft Home Video / Dave / Esselte Video / Finnkino / MTV3 / Nelonen / Paramount Home Entertainment Finland / Paramount Network / TV3 / Yleisradio (YLE)
Coming to America movie
Coming to America release date
- June 26, 1988 : USA (Beverly Hills, California) (premiere)
- June 29, 1988 : Canada
- June 29, 1988 : USA
- August 5, 1988 : UK
- August 5, 1988 : Ireland
- August 24, 1988 : France
- August 25, 1988 : Australia
- September 16, 1988 : Spain
- September 16, 1988 : Israel
- October 21, 1988 : Sweden
- December 17, 1988 : Japan
- June 5, 1990 : Philippines (Davao)
Coming to America cast
- Paul Bates as Oha
- Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
- Garcelle Beauvais as Rose Bearer
- Feather as Rose Bearer
- Stephanie Simon as Rose Bearer
- Victoria Dillard as Bather / Dancer
- Felicia Taylor as Bather
- Midori as Bather (as Michele Watley)
- James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
- Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
- Sheila Johnson as Lady-in-Waiting
- Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Morris / Extremely Ugly Girl / Reverend Brown
- Raymond D. Turner as T-Shirt Hawker
- Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi
- Billi Gordon as Large Woman
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. The first installment in the Coming to America film series, it was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry.
In 1989, a pilot for a planned spin-off television series was made, although this was never picked up for a series. A sequel, titled Coming 2 America, is in production.
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