Directed by:
John LandisCinematography:
Woody OmensComposer:
Nile RodgersCast:
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell Calloway (more)VOD (4)
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Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings -- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eddie Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Shrek (2001)
Arsenio Hall
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
Black Dynamite (2009)
James Earl Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
John Amos
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Madge Sinclair
Jamaica
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - a.f.
Shari Headley
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Towelhead (2007)
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (2008)
Paul Bates
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
True Romance (1993)
Coming to America (1988)
Eriq La Salle
USA
Best movies:
Logan (2017)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Frankie Faison
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Vanessa Bell Calloway
USA
Best movies:
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
The Temptations (1998) (TV movie)
Coming to America (1988)
Louie Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Allison Dean
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Cool as Ice (1991)
Calvin Lockhart
The Bahamas
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
Garcelle Beauvais
Haiti
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Flight (2012)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Mystery Train (1989)
Elaine Kagan
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Traffic (2000)
Coming to America (1988)
Don Ameche
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
Trading Places (1983)
Midnight (1939)
Ralph Bellamy
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Trading Places (1983)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Victoria Dillard
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Ali (2001)
Deep Cover (1992)