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Coming to America(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-06-29
69%
4559 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $30,000,000.00
Revenue: $288,752,301.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Eddie Murphy Productions
Movie: Coming to America
Top 10 Billed Cast
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
Frankie Faison
Landlord
Louie Anderson
Maurice
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