Coming to America
Coming to America
Release: 1988-06-29
·Runtime: 117m
·★ 6.9
Comedy
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Eddie Murphy Productions
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
as Hold-Up Man
Sharon Owens
as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
Helen Hanft
as Subway Lady (uncredited)
Tanya Lynne Lee
as Dancer (uncredited)
Shari Headley
as Lisa McDowell
Allison Dean
as Patrice McDowell
Patricia Matthews
as Devil Woman
Michael Tadross
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Boy Getting Haircut
Midori
as Bather
Jake Steinfeld
as Cab Driver
Karen Owens
as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Basketball Game Vendor
Garcelle Beauvais
as Rose Bearer #3
Clyde Jones
as Soul Glo Man
Tobe Hooper
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Street Hustler
Victoria Dillard
as Bather / Dancer
Louie Anderson
as Maurice
Jim Abrahams
as Face on Cutting Room Floor
Ralph Bellamy
as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)
Elaine Kagan
as Telegraph Lady (uncredited)
Arsenio Hall
as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Frankie Faison
as Landlord
Steve White
as Subway Guy (uncredited)
Calvin Lockhart
as Colonel Izzi
Madge Sinclair
as Queen Aoleon
Paul Bates
as Oha
Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Imani Izzi
Eriq La Salle
as Darryl Jenks
Eddie Murphy
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Mary Bond Davis
as Big Stank Woman
James Earl Jones
as King Jaffe Joffer
Don Ameche
as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
John Amos
as Cleo McDowell
Sheila Johnson
as Lady-in-Waiting
Crew
Eddie Murphy
Story, Executive Producer
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
John Landis
Director
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Paula Abdul
Choreographer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Supervisor
Michael Tadross
Unit Production Manager
George Folsey Jr.
Editor, Producer
Nile Rodgers
Original Music Composer
Rick Baker
Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
David Sheffield
Screenplay
Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay
Richard B. Lewis
Art Direction
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design