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