Coming to America
In the fictional wealthy African nation of Zamunda, crown prince Akeem Joffer grows weary of his pampered lifestyle on his 21st birthday and wishes to do more for himself. When his parents, King Jaffe and Queen Aeoleon, present him with an arranged bride-to-be, Akeem takes action. Seeking an independent woman who loves him for himself and not his social status, Akeem and his best friend/personal aide, Semmi, travel to the New York City borough of Queens and rent a squalid tenement in the neighborhood of Long Island City under the guise of poor foreign students. Beginning their search for Akeem's bride, they end up being invited by some locals to a rally that is raising money for the inner city. During the rally, Akeem encounters Lisa McDowell, who possesses all the qualities he is looking for, and upon his insistence he and Semmi get entry-level jobs working at the local fast food restaurant called McDowell's—a McDonald's ripoff—owned by widower Cleo McDowell, Lisa's father.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Comedy, Romance |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | George Folsey Jr., David Sosna, Mark Lipsky, Leslie Belzberg, Robert D. Wachs |
| Directed By: | John Landis |
| Written By: | David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy |
| Cast: | Vincent Harta, Montrose Hagins, Eddie Murphy, Nick Savage, Clint Smith, Stephanie Clark, Stan Rodarte, Monique Mannen, James Earl Jones, Eric D. Henderson, Shaun Earl, Feather, Jake Steinfeld, Patricia Matthews, Elaine Kagan, Arsenio Hall, Ralph Bellamy, Louie Anderson, Mary Bond Davis, Billi Gordon, Don Ameche, Angel Ramirez Jr., Eriq La Salle, Samuel L. Jackson, Garcelle Beauvais, David Hummel, Alison Gordy, Helen Hanft, Allison Dean, Karen Owens, Loni Kaye Harkless, Randolph Scott, Madge Sinclair, Frankie Faison, Michael Tadross, Sheila Johnson, Scott Shepherd, Paul Bates, David Sosna, Paula Brown, Uncle Ray Murphy, Donna M. Perkins, Sharon Owens, Victoria Dillard, Shari Headley, Steve White, Dorian DeMichele, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tanya Lynne Lee, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clyde Jones, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roy Milton Davis, Jimmy Locust, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dwayne Chattman, Calvin Lockhart, Debra Johnson, Jim Abrahams, John Amos, Midori, Birdie M. Hale, Arthur Adams |
| In Theaters: | Jun 29, 1988 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Production: | Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Budget: | $39,000,000 |
| Box Office: | $128,152,301 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
