Coming to America
1988
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Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988.
Jun 29, 1988 · Coming to America: Directed by John Landis. With Paul Bates, Eddie Murphy, Garcelle Beauvais, Feather. An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
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- Comedy, Romance
- John Landis
- 1988-06-29
Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is the prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in spite of his title. To escape an arranged marriage, Akeem flees to ...
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- John Landis
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- Eddie Murphy
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Coming to America. Jump to Edit. Summaries. An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
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. 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.
Coming to America is a Paramount romantic comedy film franchise created and written by Eddie Murphy for the Paramount Pictures family. Contents. 1Legacy. 1.1Origin. 1.2Television pilot. 1.3Remakes. 1.4Influences in music. 1.5Cultural impact. 1.6Sequel. 2References.
