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Coming to America

Name: Coming to America
Genre: Romance,Comedy
Released: 1988
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Shari Headley, James Earl Jones, Paul Bates, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, John Amos

1988 Romance | Comedy

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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.

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Director

John Landis

Actors

Shari Headley

James Earl Jones

Paul Bates

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon

John Amos

Arsenio Hall

Stephanie Simon

Part of: Coming to America Collection

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 starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021.