Coming to America

Coming to America

117 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 29, 1988

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.

Coming to America

117 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 29, 1988

Coming to America
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Paramount, Eddie Murphy Productions
Original title Coming to America
Directors Tomaz Remec, Charles Brescia, David Sosna, Richard Patrick, John Landis
Writers Brian Stewart, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Eddie Murphy

Cast

Eddie Murphy

as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall

as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

James Earl Jones

as King Jaffe Joffer

John Amos

as Cleo McDowell

Shari Headley

as Lisa McDowell

Frankie Faison

as Landlord

Louie Anderson

as Maurice

Eriq La Salle

as Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean

as Patrice McDowell

Madge Sinclair

as Queen Aoleon

Paul Bates

as Oha

Samuel L. Jackson

as Hold-Up Man

Ralph Bellamy

as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)

Don Ameche

as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

Vanessa Bell Calloway

as Imani Izzi

Calvin Lockhart

as Colonel Izzi

Garcelle Beauvais

as Rose Bearer #3

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Boy Getting Haircut

Birdie M. Hale

as Elderly Passenger

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Basketball Game Vendor

Clyde Jones

as Soul Glo Man

Jim Abrahams

as Face on Cutting Room Floor

Feather

as Rose Bearer

Stephanie Simon

as Rose Bearer

Victoria Dillard

as Bather / Dancer

Felicia Taylor

as Bather

Midori

as Bather

Sheila Johnson

as Lady-in-Waiting

Jake Steinfeld

as Cab Driver

Clint Smith

as Sweets

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Street Hustler

Paulette Banoza

as Soul Glo Woman

Patricia Matthews

as Devil Woman

Mary Bond Davis

as Big Stank Woman

Carla Earle

as Tough Girl

Karen Owens

as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

Sharon Owens

as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

Lisa Gumora

as Kinky Girl

June Boykins

as Strange Woman

Janette Colon

as Fresh Peaches

Vanessa Colon

as Sugar Cube

Monique Mannen

as Boring Girl / Dancer

Mindora Mimms

as Awareness Woman

Cynthia Finkley

as Awareness Woman

David Sosna

as Cartier Delivery Man

Arthur Adams

as Mr. Jenks

Loni Kaye Harkless

as Mrs. Jenks

Montrose Hagins

as Grandma Jenks

Tonja Rivers

as Party Guest

Elaine Kagan

as Telegraph Lady (uncredited)

Michael Tadross

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Steve White

as Subway Guy (uncredited)

Helen Hanft

as Subway Lady (uncredited)

Leah Aldridge

as Dancer (uncredited)

Aurorah Allain

as Dancer (uncredited)

Paula Brown

as Dancer (uncredited)

Dwayne Chattman

as Dancer (uncredited)

Stephanie Clark

as Dancer (uncredited)

Robin L. Dimension

as Dancer (uncredited)

Shaun Earl

as Dancer (uncredited)

Eric L. Ellis

as Dancer (uncredited)

Sharon Ferrol-Young

as Dancer (uncredited)

Eric D. Henderson

as Dancer (uncredited)

Gigi Hunter

as Dancer (uncredited)

Debra Johnson

as Dancer (uncredited)

Tanya Lynne Lee

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jimmy Locust

as Dancer (uncredited)

Donna M. Perkins

as Dancer (uncredited)

Dionne Rockhold

as Dancer (uncredited)

Gina Consuela Rose

as Dancer (uncredited)

Randolph Scott

as Dancer (uncredited)

Robbin Tasha-Ford

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jerald Vincent

as Dancer (uncredited)

Eyan Williams

as Dancer (uncredited)

Roy Milton Davis

as Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited)

Dorian DeMichele

as Viola (uncredited)

Alison Gordy

as Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited)

Mary Young

as Stuck-Up Girl

Tobe Hooper

as Party Guest