Coming to America (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.
Director:
John Landis
Writers:
David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein.
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Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul |
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Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown |
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Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell |
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John Amos as Cleo McDowell |
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James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer |
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Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon |
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Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks |
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Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell |
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Frankie Faison as Landlord |
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Louie Anderson as Maurice |
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Paul Bates as Oha |
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Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man |
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Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi |
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Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi |
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Vondie Curtis-Hall as Basketball Game Vendor |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as Boy Getting Haircut |
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Feather as Rose Bearer #1 |
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Stephanie Simon as Rose Bearer #2 |
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Garcelle Beauvais as Rose Bearer #3 |
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Street Hustler |
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Birdie M. Hale as Elderly Passenger |
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Clyde Jones as Soul Glo Man |
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Jim Abrahams as Face on Cutting Room Floor |
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Victoria Dillard as Bather / Dancer |
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Felicia Taylor as Bather |
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Midori as Bather |
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Sheila Johnson as Lady-in-Waiting |
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Jake Steinfeld as Cab Driver |
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Clint Smith as Sweets |
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Uncle Ray Murphy as Stu |
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Paulette Banoza as Soul Glo Woman |
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Patricia Matthews as Devil Woman |
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Mary Bond Davis as Big Stank Woman |
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Carla Earle as Tough Girl |
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Karen Owens as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer |
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Sharon Owens as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer |
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Lisa Gumora as Kinky Girl |
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June Boykins as Strange Woman |
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Janette Colon as Fresh Peaches |
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Vanessa Colon as Sugar Cube |
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Monique Mannen as Boring Girl / Dancer |
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Mindora Mimms as Awareness Woman |
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Cynthia Finkley as Awareness Woman |
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David Sosna as Cartier Delivery Man |
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Arthur Adams as Mr. Jenks |
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Loni Kaye Harkless as Mrs. Jenks |
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Montrose Hagins as Grandma Jenks |
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Tonja Rivers as Party Guest |
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Ralph Bellamy as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited) |
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Don Ameche as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited) |
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Karl Denson as 'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited) |
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Elaine Kagan as Telegraph Lady (uncredited) |
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Michael Tadross as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Steve White as Subway Guy (uncredited) |
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Helen Hanft as Subway Lady (uncredited) |
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Leah Aldridge as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Aurorah Allain as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Paula Brown as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Dwayne Chattman as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Stephanie Clark as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Robin L. Dimension as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Shaun Earl as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eric L. Ellis as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Sharon Ferrol-Young as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eric D. Henderson as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gigi Hunter as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Debra Johnson as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Tanya Lynne Lee as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Locust as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Donna M. Perkins as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Dionne Rockhold as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gina Consuela Rose as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Randolph Scott as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Robbin Tasha-Ford as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Jerald Vincent as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eyan Williams as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Roy Milton Davis as Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited) |
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Dorian DeMichele as Viola (uncredited) |
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Alison Gordy as Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited) |
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Mary Young as Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited) |
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Tobe Hooper as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Raymond D. Turner as T-Shirt Hawker |
| Writing | David Sheffield | Screenplay |
| Editing | George Folsey Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Mark Lipsky | Executive Producer |
| Production | George Folsey Jr. | Producer |
| Sound | Nile Rodgers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sol Negrin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John Landis | Director |
| Writing | Barry W. Blaustein | Screenplay |
| Production | Leslie Belzberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert D. Wachs | Producer |
| Editing | Malcolm Campbell | Editor |
| Camera | Woody Omens | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Eddie Murphy | Story |
| Production | David Sosna | Associate Producer |
| Art | Dan von Blomberg | Set Decoration |
| Art | Christopher Nowak | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelly Kimball | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolf John Keppler | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jackie Burch | Casting |
| Art | Richard Macdonald | Production Design |
| Camera | Bruce Atwater | Grip |
| Art | Philip C. Hurst | Greensman |
| Art | R. Gilbert Clayton | Set Designer |
| Art | Richard B. Lewis | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Nadoolman Landis | Costume Design |
| Art | Cheryal Kearney | Set Decoration |
| Art | William Apperson | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Ken Fisher | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Carole Lee Cole | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jerry Fitzpatrick | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerald DeTitta | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Marc Fambro | Carpenter |
| Crew | Paula Abdul | Choreographer |
| Crew | Lindell Blake | Stunts |
| Production | Charles Miller | Location Manager |
| Art | Gregg H. Bilson | Property Master |
| Crew | Edward Garzero | Scenic Artist |
| Directing | David Sosna | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Eddie Jones | Craft Service |
| Production | Michael Tadross | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | John Ashby | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Baker | Makeup Effects |
| Production | Janet L. Wattles | Production Accountant |
| Lighting | Michael T. James | Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Patrick Hogan | Driver |
| Crew | Cary Kelley | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Saul Kahan | Unit Publicist |
| Lighting | Richie Ford | Electrician |
| Sound | Spike Allison Hooper | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor |
| Production | Terry Ladin | Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Danny Cangemi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Greg Knapp | Set Medic |
| Editing | Bob Noland | Color Timer |
| Sound | Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Timothy Carden | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | John Sherrod | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Production | Eddie Murphy | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Tomaz Remec | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Carlton Holder | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Joseph Banks | Generator Operator |
| Production | Martha Appel | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Brian Stewart | Story Editor |
| Art | Richard Evans | Swing |
| Sound | Dean Drabin | Foley Mixer |
| Editing | John Haggar | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Stan Cockerell | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | James Beshears | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Production | Ginny Warner | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Joseph Cosko Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Brian Fitzsimons | Second Company Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Howard | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Production | Ferne Cassel | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Christians | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lighting | Ed Cooper | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Charles Brescia | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jon Falkengren | Dolly Grip |
| Directing | Richard Patrick | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Dennis Gamiello | First Company Grip |
| Camera | Madelyn Most | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Chris Schutsky | Location Assistant |
| Production | Rae Lockett | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Carter | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | John W. DeBlau | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Baker | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
| Camera | Sunny Johnson | Grip |
