
Overview
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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Crew
DirectorJohn Landis
Cast

Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell

John Amos
Cleo McDowell

James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer

Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon

Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell

Frankie Faison
Landlord

Louie Anderson
Maurice

Paul Bates
Oha

Samuel L. Jackson
Hold-Up Man

Vanessa Bell Calloway
Imani Izzi

Calvin Lockhart
Colonel Izzi

Vondie Curtis-Hall
Basketball Game Vendor

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Boy Getting Haircut
Feather
Rose Bearer #1
Stephanie Simon
Rose Bearer #2

Garcelle Beauvais
Rose Bearer #3

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Street Hustler
Part of Coming to America Collection
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Keywords
new york cityfast food restaurantprincefake identityheir to the throneroyal familyfish out of waterrich mansearching for loverich familysatiricalpretending to be poorabsurdhilariousambiguousamusedexhilaratedfamiliarmelodramaticafrican american romance
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Budget
$30M
Revenue
$289M
TMDb Votes
4,726
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026














