Coming to America

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.

Crew

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

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Coming 2 America

2021

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