Directed by:
John LandisCinematography:
Woody OmensComposer:
Nile RodgersCast:
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell Calloway (more)VOD (1)
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Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings -- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Eddie Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002510_d57d4e.jpg)
Eddie Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Shrek (2001)
![Arsenio Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/428/428861_c47f84.jpg)
Arsenio Hall
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
Black Dynamite (2009)
![James Earl Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126946_5cf9a9.png)
James Earl Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
![John Amos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268988_2318ad.jpg)
John Amos
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Vanishing Point (1971)
![Madge Sinclair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/230/162230376_322420.jpg)
Madge Sinclair
Jamaica
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - a.f.
![Shari Headley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444289_ea205f.jpg)
Shari Headley
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Towelhead (2007)
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (2008)
![Paul Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/190/163190827_792f37.jpg)
Paul Bates
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
True Romance (1993)
Coming to America (1988)
![Eriq La Salle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270863_6316ed.jpg)
Eriq La Salle
USA
Best movies:
Logan (2017)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
![Frankie Faison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272477_0a404a.jpg)
Frankie Faison
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
![Vanessa Bell Calloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/464/162464241_58e19e.jpg)
Vanessa Bell Calloway
USA
Best movies:
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
The Temptations (1998) (TV movie)
Coming to America (1988)
![Louie Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910798_a508ca.jpg)
Louie Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
![Allison Dean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444288_c25dca.jpg)
Allison Dean
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Cool as Ice (1991)
![Calvin Lockhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/208/166208096_29d745.jpg)
Calvin Lockhart
The Bahamas
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Wild at Heart (1990)
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
![Garcelle Beauvais](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273070_dda637.jpg)
Garcelle Beauvais
Haiti
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Flight (2012)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
![Vondie Curtis-Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267707_d1e979.jpg)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Mystery Train (1989)
![Elaine Kagan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132906_723ad2.jpg)
Elaine Kagan
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Traffic (2000)
Coming to America (1988)
![Don Ameche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413200_0ab7e2.jpg)
Don Ameche
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
Trading Places (1983)
Midnight (1939)
![Ralph Bellamy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272319_ce221a.jpg)
Ralph Bellamy
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Trading Places (1983)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Victoria Dillard
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Ali (2001)
Deep Cover (1992)