Poster for Coming to America

Coming to America

1988, comedy, love

117 minutes

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...

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Cast

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Shari Headley

Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

John Amos

John Amos

Cleo McDowell

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Landlord

Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson

Maurice

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Hold-Up Man

Calvin Lockhart

Colonel Izzi

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Basketball Game Vendor

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Boy Getting Haircut

Feather

Rose Bearer #1

Stephanie Simon

Rose Bearer #2

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

Rose Bearer #3

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Street Hustler

Birdie M. Hale

Elderly Passenger

Clyde Jones

Soul Glo Man

Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams

Face on Cutting Room Floor

Victoria Dillard

Bather / Dancer

Midori

Bather

Sheila Johnson

Lady-in-Waiting

Jake Steinfeld

Cab Driver

Clint Smith

Sweets

Paulette Banoza

Soul Glo Woman

Patricia Matthews

Patricia Matthews

Devil Woman

Mary Bond Davis

Big Stank Woman

Carla Earle

Tough Girl

Karen Owens

Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

Sharon Owens

Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

Lisa Gumora

Kinky Girl

June Boykins

Strange Woman

Janette Colon

Fresh Peaches

Vanessa Colon

Sugar Cube

Monique Mannen

Boring Girl / Dancer

Mindora Mimms

Awareness Woman

Cynthia Finkley

Awareness Woman

David Sosna

Cartier Delivery Man

Arthur Adams

Mr. Jenks

Loni Kaye Harkless

Mrs. Jenks

Montrose Hagins

Grandma Jenks

Tonja Rivers

Party Guest

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

Karl Denson

'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited)

Elaine Kagan

Telegraph Lady (uncredited)

Michael Tadross

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Steve White

Subway Guy (uncredited)

Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

Subway Lady (uncredited)

Leah Aldridge

Dancer (uncredited)

Aurorah Allain

Dancer (uncredited)

Paula Brown

Dancer (uncredited)

Dwayne Chattman

Dancer (uncredited)

Stephanie Clark

Dancer (uncredited)

Robin L. Dimension

Dancer (uncredited)

Shaun Earl

Dancer (uncredited)

Eric L. Ellis

Dancer (uncredited)

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Dancer (uncredited)

Eric D. Henderson

Dancer (uncredited)

Gigi Hunter

Dancer (uncredited)

Debra Johnson

Dancer (uncredited)

Tanya Lynne Lee

Dancer (uncredited)

Jimmy Locust

Dancer (uncredited)

Donna M. Perkins

Dancer (uncredited)

Dionne Rockhold

Dancer (uncredited)

Gina Consuela Rose

Dancer (uncredited)

Randolph Scott

Dancer (uncredited)

Robbin Tasha-Ford

Dancer (uncredited)

Jerald Vincent

Dancer (uncredited)

Eyan Williams

Dancer (uncredited)

Roy Milton Davis

Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited)

Dorian DeMichele

Viola (uncredited)

Alison Gordy

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

Mary Young

Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited)

Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

Raymond D. Turner

T-Shirt Hawker

Crew

Art

Richard B. Lewis

Art direction

Christopher Nowak

Art direction

Carole Lee Cole

Assistant art director

Richard Macdonald

Production design

Gregg H. Bilson

Property master

Dan von Blomberg

Set decoration

Cheryal Kearney

Set decoration

R. Gilbert Clayton

Set designer

Camera

Bruce McBroom

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Deborah Nadoolman

Costume design

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Costume supervisor

Rolf John Keppler

Makeup artist

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Makeup artist

Crew

John Sherrod

Stunt coordinator

Directing

John Landis

John Landis

Director

David Sosna

First assistant director

Richard Patrick

Second assistant director

Editing

Lighting

Production

David Sosna

Associate producer

Jackie Burch

Casting

Mark Lipsky

Executive producer

Leslie Belzberg

Executive producer

Charles Miller

Location manager

Robert D. Wachs

Producer

Terry Ladin

Production coordinator

Michael Tadross

Unit production manager

Sound

Louis Sabat

Boom operator

Daniel Allan Carlin

Music editor

Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Original music composer

Frank Graziadei

Sound recordist

Paul Timothy Carden

Supervising sound editor

Writing

Visual effects

Danny Cangemi

Special effects supervisor

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