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Where is an African prince supposed to go to find the woman who will one day be his queen? Obviously that would be Queens, New York and that's where Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) goes in this hilarious fish out of water story. Traveling with the prince is his trusted friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) and, hiding the prince's identity, the two of them get jobs at a fast-food restaurant. While the prince is trying to adjust to a minimum wage lifestyle, he falls for Lisa (Shari Headley) the daughter of his boss Cleo (John Amos). As romance blooms, Akeem finds it hard to hide his royal secret, especially when the king (James Earl Jones) arrives with his regal entourage.
Where is an African prince supposed to go to find the woman who will one day be his queen? Obviously that would be Queens, New York and that's where Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) goes in this hilarious fish out of water story. Traveling with the prince is his trusted friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) and, hiding the prince's identity, the two of them get jobs at a fast-food restaurant. While the prince is trying to adjust to a minimum wage lifestyle, he falls for Lisa (Shari Headley) the daughter of his boss Cleo (John Amos). As romance blooms, Akeem finds it hard to hide his royal secret, especially when the king (James Earl Jones) arrives with his regal entourage.
Cast & Crew
John Landis
Director
Eddie Murphy
Clarence; Prince Akeem; Randy Watson; Saul
Arsenio Hall
Extremely Ugly Girl; Morris; Reverend Brown; Semmi
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
John Landis
Director
Eddie Murphy
Clarence; Prince Akeem; Randy Watson; Saul
Arsenio Hall
Extremely Ugly Girl; Morris; Reverend Brown; Semmi
Karen Renee Owens
Ex-Siamese Twin; Dancer
Sharon Renee Owens
Ex-Siamese Twin; Dancer
Lisa Gumora
Kinky Girl
Douglas H Knapp
Camera Assistant
Maurice Brown
Camera Assistant (New York)
Douglas C Hart
Camera Assistant (New York)
John Cambria
Camera Assistant (New York)
Stan Keitt
Camera Assistant (New York)
Craig Dibona
2nd Camera Operator (New York)
Barry Blaustein
Screenwriter
Art Buchwald
From Story ("King For A Day")
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
John A Haggar
Assistant Editor
Li-Shin Yu
Assistant Editor (New York)
Faith Jones
Assistant Editor (New York)
Nile Rodgers
Song Producer ("Coming To America" "Livin' The Good Life" "I Got It" "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube)"); Songs ("Coming To America" "Livin' The Good Life" "I Got It")
Nancy Huang
Songs ("Coming To America" "I Got It")
Mic Murphy
Song Producer ("Coming To America" "Transparent")
David Frank
Song Producer ("Coming To America" "Transparent")
Gerald Levert
Song; Song Producer ("Addicted To You")
Eddie Levert
Song
Mark Gordon
Song; Song Producer ("Addicted To You")
Jonathan Phillip Moffett
Song; Song Producer ("All Dressed Up (Ready To Hit The Town)")
Maurice White
Song Executive Producer ("All Dressed Up (Ready To Hit The Town)")
Freddie Washington
Song ("Better Late Than Never")
Alan Roy Scott
Song ("Better Late Than Never")
Andy Panda
Song Producer ("Better Late Than Never")
Paul Chiten
Song ("Come Into My Life")
Pamela Phillips Oland
Song ("Come Into My Life")
Arif Mardin
Song Producer ("Come Into My Life")
Robbie Buchanan
Song Producer ("Come Into My Life")
Dr. Dre
Song; Song Producer ("Comin' Correct")
Dj Yella (Dj Yella)
Song Producer ("Comin' Correct")
Eric Wright
Song Producer ("Comin' Correct")
Michael Masser
Song ("The Greatest Love Of All")
Linda Creed
Song ("The Greatest Love Of All")
Michael Rodgers
Song; Song Producer ("I Like It Like That")
Lloyd Tolbert
Song; Song Producer ("I Like It Like That")
Gardner Cole
Song ("Livin' The Good Life")
Solomon Linda
Song ("Mbube (Wimoweh)")
William Robinson Jr.
Song; Song Producer ("Ooo Baby Baby")
Warren Moore
Song ("Ooo Baby Baby")
Norman Whitfield
Song ("Pride And Joy")
Marvin Gaye
Songs
William Stevenson
Song; Song Producer ("Pride And Joy")
Tyran Carlo
Song ("To Be Loved")
Berry Gordy
Song ("To Be Loved")
Gwendolyn Gordy
Song ("To Be Loved")
Edward Holland
Song; Song Producer ("You'Re A Wonderful One")
Lamont Dozier
Song; Song Producer ("You'Re A Wonderful One")
Brian Holland
Song; Song Producer ("You'Re A Wonderful One")
Allee Willis
Song ("Transparent")
Danny Sembello
Song ("Transparent")
Jeff Lorber
Song Producer ("Transparent")
Stock (Stock)
Song; Song Producer ("That'S The Way It Is")
Aiken (Aiken)
Song; Song Producer ("That'S The Way It Is")
Waterman
Song; Song Producer ("That'S The Way It Is")
The System (The System)
Song Performer ("Coming To America")
Gerald Levert
Song Performer
Eddie Levert
Song Performer ("Addicted To You")
Chico Debarge
Song Performer ("All Dressed Up (Ready To Hit The Town)")
Cover Girls (Cover Girls)
Song Performer ("Better Late Than Never")
Laura Branigan
Song Performer ("Come Into My Life")
Joe Esposito
Song Performer ("Come Into My Life")
J J Fad
Song Performer ("Comin' Correct")
Randy Watson
Song Performer ("The Greatest Love Of All")
Sexual Chocolate (Sexual Chocolate)
Song Performer ("The Greatest Love Of All")
Michael Rodgers
Song Performer
Sister Sledge (Sister Sledge)
Song Performer ("Livin' The Good Life")
Eddie Murphy
Song Performer ("I Got It")
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Song Performer ("Mbube (Wimoweh)")
William Robinson Jr.
Song Performer
The Miracles
Song Performer ("Ooo Baby Baby")
Marvin Gaye
Song Performer ("Pride And Joy" "You'Re Wonderful One")
Jackie Wilson
Song Performer ("To Be Loved")
Nona Hendryx
Song Performer ("Transparent")
Mel & Kim (Mel & Kim)
Song Performer ("That'S The Way It Is")
Daniel Allen Carlin
Music Editor
Douy Swofford
Main Title Lettering
David Sosna
1st Assistant Director
Richard Patrick
2nd Assistant Director
Cindy Montoya
Choreography Assistant
Aurorah Allain
Choreography Assistant
Richard B Lewis
Art Direction
Carole Lee Cole
Art Direction Assistant
Catherine Sudolcan
Matte Animation
Syd Dutton
Special Visual Effects
Bill Taylor
Special Visual Effects
Grant Mccune
Chief Modelmaker
Danny Cangemi
Special Effects Supervisor
Marilyn Peoples
Makeup (New York)
Bernadine Anderson
Makeup Supervisor
Marie Carter
Makeup Assistant
Robin Levine
Makeup Assistant
Robert L Stevenson
Hairstyles Supervisor
Mona Orr
Hairstyles (New York)
David Page
Costumer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Supervisor
Jennifer L Bryan
Wardrobe (New York)
Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor (New York)
Chuck Eskridge
Production Painter
Syd Dutton
Matte Artist
Chris Vogt
Set Dresser (New York)
William Durnin
Set Dresser (New York)
Jerry Detitta
Set Dresser (New York)
Richard Nelson
Set Dresser (New York)
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist (New York)
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decorator
Richard MacDonald
Production Designer
William B Kaplan
Sound Recording Mixer
Randy Mcdonald
Utility Sound
Larry Stensvold
Sound Rerecording Mixer
William Joyce Gazecki
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Mel Neiman
Sound Processing
Frank Graziadei
Sound Recording (New York)
Richard C Franklin
Sound Editor Supervisor
Paul Carden
Sound Editor Supervisor
Charles Ewing Smith
Sound Editor
Spike Allison Hooper
Sound Editor Assistant
Pamela G Kimber
Sound Editor Assistant
Thiederman
Production Company
Record Plant Scoring Inc
Production Company
Reel People Inc
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation
Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.
Production Company
Mcdonald'S Corporation
Production Company
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Production Company
Kathryn Post Jewelry
Production Company
Wenco
Production Company
R J Reynolds Tobacco Company
Production Company
New York City Mayor'S Office Of Film, Theatre And Broadcasting
Production Company
New York City Police Department
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Domestic Video Distributor
Debbie Schwab
Production Coordinator
Terry Ladin
Production Coordinator (New York)
Janet Wattles
Production Accountant
Martha Appel
Production Assistant (New York)
Fetteroff Colen
Production Assistant (New York)
Anthony Desposito
Production Assistant (New York)
Emily Freeman
Production Assistant (New York)
Kenneth H Frith
Production Assistant (New York)
Matthew Gould
Production Assistant (New York)
Gregory G Hale
Production Assistant
Daniel Hank
Production Assistant (New York)
Randall I Harris
Production Assistant (New York)
Jerome Holmes
Production Assistant (New York)
Bridget Jacoby
Production Assistant (New York)
Tina James
Production Assistant (New York)
Larry Johnson
Production Assistant
Enrico Mastracchi-Manes
Production Assistant (New York)
Joseph Mcdougall
Production Assistant (New York)
Lance Mooreland
Production Assistant (New York)
Justin Moritt
Production Assistant (New York)
Charles Murphy
Production Assistant (New York)
Ray Murphy
Production Assistant (New York)
Ray Murphy
Production Assistant (New York)
Frank Serrano
Production Assistant (New York)
Beatrice Spencer
Production Assistant (New York)
Jeffrey Suttles
Production Assistant (New York)
Deehoward B White
Production Assistant (New York)
Lyn Wilson
Production Assistant (New York)
Nathaniel Woodward
Production Assistant (New York)
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Dennis Harper
1st Company Grip
Kip Wurl
2nd Company Grip
Dennis Gamiello
1st Company Grip (New York)
Cary Kelley
Transportation Coordinator
Thomas Reilly
Transportation Coordinator (New York)
Tim Sullivan
Parking Coordinator (New York)
William Watkins
Unit Production Manager
Michael F Tadross
Unit Production Manager
Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator
Richard Bruns
Construction Foreman
Gregg H Bilson
Property Master
Stan Cockerell
Property Master Assistant
Kenny Swenson
Property Master Assistant
Guy Owens
Property Master Assistant
Norman Glasser
Chief Lighting Technician
Ed Cooper
Chief Lighting Technician Assistant
Christopher Whitman
Chief Lighting Technician Assistant
John Deblau
Chief Lighting Technician (New York)
Jerry Deblau
Chief Lighting Technician Assistant (New York)
Joe Banks
Generator Operator (New York)
Steve Shaver
Chief Rigging Electrician
Franco Valdez
Chief Rigging Electrician
Richard Ford
Electrician (New York)
Peter Petraglia
Electrician (New York)
Charles Miller
Location Manager (New York)
Antonie L. Douaihy
Location Manager Assistant (New York)
Carole A Wattles
Production Accountant Assistant
Raphaella Giugliano
Production Accountant Assistant (New York)
Kelly Kimball
Costume Designer Assistant
Marilyn Gill-Trenkle
Assistant (To Robert Wachs And Mark Lipsky)
Patricia Matthews
Assistant (To Eddie Murphy)
Pamela Cederquist
Assistant (To Producers (New York))
Sharon Dolin
Assistance
William Joyce Gazecki
Sound
Larry Stensvold
Sound
Additional Details
| MPAA Ratings: | R | Premiere Info: | |
| Release Date: | 1988 | Production Date: | |
| Color/B&W: | Distributions Co: | Paramount Pictures | |
| Sound: | Production Co: | Todd-Ao .....Production Company, Glen Glenn Sound Company .....Production Company, Thiederman .....Production Company, Record Plant Scoring Inc .....Production Company, Reel People Inc .....Production Company, Cinema Research Corporation .....Production Company, Panavision, Ltd. .....Production Company, Mcdonald'S Corporation .....Production Company, Waldorf Astoria Hotel .....Production Company, Kathryn Post Jewelry .....Production Company, Wenco .....Production Company, R J Reynolds Tobacco Company .....Production Company, New York City Mayor'S Office Of Film, Theatre And Broadcasting .....Production Company, New York City Police Department .....Production Company, Zamundan Film Commission .....Production Company, Paramount Pictures .....Studio, Randy Mcdonald .....Cable Operator, Paramount Pictures .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, United International Pictures .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Paramount Home Media Distribution .....Domestic Video Distributor | |
| Duration(mins): | Country: | United States (USA) | |
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Coming To America (1988)
James Higgins 2010-03-27
The first thing wrong with this, there are NO countries in Africa with this kind of royalty and wealth. Having lived in Africa, it is incredibly absurd.... MORE>
