Coming to America (1988)
Coming To America is a 1988 comedy directed by John Landis. It follows the young Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), who travels from the kingdom of Zamunda to New York in order to find a woman who truly loves him. While Akeem's friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) reluctantly helps him, his father King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones) attempts to bring him back home so he can proceed with an arranged marriage.
Coming to America
- Director
- John Landis
- Release Date
- June 29, 1988
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- James Earl Jones , John Amos , Eddie Murphy , Shari Headley , Arsenio Hall
- Writers
- Barry W. Blaustein , David Sheffield
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Coming to America 2
- Budget
- $39 million
Summary
Coming To America is a 1988 comedy directed by John Landis. It follows the young Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), who travels from the kingdom of Zamunda to New York in order to find a woman who truly loves him. While Akeem's friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) reluctantly helps him, his father King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones) attempts to bring him back home so he can proceed with an arranged marriage.
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