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Coming to America

An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

Director

John Landis

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

$128,152,301

Production

Eddie Murphy Productions,Paramount Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Part of Collection

Coming to America Collection: Coming to America, Coming 2 America

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Oha

Prince Akeem

Rose Bearer

Garcelle Beauvais

Rose Bearer

Rose Bearer

Stephanie Simon

Bather

Victoria Dillard

Bather

Bather (as Michele Watley)

King Jaffe Joffer

James Earl Jones

Queen Aoleon

Lady-in-Waiting

Semmi

T-Shirt Hawker

Raymond D. Turner

Colonel Izzi

Calvin Lockhart

Large Woman

Imani Izzi

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Cab Driver

Boy Getting Haircut

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Sweets

Landlord

Stu

Uncle Ray Murphy

Street Hustler

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Soul Glo Woman

Paulette Banoza

Soul Glo Man (as Clyde R. Jones)

Clyde Risley Jones

Devil Woman

Patricia Matthews

Big Stank Woman

Mary Bond Davis

Stuck-Up Girl

Tough Girl

Ex-Siamese Twin

Ex-Siamese Twin

Kinky Girl

Strange Woman

Fresh Peaches

Sugar Cube

Boring Girl / Dancer

Awareness Woman

Awareness Woman

Cynthia Finkley

Cleo McDowell

Patrice McDowell

Lisa McDowell

Darryl Jenks

Maurice

Cartier Delivery Man

Basketball Game Vendor

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Hold-Up Man

Samuel L. Jackson

Dottie Dog

Mr. Jenks

Mrs. Jenks

Loni Kaye Harkless

Grandma Jenks

Montrose Hagins

Party Guest

Mortimer Duke

Randolph Duke

Telegraph Lady

Taxi Driver

Michael Tadross

Subway Guy

Subway Lady

Elderly Passenger

Face on Cutting Room Floor

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dwayne Chattman

Dancer

Stephanie Clark

Dancer (as Robin Dimension)

Robin L. Dimension

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer (as Sharon Ferrol)

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Dancer

Eric D. Henderson

Dancer

Dancer (as Debra L. Johnson)

Dancer

Tanya Lynne Lee

Dancer

Dancer

Donna M. Perkins

Dancer

Dionne Rockhold

Dancer

Gina Consuela Rose

Dancer

Dancer

Robbin Tasha-Ford

Dancer

Dancer

Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire

Roy Milton Davis

Viola

Dorian DeMichele

Sax Player

Black Awareness contestant

Gloria Ellington

Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place

Shop Keeper

Party Guest

Airline Passenger

Miss Black Awareness contestant

Bianca McEachin

Subway Patron

Angel Ramirez Jr.

Dancer

Toothbrusher

Spectator

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5.0

★★★★★

1 review

Overall

5.0

Story

5.0

Aesthetics

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Acting

5.0

Sound

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cuethareel

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Explore 285 Clips

Good morning, your highness. - Coming to America

Good morning, your highness.

Oha it is my 21st birthdayDo you think perhaps just once I might use the bathroom by myselfMost amusing sirWipers - Coming to America

Oha it is my 21st birthdayDo you think perhaps just once I...

Oha, it is my 21st birthday. - Coming to America

Oha, it is my 21st birthday.

The royal penis is clean your highness - Coming to America

The royal penis is clean your highness

His highness must be very excited today. - Coming to America

His highness must be very excited today.

Well I'm curious but how can a man get excited about a woman he's never seen - Coming to America

Well I'm curious but how can a man get excited about a...

He certainly is quiet this morning. - Coming to America

He certainly is quiet this morning.

Is something troubling you, my son? - Coming to America

Is something troubling you, my son?

Son pleaseI'm more than the exalted ruler of this landand the master of all I surveyI'm also a concerned dad - Coming to America

Son pleaseI'm more than the exalted ruler of this...

What is he doingIt looks as if he's coming here to talk to us - Coming to America

What is he doingIt looks as if he's coming here to talk...

Akeem. Come sit. - Coming to America

Akeem. Come sit.

You've grown a mustacheJaffe it has been a year - Coming to America

You've grown a mustacheJaffe it has been a year

So what is it my sonWell father first of all it is things like thisLike whatThe Rose petalsWhat is the matter dear You're the son of a kingWhy should you not walk on the petals of rosesBut mother if there were no Rose petals I would still be the son of a - Coming to America

So what is it my sonWell father first of all it is things...

I'd like to cook for myself and take care of myselfdress myself wipe my own backside - Coming to America

I'd like to cook for myself and take care of...

We have gone to a great deal of trouble to select for you a very fine wifeSince the day she was bornshe was taught to walk and speak and think as a queenBut father what if I do not love herIt is normal to feel anxiety about meeting your queenWhen first I - Coming to America

We have gone to a great deal of trouble to select for you a...

I understand father but when I marry I want the woman to love me for who I amnot because of what I amAnd who are youI am a man who has never tied his own shoes beforeWrong You are a prince who has never tied his shoesBelieve me I tied my own shoes onceIt - Coming to America

I understand father but when I marry I want the woman to...

Now let's see if you can defend yourself, you sweat from a baboon's balls. - Coming to America

Now let's see if you can defend yourself, you sweat...

So you say can have a woman who'll obey your every command, but you'd rather have a woman who has an opinion? - Coming to America

So you say can have a woman who'll obey your every...

If you love your wife you will value her opinionHippopotamus shit You're the heir to the throne of zamundaYour wife need only have a pretty face a firm backsideand big breasts like casaba melons - Coming to America

If you love your wife you will value her opinionHippopotamus...

Hippopotamus shit! - Coming to America

Hippopotamus shit!

So you would share your bed and your fortune with a beautiful fool? - Coming to America

So you would share your bed and your fortune with a...

It is also tradition that times must, and always do, change, my friend. - Coming to America

It is also tradition that times must, and always do, change,...

Get your royal engagement t-shirt! - Coming to America

Get your royal engagement t-shirt!

Get your Royal Engagement T-shirt!
Step up and get your Royal T-shirt! - Coming to America

Get your Royal Engagement T-shirt! Step up and get your Roy...

These really are delicious. - Coming to America

These really are delicious.

- These really are delicious.
- Yes, thank you. - Coming to America

- These really are delicious. - Yes, thank you.

Your majesty. - Coming to America

My blessing is granted. - Coming to America

My blessing is granted.

Greetings, great prince. - Coming to America

Greetings, great prince.

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J shes your queen fo be jj a queen fo be fore verbJ his...

J” his highness desires j” j” shes your queen-fo-be j” j” a vision of perfection j” j” an object of afi'ecfion j” j” to quench your royal fire j” j” completely free from infection j” j” to be used at your discretion j” j” waiting only for your direction j - Coming to America

J” his highness desires j” j” shes your queen-fo-be j” j” a...

May I talk to you alone
for a moment, please? - Coming to America

May I talk to you alone for a moment, please?

Excuse us for a moment. - Coming to America

Excuse us for a moment.

Am I not all you dreamed I would be? - Coming to America

Am I not all you dreamed I would be?

Look I know what I likeand I know you know what I likebecause you are trained to know what I likeBut I would like to know what you like For instance do you have a favorite food - Coming to America

Look I know what I likeand I know you know what I...

Are you saying that no matter what I tell you to do you will doYes your highnessAnything I say you'll do Yes your highnessBark like a dogA big dogWoof Woof Woof WoofWoof Woof Hop on one legMake a noise like an orangutan - Coming to America

Are you saying that no matter what I tell you to do you will...

A big dog. - Coming to America

Ah! I see the two of you are getting along. - Coming to America

Ah! I see the two of you are getting along.

Fine girl, isn't she? - Coming to America

Fine girl, isn't she?

Fine girl, isn't she?
I told you not to worry. - Coming to America

Fine girl, isn't she? I told you not to worry.

About this wedding... - Coming to America

About this wedding...

Hello barbar - Coming to America

Time does fly fast, my son. - Coming to America

Time does fly fast, my son.

May I have your attention, please? - Coming to America

May I have your attention, please?

This trip is an excellent idea. - Coming to America

This trip is an excellent idea.

I want a woman that will arouse - Coming to America

I want a woman that will arouse

I want a woman that's going to arouse my intellect as well as my loinsWhere will you find such a womanIn america - Coming to America

I want a woman that's going to arouse my intellect as...

The land is so big The choice is so infiniteWhere shall we go Los Angeles or New York - Coming to America

The land is so big The choice is so infiniteWhere shall we...

We go to New York. - Coming to America

We go to New York.

Mr. Frank oznowitz, please pick up a white courtesy telephone. - Coming to America

Mr. Frank oznowitz, please pick up a white courtesy...

Remember, semmi, no one here can know I am royalty. - Coming to America

Remember, semmi, no one here can know I am royalty.

No one here can know I am royalty.
I must appear as an average man. - Coming to America

No one here can know I am royalty. I must appear as an aver...

Halt! You dumb fuck! - Coming to America

Halt! You dumb fuck!

Are you sure you guys want to go to queens? - Coming to America

Are you sure you guys want to go to queens?

What does dumb fuck mean - Coming to America

What does dumb fuck mean

This shitty enough for you? - Coming to America

This shitty enough for you?

Fascinating Semmi look at thisAmerica is great indeedImagine a country so free one can throw glass on the streets - Coming to America

Fascinating Semmi look at thisAmerica is great indeedImagine...

Pound for pound sugar ray Robinson's the greatest fighter ever to liveOh come on man What about Joe LouisThe brown bomber Now that was a great boxerYou damn rightI suppose nobody in here ever heard of Cassius ClayGot a point Cassius Clay was a bad - Coming to America

Pound for pound sugar ray Robinson's the greatest...

A man has a right to change his name to whatever he wants to change it toIf a man wants to be called Muhammad Ali goddamn it this is a free countryYou should respect his wishes and call the man Muhammad AliHis mama named him Clay I'ma call him ClayMm hmm - Coming to America

A man has a right to change his name to whatever he wants to...

Okay, now what the fuck do you want? - Coming to America

Okay, now what the fuck do you want?

Excuse me if I was brusque. - Coming to America

Excuse me if I was brusque.

Hey, stu! - Coming to America

All right here we areThere's only one bathroom on this floor so you're going to have to share itWe got a little bit of an insect problem but you boys from Africa are used to thatAnd another thing don't use the elevator It's a death trapThis is the place I - Coming to America

All right here we areThere's only one bathroom on this...

Here we are. - Coming to America

We got a little bit of an insect problem, but you boys from Africa are used to that. - Coming to America

We got a little bit of an insect problem, but you boys from...

It's a damn shame
what they did to that dog. - Coming to America

It's a damn shame what they did to that dog.

We will take the room. - Coming to America

We will take the room.

Behold, semmi. - Coming to America

Good morning my neighborsHey fuck youYes yesFuck you too - Coming to America

Good morning my neighborsHey fuck youYes yesFuck you too

I'm beginning to suspect these are the people that have stolen our luggageYo you wanna buy some toothbrushes manThis is some fly personal hygiene equipment I got here manAnd I've got a hell of hair dryer over here too Check it outThiefStop thief Come back - Coming to America

I'm beginning to suspect these are the people that have...

Yo, you wanna buy some toothbrushes, man? - Coming to America

Yo, you wanna buy some toothbrushes, man?

Do you want to buy
some toothbrushes? - Coming to America

Do you want to buy some toothbrushes?

- I feel like a complete idiot.
- Don't be ridiculous. - Coming to America

- I feel like a complete idiot. - Don't be ridiculous.

You must be outta your goddamn mindJoe Louis was the greatest boxer to ever liveI'll be with you boys in a minuteHe was badder than Cassius Clay he badder than sugar rayHe badder than who's that new boyMike Tyson Mike TysonLook like a bulldog He badder - Coming to America

You must be outta your goddamn mindJoe Louis was the...

Oh there they go There they goEvery time I start talking about boxinga white man got to pull rocky marciano out their assThat's they one That's they one Rocky marciano Rocky marcianoLet me tell you something once and for allRocky marciano was good but - Coming to America

Oh there they go There they goEvery time I start talking...

Fuck you fuck you and fuck you Who's next - Coming to America

Fuck you fuck you and fuck you Who's next

Goddamn, boy, what's that? - Coming to America

Goddamn, boy, what's that?

What's that? Some kind
of weave or something? - Coming to America

What's that? Some kind of weave or something?

That'll be 8 dollars. - Coming to America

That'll be 8 dollars.

Tell me, semmi, honestly, how do I look? - Coming to America

Tell me, semmi, honestly, how do I look?

Tell me, Semmi. Honestly...
How do I look? - Coming to America

Tell me, Semmi. Honestly... How do I look?

I think it is time to find your queen. - Coming to America

I think it is time to find your queen.

-J” what you wantj” -j” lknow / got itj” -j” what you need j” -j” / know / got it j” j” what you need j” j”ohj” -j” what you wantj” -j” lknow / got itj” -j” what you need j” -j” lknow/ got it, girl j” j” what you want, what you need j” -j” what you wantj” - Coming to America

-J” what you wantj” -j” lknow / got itj” -j” what you need...

I've got a secretI worship the devil - Coming to America

I've got a secretI worship the devil

See, that's the problem. - Coming to America

See, that's the problem.

Yeah well you know baby I'm almost singleMy husband's on death row - Coming to America

Yeah well you know baby I'm almost singleMy...

This is the first date Theresa and I have been onsince the doctor separated us - Coming to America

This is the first date Theresa and I have been onsince the...

I was Joan of arc in my former life - Coming to America

I was Joan of arc in my former life

J” my name is peaches and I'm the bestj” j” all the DJs want to feel my breasts j” - Coming to America

J” my name is peaches and I'm the bestj” j” all the DJs...

I wanna work on videos, but really I wanna be my own star in the videos. - Coming to America

I wanna work on videos, but really I wanna be my own star in...

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An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: John Landis

Writer: Eddie Murphy, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein

Production: Eddie Murphy Productions,Paramount Pictures

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 1988

MetaScore: 47/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $128,152,301

Released: 29 Jun 1988

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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Coming to America Collection: Coming to America, Coming 2 America

Also watch: Coming 2 America, Trading Places, Child's Play, Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor, Meet Dave, Coffee & Kareem, The Distinguished Gentleman, Appointment with Death, Rambo III, Da 5 Bloods, Eddie Murphy: Raw, Vampire in Brooklyn, Erik the Viking, The Escapist, Another 48 Hrs, The Big Blue, Beverly Hills Cop III, Commando