Coming to America
Directed by John Landis
Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, Eriq La Salle, Allison Dean, Frankie Faison, Louie Anderson
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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 digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy, Brian Stewart
- Music
- Nile Rodgers
- Cinematography
- Sol Negrin, Woody Omens
- Cast
- John Amos, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, Eriq La Salle, Allison Dean, Frankie Faison, Louie Anderson, Paul Bates, Samuel L. Jackson
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Updated July 22, 2026
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