Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul / Story / Executive Producer
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
Frankie Faison
Landlord
Louie Anderson
Maurice
Paul Bates
Oha
Samuel L. Jackson
Hold-Up Man
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Imani Izzi
Calvin Lockhart
Colonel Izzi
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Basketball Game Vendor
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Boy Getting Haircut
Feather
Rose Bearer #1
Stephanie Simon
Rose Bearer #2
Garcelle Beauvais
Rose Bearer #3
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Street Hustler
Birdie M. Hale
Elderly Passenger
Clyde Jones
Soul Glo Man
Jim Abrahams
Face on Cutting Room Floor
Victoria Dillard
Bather / Dancer
Felicia Taylor
Bather
Midori
Bather
Sheila Johnson
Lady-in-Waiting
Jake Steinfeld
Cab Driver
Clint Smith
Sweets
Uncle Ray Murphy
Stu
Paulette Banoza
Soul Glo Woman
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 / Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Arthur Adams
Mr. Jenks
Loni Kaye Harkless
Mrs. Jenks
Montrose Hagins
Grandma Jenks
Tonja Rivers
Party Guest
Ralph Bellamy
Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)
Don Ameche
Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
Karl Denson
'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited)
Elaine Kagan
Telegraph Lady (uncredited)
Michael Tadross
Taxi Driver (uncredited) / Unit Production Manager
Steve White
Subway Guy (uncredited)
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
Party Guest (uncredited)
Raymond D. Turner
T-Shirt Hawker
David Sheffield
Screenplay
George Folsey Jr.
Editor / Producer
Mark Lipsky
Executive Producer
Nile Rodgers
Original Music Composer
Sol Negrin
Director of Photography
John Landis
Director
Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay
Leslie Belzberg
Executive Producer
Robert D. Wachs
Producer
Malcolm Campbell
Editor
Woody Omens
Director of Photography
Dan von Blomberg
Set Decoration
Christopher Nowak
Art Direction
Kelly Kimball
Assistant Costume Designer
Rolf John Keppler
Makeup Artist
Jackie Burch
Casting
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
Bruce Atwater
Grip
Philip C. Hurst
Greensman
R. Gilbert Clayton
Set Designer
Richard B. Lewis
Art Direction
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration
William Apperson
Construction Foreman
Ken Fisher
First Assistant Camera
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Supervisor
Carole Lee Cole
Assistant Art Director
Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator
Gerald DeTitta
Set Dressing Artist
Marc Fambro
Carpenter
Paula Abdul
Choreographer
Lindell Blake
Stunts
Charles Miller
Location Manager
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Eddie Jones
Craft Service
John Ashby
Utility Stunts
Rick Baker
Makeup Effects / Makeup Artist
Janet L. Wattles
Production Accountant
Michael T. James
Rigging Grip
Patrick Hogan
Driver
Cary Kelley
Transportation Coordinator
William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer
Saul Kahan
Unit Publicist
Richie Ford
Electrician
Spike Allison Hooper
Assistant Sound Editor
Daniel Allan Carlin
Music Editor
Terry Ladin
Production Coordinator
Danny Cangemi
Special Effects Supervisor
Greg Knapp
Set Medic
Bob Noland
Color Timer
Mike Dobie
Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist
John Sherrod
Stunt Coordinator
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Tomaz Remec
Second Second Assistant Director
Carlton Holder
Stunt Double
Joseph Banks
Generator Operator
Martha Appel
Production Assistant
Brian Stewart
Story Editor
Richard Evans
Swing
Dean Drabin
Foley Mixer
John Haggar
Assistant Editor
Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
James Beshears
Supervising ADR Editor
Ginny Warner
Production Secretary
Joseph Cosko Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Brian Fitzsimons
Second Company Grip
William Howard
Assistant Hairstylist
Ferne Cassel
Casting Assistant
Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ed Cooper
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Charles Brescia
Additional Second Assistant Director
Jon Falkengren
Dolly Grip
Richard Patrick
Second Assistant Director
Dennis Gamiello
First Company Grip
Madelyn Most
Assistant Camera
Chris Schutsky
Location Assistant
Rae Lockett
Extras Casting Assistant
Marie Carter
Assistant Makeup Artist
John W. DeBlau
Chief Lighting Technician
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 29, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingR
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$288,752,301
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, and Shari Headley. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry and will love him for who he is, not for his status or for having been trained to please him.
In 1989, a pilot for a planned spin-off television series was made, although this was never picked up for a series. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021.