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Seen on: 02/05/2012

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Coming to America (1988)

Directed by John Landis

Comedy

Most recently watched by zombiefreak, BTSjunkie

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 117 minutes

Actors

Eddie Murphy | Ralph Bellamy | Calvin Lockhart | Samuel L. Jackson | Paul Bates | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Tobe Hooper | Jim Abrahams | Frankie Faison | James Earl Jones | Steve White | Michael Tadross | Don Ameche | Jake Steinfeld | John Amos | Eriq La Salle | Garcelle Beauvais | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Louie Anderson | Arsenio Hall | Dorian DeMichele | Madge Sinclair | Vanessa Bell Calloway | Clyde Jones | Arthur Adams | Elaine Kagan | Montrose Hagins | Shari Headley | Allison Dean | Victoria Dillard | Monique Mannen | Birdie M. Hale | Karen Owens | Roy Milton Davis | Shaun Earl | Clint Smith | Patricia Matthews | Sharon Owens | Donna M. Perkins | Mary Bond Davis | Helen Hanft | Jerald Vincent | Stephanie Simon | Dwayne Chattman | Alison Gordy | Eric D. Henderson | Leah Aldridge | Debra Johnson | David Sosna | Midori | Tanya Lynne Lee | Aurorah Allain | Sharon Ferrol-Young | Paula Brown | Uncle Ray Murphy | Jimmy Locust | Eyan Williams | Stephanie Clark | Feather | Felicia Taylor | Sheila Johnson | Paulette Banoza | Carla Earle | Lisa Gumora | June Boykins | Janette Colon | Vanessa Colon | Mindora Mimms | Cynthia Finkley | Loni Kaye Harkless | Tonja Rivers | Robin L. Dimension | Eric L. Ellis | Gigi Hunter | Dionne Rockhold | Gina Consuela Rose | Randolph Scott | Robbin Tasha-Ford | Mary Young

Viewing Notes

Zzang!!!

Hadn’t seen this in years. Super funny and from a time when Murphy could pull off multiple characters and nail each one. Glad I got to experience this on the big screen with an audience.

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