Coming to America (1988)
Director:
John Landis
Tagline:
« Eddie Murphy is Prince Akeem……Coming to America. »
Actors:
Oha
Prince Akeem
Rose Bearer
Rose Bearer
Rose Bearer
Rating:
(241’236 votes)
(241’236 votes)
Quotes:
« Prince Akeem: [shouting from the outside fire escape of his apartment in a rough part of Queens, New York] Good morning, my neighbors!
»
« Voice: Hey, fuck you!
»
« Prince Akeem: [blissfully ignorant of what this means] Yes! Yes! Fuck you too!
»
« King Jaffe Joffer: Do not alert him to my presence. I shall deal with him myself.
»
[while Prince Akeem is getting a bath]
« Bather: The royal penis is clean, your Highness.
»
Trailer:
Official Trailer
Runtime:117 minutes
Plots:
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.
Immersed in luxury and riches, courteous Prince Akeem, the refined heir apparent to Africa’s prosperous kingdom of Zamunda, summons up the courage to reject an arranged marriage proposal on his 21st birthday. As a result, bent on finding true love, the young blueblood heads to the strange urban jungle of New York City’s Queens. To mask his regal descent, Akeem and his trusted valet Semmi must post as humble exchange students, doing their best to mingle with their neighbors. But more than anything in the world, the noble bachelor yearns to be loved for who he is and not for his title. Is Prince Akeem destined to find his soulmate in America’s bustling Big Apple?
A noble, adventurous prince and his valet agree to find love in the Big Apple against his father’s wishes. While exploring the great city, a beautiful native lady commands his attention. Both of them bring their cards to the table. Will it be a match or a disaster of destruction?
