Coming to America

1988 • 116 minutes

À propos de ce film

Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings — including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. Coming to America made further headlines when humorist Art Buchwald sued the film's producers for plagiarizing one of his works. Buchwald carried the case to trial, where he won a sizeable judgement against the film's producers.

Notes et avis

This movie to me is one of the best ever comedy movies made.... I've watched it about 100 times and still love to watch it again. If u don't like it then you must be either retarded or a hater

Just watched it again and it is still a great movie. Just wished there was a *F word mute version so that I can watch it more often with my 8-year old granddaughter. Love Eddie Murphy and all the cameos of Cuba Gooding Jr and Samuel L Jackson!

This is a favorite among Africans and African Americans. I've seen this movie something like 15 times in my life and it is always fun to watch with friends and family. There is always something to laugh at and talk about whether it's the acting, actors, or the storyline. The plot is a reverse Cinderella story taking place in modern New York and a fictional kingdom in Africa. Just let your "soul glo" and have fun with this classic.