1988 • R • 1h 57m
6.9/10
( users) 
Overview
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his 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.
6.9/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
Eddie Murphy Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul 
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 
George Folsey Jr. Producer Woody Omens Director of Photography Robert D. Wachs Producer Malcolm Campbell Editor 
Nile Rodgers Original Music Composer 
David Sheffield Screenplay 
John Landis Director Leslie Belzberg Executive Producer 
Barry W. Blaustein Screenplay George Folsey Jr. Editor Mark Lipsky Executive Producer Sol Negrin Director of Photography Jackie Burch Casting David Sosna Associate Producer Christopher Nowak Art Direction
Eddie Murphy Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul 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 George Folsey Jr. Producer Woody Omens Director of Photography Robert D. Wachs Producer Malcolm Campbell Editor Nile Rodgers Original Music Composer David Sheffield Screenplay John Landis Director Leslie Belzberg Executive Producer Barry W. Blaustein Screenplay George Folsey Jr. Editor Mark Lipsky Executive Producer Sol Negrin Director of Photography Jackie Burch Casting David Sosna Associate Producer Christopher Nowak Art Direction 
Keywords
Recommendations
Coming 2 America 6.4
Trading Places 7.2
Child's Play 6.7
The Nutty Professor 5.6
Da 5 Bloods 6.5
The Distinguished Gentlem... 6.0
Appointment with Death 6.1
Beverly Hills Cop 7.2
Meet Dave 5.3
The Golden Child 5.9
Eddie Murphy Raw 7.3
Spies Like Us 6.2
Vampire in Brooklyn 5.1
Coffee & Kareem 5.5
Rambo III 6.2
Another 48 Hrs. 6.0
Mannequin 6.8
Beverly Hills Cop III 5.9
The Big Blue 7.5
Norbit 5.7
Commando 6.7
Bedtime Stories 6.1
Alice 7.4
Life Is a Long Quiet Rive... 6.8
Cobra Verde 6.9
The Escapist 6.2
Heathers 7.3
The Secret of My Success 6.5
Daddy Day Care 5.9
The Color of Money 6.9
The King of Staten Island 7.0
Big 7.2
Nick and Norah's Infinite... 6.5
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 7.1
Nutty Professor II: The K... 5.0
Beverly Hills Cop II 6.5
See No Evil, Hear No Evil 6.7
Friday the 13th Part VIII... 4.9
Bad Boys 6.8
Look Who's Talking 6.3