Coming to America is a 1988 comedy film directed by John Landis. The screenplay was written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, from a story by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the film. Murphy plays an African prince, who heads to the United States in hopes of finding a woman he can marry. Coming to America is the first of several films in which Murphy plays multiple characters. Akeem Joffer (Eddie Murphy), the prince and heir to the...
Prince Akeem joins his mother and father at their end of the table, that he m...
Akeem and Semmi are in a club trying to meet woman. They sit next to one at t...
After arriving in New York, Akem and Semmi ride to Queens in the back of a cab.
While the King and Queen sit with the Prince, sharing their experience of mee...
The pair sit at a booth and talk to a woman that's throwing back drinks one a...
The waiter puts the check on the table. Akeem puts his hand on the check, ins...
At the airport in New York, Akeem steps in front of the cab. The cabby slams ...
The King and Queen sit with their son in the palace dinning room.
Yet another woman joins them in their booth at the club, with specific taste ...
Akeem and Lisa dance at the restaurant. She questions him, then kisses him.
Prince Akeem, all smiles in the back seat of the cab, looks over at Semmi. Se...
The King sits in the dining hall with his Queen, convincing his son that the ...
Semmi and Akeem have landed jobs at McDowell's. When McDowell asks Akeem if h...
King Joffer enters the barber shop with Oha and several servants.
While have a drink at the McDowell's bar, Darryl puts his ignorance on displa...
Semmi and Akeem have landed jobs at McDowell's. When McDowell asks Akeem if h...
Yet another woman sits across from them at the club. She holds the flame of a...
While Akeem and Lisa are on their first date, Semmi goes to the telegraph off...
An extremely ugly woman is seated next to Akeem. Semmi sits across the table.
Akeem walks in on the couple making out. On her way out she refers to Semmi a...
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