ComedyRomance
Coming to America
“This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.”
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.
Directed by John Landis, Leslie Belzberg, Mark Lipsky
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4,947 votes
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Status
Released
Released
June 29, 1988
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$30.0M → $288.8M
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