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Coming to America: Directed by John Landis. With Paul Bates, Eddie Murphy, Garcelle Beauvais, Feather. 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.
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- Comedy, Romance
- John Landis
- 1988-06-29
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, and Shari Headley. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988.
- Prince Akeem Joffer
- Randy Watson
- Saul
- Clarence
The Charming Role
Clearly, the most important of Murphy’s Coming to America characters is the protagonist, Prince Akeem.Murphy plays it mostly straight in the lead role. Previously, he'd portrayed comic figures in 48 Hrs., Trading Places, and Beverly Hills Cop; characters who would punctuate scenes with one-liners. With Coming to America, Murphy dials it down a notch and focuses on the story of a man who wants to be recognized for his values rather than his wealth. The actor's dry humor approach contrasts with...
Murphy The Singer
39 minutes into Coming to America, Akeem attends Black Awareness Week and catches a performance by Jackson Heights native Randy Watson. The character's voice gives Murphy away as the singer, especially when he stumbles through a rendition of "The Greatest Love of All"by Whitney Houston. By the end, Randy screams out his band's name, Sexual Chocolate, while Akeem and Semmi attempt to process what they just experienced. It is a hilarious and brief appearance that shows how unrecognizable even a...
The Elderly Jewish Man
In perhaps the wildest transformation of all Murphy’s Coming to America characters, he also plays an elderly Jewish man named Saul. The character first appears at the 26-minute mark in the famous barbershop scene that features a Coming to America role for young Cuba Gooding Jr. In the scene, Saul defends the boxers Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali during a barbershop conversation. Saul later calls Akeem "Kunta Kinte,"a reference to his African roots and the main character from Alex Haley's 1976 nov...
The Barber
The final Coming to America character that Eddie Murphy plays isa barber named Clarence. The character looks like an older version of Murphy, and speaks with a distinct high-pitched tone. Clarence likes to make boasts during barbershop conversations and often gets called out for exaggerating his life experiences or downright making up stories that seemingly improve his arguments. Early on in Coming to America, Clarence informs Akeem and Semmi that he's headed to the Black Awareness rally for...
- Colin Mccormick
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. 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.
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Coming 2 America: Directed by Craig Brewer. With Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones. The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.
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