Director: John Landis

Writers: Barry W. Blaustein; Eddie Murphy; David Sheffield

Music Score by: Nile Rogers

Producers: George Folsey, Jr.; Robert D. Wachs

Keywords: Romantic Comedy, New York

To avoid an arranged marriage, wealthy Prince Akeem of Zamunda and a trusted servant travel incognito to Queens, New York City in order to find a woman who honestly loves him. This fish-out-of-water story is Eddie Murphy's best film.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Abrahams	Film Director	10-May-1944		Airplane!
Don Ameche	Actor	31-May-1904	6-Dec-1993	Trading Places
John Amos	Actor	27-Dec-1939		James Evans on Good Times
Louie Anderson	Comic	24-Mar-1953		Host of Family Feud, 1999-2002
Garcelle Beauvais	Actor	26-Nov-1966		ADA Heywood on NYPD Blue
Ralph Bellamy	Actor	17-Jun-1904	29-Nov-1991	Trading Places
Vanessa Bell Calloway	Actor	20-Mar-1957		Coming to America
Vondie Curtis-Hall	Film Director	30-Sep-1956		Glitter
Victoria Dillard	Actor	20-Sep-1969		Janelle Cooper on Spin City
Frankie Faison	Actor	10-Jun-1949		Commissioner Burrell on The Wire
Cuba Gooding, Jr.	Actor	2-Jan-1968		Show him the money already
Arsenio Hall	Talk Show Host	12-Feb-1955		The Arsenio Hall Show
Shari Headley	Actor	15-Jul-1964		All My Children
Samuel L. Jackson	Actor	21-Dec-1948		Pulp Fiction
James Earl Jones	Actor	17-Jan-1931		Voice of Darth Vader and CNN
Eriq La Salle	Actor	23-Jul-1962		ER
Calvin Lockhart	Actor	18-Sep-1934	29-Mar-2007	Uptown Saturday Night
Eddie Murphy	Comic	3-Apr-1961		Beverly Hills Cop
Madge Sinclair	Actor	28-Apr-1938	20-Dec-1995	Nurse Shoop on Trapper John
Jake Steinfeld	Fitness Guru	21-Feb-1958		Body By Jake

CAST

Eddie Murphy	...   Prince Akeem, etc.
Arsenio Hall	...   Semmi, etc.
James Earl Jones	...   King Jaffe Joffer
John Amos	...   Cleo McDowell
Madge Sinclair	...   Queen Aoleon
Shari Headley	...   Lisa McDowell
Paul Bates	...   Oha
Eriq La Salle	...   Darryl Jenks
Frankie Faison	...   Landlord
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...   Imani Izzi
Louie Anderson	...   Maurice
Allison Dean	...   Patrice McDowell
Sheila Johnson	...   Lady-in-Waiting
Jake Steinfeld	...   Cab Driver
Calvin Lockhart	...   Col. Izzi
Samuel L. Jackson	...   Hold-Up Man
Garcelle Beauvais	...   Rose Bearer
Feather	...   Rose Bearer
Stephanie Simon	...   Rose Bearer
Victoria Dillard	...   Bather
Felicia Taylor	...   Bather
Michele Watley	...   Bather
Raymond D. Turner	...   T-Shirt Hawker
Billi Gordon	...   Large Woman
Cuba Gooding, Jr.	...   Boy Getting Haircut
Clint Smith	...   Sweets
Uncle Ray Murphy	...   Stu
Ruben Hudson	...   Street Hustler
Paulette Banoza	...   Soul Glo Woman
Clyde R. Jones	...   Soul Glo Man
Patricia Matthews	...   Devil Woman
Mary Bond Davis	...   Big Stank Woman
Kara Young	...   Stuck-Up Girl
Carla Earle	...   Tough Girl
Karen Renee Owens	...   Ex-Siamese Twin
Sharon Renee Owens	...   Ex-Siamese Twin
Lisa Gumora	...   Kinky Girl
June Boykins	...   Strange Woman
Janette Colon	...   Fresh Peaches
Vanessa Colon	...   Sugar Cube
Monique Mannen	...   Boring Girl
Mindora Mimms	...   Awareness Woman
Cynthia Finkley	...   Awareness Woman
David Sosna	...   Cartier Delivery Man
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...   Basketball Game Vendor
Dottie	...   Dottie (dog)
Arthur Adams	...   Mr. Jenks
Loni Kaye Harkless	...   Mrs. Jenks
Montrose Hagins	...   Grandma Jenks
Tonja Rivers	...   Party Guest
Don Ameche	...   Mortimer Duke
Ralph Bellamy	...   Randolph Duke
Elaine Kagan	...   Telegraph Lady
Michael Tadross	...   Taxi Driver
Steve White	...   Subway Guy
Helen Hanft	...   Subway Lady
Birdie M. Hale	...   Elderly Passenger
Jim Abrahams	...   Face on Cutting Room Floor
Dancers
Leah Aldridge	...   Dancer
Aurorah Allain	...   Dancer
Paula Brown	...   Dancer
Dwayne Chattman	...   Dancer
Stephanie Clark	...   Dancer
Victoria Dillard	...   Dancer
Robin Dimension	...   Dancer
Shaun Earl	...   Dancer
Eric L. Ellis	...   Dancer
Sharon Ferrol	...   Dancer
Eric D. Henderson	...   Dancer
Gigi Hunter	...   Dancer
Debra L. Johnson	...   Dancer
Tanya Lynne Lee	...   Dancer
Jimmy Locust	...   Dancer
Monique Mannen	...   Dancer
Karen Renee Owens	...   Dancer
Sharon Renee Owens	...   Dancer
Donna M. Perkins	...   Dancer
Dionne Rockhold	...   Dancer
Gina Consuela Rose	...   Dancer
Randolph Scott	...   Dancer
Robbin Tasha-Ford	...   Dancer
Jerald Vincent	...   Dancer
Eyan Williams	...   Dancer

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