Coming to America
Directed by John Landis
- Rowan KrzysiakMarch 7, 2025It blows me away that a film so dominated by a young central talent got made in this way. I don't think it would be possible anymore and it does feels like a relic. It lacks the gloss of something modern however I'd say it's better as a result. It loses a bit of steam as it chugs along but remains pretty watchable throughout. Pleasant and not a lot more.
Coming to America Trivia
Coming to America was released on June 29, 1988.
Coming to America was directed by John Landis.
Coming to America has a runtime of 1h 56m.
Coming to America was produced by George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs.
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.
The key characters in Coming to America are Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul (Eddie Murphy), Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown (Arsenio Hall), Lisa McDowell (Shari Headley).
Coming to America is rated R.
Coming to America is a Comedy, Romance film.
Coming to America has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Coming to America had a budget of $30M.
Coming to America has made $288.8M at the box office.