Coming to America

Coming to America

  • Director: John Landis
  • Writer: Eddie Murphy,David Sheffield,Barry W. Blaustein
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: June 29, 1988
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Quest
  • "Coming to America" ​​is a comedy romance directed by John Landis, starring Paul Bates and Eddie Murphy.
    The film tells the story of an African prince who hopes to get rid of the royal family's arrangements to choose his own wife, and studies in the United States and falls in love with an American girl.

    Details

    • Release date June 29, 1988
    • Filming locations Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $36,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $128,152,301

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $21,404,420

    Gross worldwide

    $288,752,301

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kole 2022-03-15 09:01:02

      "America Journey"

      I feel that I have seen many TV dramas with this kind of plot, although it is just a movie, it feels a bit like "Private Interview with Kangxi's Weifu". But with that said, it seems that this movie is a lot of low, so just watch it as a comedy. How can there be such a bridge in reality? The commoners and the princes themselves cannot be compared with each other. Whether it is upbringing, knowledge or behavior, the two are too different. We all choose people with extraordinary speech and...

    • By Armando 2022-02-09 08:01:05

      An unrealistic and hasty ending story

      The male protagonist has his own unique idea about the choice of his wife, which is a bit commendable for people who have been in the royal family for a long time. And the fiancée the king chose for him at the beginning was really thoroughly implemented by the royal family's thoughts. What happened after arriving in the United States was very funny. The prince of a country working as a cleaner in a fake McDonald's is really a plot that can only be found in the movie. The self-esteem,...

    • By Rebeca 2022-02-09 08:01:05

      Coincidence moment

      In the middle of the film, there is such a short but surprisingly colorful baggage. When the African prince (played by Eddie Murphy), who pretended to be a poor boy, was walking with the hostess, he occasionally gave alms to a pair of homeless men.

      When both the homeless show...

    • By Daphne 2022-02-09 08:01:05

      I ran into her in my heart this night in the street

      The casting is quite characteristic of a film. The plot is almost expected, it is a happy ending and plot, and the role of the character is also expected. The whole didn't bring me much feeling. Tiger head and leopard tail but slightly flat in the middle. There are quite a lot of stalks that are quite dense, suitable for popcorn slices.

      There is a deep memory: Akin and Lisa had their luggage stolen when they came to Queens, New York. After Akin and...

    • By Onie 2022-02-09 08:01:05

      American style paintings in the 1980s

      Following "Upside Down", the famous black American movie star Eddie Murphy and the famous director John Landis once again teamed up with this "romantic comedy moved to the contemporary 1930s", a lively and tortuous plot. Interspersed with funny scenes of gags, peculiar dialogue and improvisation add life to the film. The film’s approach is very rare: it not only puts black people at the core, but also plays an important role, and does not show black people as dirty and poor. Eddie...

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    • By Filiberto 2022-04-23 07:01:27

      The movie from the year I was born is a little old-fashioned, but the whole comedy plot is always so simple and unpretentious. Watching movies of this era is like opening a textbook from school, so neat and tidy, unlike today’s movies Always twist and turn...

    • By Albert 2022-04-23 07:01:27

      Eddie Murphy can use his super dark humor to interpret a mediocre story so...

    • By Dejuan 2022-04-23 07:01:27

      Typical 80's American comedy...look kinda nostalgic...

    • By Leanna 2022-04-23 07:01:27

      A very simple light comedy, "The times are always changing, and this is also a...

    • By Lizeth 2022-04-23 07:01:27

      It's too much of a...

    Movie plot

    Black comedy Eddie Murphy starred in a romantic comedy in the popular era. He played the role of an African prince in the film, hoping to get rid of the royal family's arrangement and choose his wife. He went to study in the United States and fell in love with American girls while working, so he tried every possible way to hide his identity and launched a pursuit. Unexpectedly, the news leaked. The king took a large number of...
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    Movie quotes

    • King Jaffe Joffer: It is of no consequence to me.

    • King Jaffe Joffer: I am looking for my son Akeem.

    • Prince Akeem: So, you would share your bed, and your fortune, with a beautiful fool?

      Semmi: That is the way it has always been with men of power. It is tradition.