Release Date:Rating:
June 29th, 1988
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Plot Synopsis:
This Summer Prince Akeem Discovers America.
It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he has never seen before. So Akeem breaks the tradition of his culture and...
Credits:
Directed:
John Landis
Written:
David Sheffield, Eddie Murphy
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair
Official Site: NA
Studio: NA
Featured User Reviews
eddie murphy is great in this movie with all the differnt characters he plays.
Posted mar 6, 2008 8:35 am pt
Prince Akeem and his best bud go to america to find his Queen in where else Queens.
It's well written and it has something for everyone.
Best scenes feature the bar, the barber shop and the Black Awareness Rally and when they go to...
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It's well written and it has something for everyone.
Best scenes feature the bar, the barber shop and the Black Awareness Rally and when they go to...
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Posted aug 20, 2007 2:12 pm pt
Another great John Landis film, and easily one of Eddie Murphy's best comedies of the 80s.
The cast is great, the characters are hilarious, and it had me laughing from start to finish.
Recommended for all comedy fans.
The cast is great, the characters are hilarious, and it had me laughing from start to finish.
Recommended for all comedy fans.
Posted apr 23, 2007 8:15 pm pt
Eddie Murphy and John Landis' second collaboration. Great comedy, but it can't touch Trading Places, but it does a good job. Arsenio Hall is ok, but he isn't Eddie Murphy, and I really didn't think they worked off each other too good. Also, Samuel...
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Posted mar 22, 2007 1:59 am pt
An arranged marriage is the last thing Prince Akeem wants, he has everything already, but he wants a bride of his own. So, with that, he decides to go out into the world and find his bride. That place turns out to be Queens, New York, perhaps not...
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Posted jan 12, 2007 12:58 pm pt
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