• 1988

  Release Date

• June 29th, 1988

• Runtime

• 117 minutes

• Synopsis

• 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.

• CAST

• Eddie Murphy - Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul,   Arsenio Hall - Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown,   Shari Headley - Lisa McDowell,   John Amos - Cleo McDowell,   James Earl Jones - King Jaffe Joffer,   Madge Sinclair - Queen Aoleon,   Eriq La Salle - Darryl Jenks,   Allison Dean - Patrice McDowell,   Frankie Faison - Landlord,   Louie Anderson - Maurice,   Paul Bates - Oha,   Samuel L. Jackson - Hold-Up Man,   Vanessa Bell Calloway - Imani Izzi,   Calvin Lockhart - Colonel Izzi,   Vondie Curtis-Hall - Basketball Game Vendor,   Cuba Gooding Jr. - Boy Getting Haircut,   Feather - Rose Bearer #1,   Stephanie Simon - Rose Bearer #2,   Garcelle Beauvais - Rose Bearer #3,   Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Street Hustler,   Birdie M. Hale - Elderly Passenger,   Clyde Jones - Soul Glo Man,   Jim Abrahams - Face on Cutting Room Floor,   Victoria Dillard - Bather / Dancer,   Felicia Taylor - Bather,   Midori - Bather,   Sheila Johnson - Lady-in-Waiting,   Jake Steinfeld - Cab Driver,   Clint Smith - Sweets,   Uncle Ray Murphy - Stu,   Paulette Banoza - Soul Glo Woman,   Patricia Matthews - Devil Woman,   Mary Bond Davis - Big Stank Woman,   Carla Earle - Tough Girl,   Karen Owens - Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer,   Sharon Owens - Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer,   Lisa Gumora - Kinky Girl,   June Boykins - Strange Woman,   Janette Colon - Fresh Peaches,   Vanessa Colon - Sugar Cube,   Monique Mannen - Boring Girl / Dancer,   Mindora Mimms - Awareness Woman,   Cynthia Finkley - Awareness Woman,   David Sosna - Cartier Delivery Man,   Arthur Adams - Mr. Jenks,   Loni Kaye Harkless - Mrs. Jenks,   Montrose Hagins - Grandma Jenks,   Tonja Rivers - Party Guest,   Ralph Bellamy - Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited),   Don Ameche - Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited),   Karl Denson - 'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited),   Elaine Kagan - Telegraph Lady (uncredited),   Michael Tadross - Taxi Driver (uncredited),   Steve White - Subway Guy (uncredited),   Helen Hanft - Subway Lady (uncredited),   Leah Aldridge - Dancer (uncredited),   Aurorah Allain - Dancer (uncredited),   Paula Brown - Dancer (uncredited),   Dwayne Chattman - Dancer (uncredited),   Stephanie Clark - Dancer (uncredited),   Robin L. Dimension - Dancer (uncredited),   Shaun Earl - Dancer (uncredited),   Eric L. Ellis - Dancer (uncredited),   Sharon Ferrol-Young - Dancer (uncredited),   Eric D. Henderson - Dancer (uncredited),   Gigi Hunter - Dancer (uncredited),   Debra Johnson - Dancer (uncredited),   Tanya Lynne Lee - Dancer (uncredited),   Jimmy Locust - Dancer (uncredited),   Donna M. Perkins - Dancer (uncredited),   Dionne Rockhold - Dancer (uncredited),   Gina Consuela Rose - Dancer (uncredited),   Randolph Scott - Dancer (uncredited),   Robbin Tasha-Ford - Dancer (uncredited),   Jerald Vincent - Dancer (uncredited),   Eyan Williams - Dancer (uncredited),   Roy Milton Davis - Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited),   Dorian DeMichele - Viola (uncredited),   Alison Gordy - Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited),   Mary Young - Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited),   Tobe Hooper - Party Guest (uncredited),   Raymond D. Turner - T-Shirt Hawker     

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