Paramount Pictures released Coming to America on June 29, 1988. John Landis directed the film starring Eddie Murphy, Paul Bates, and Garcelle Beauvais.

‘Coming to America’ Plot Summary

Prince Akeem Joffer is the crown prince of Zamunda who leads an extremely pampered lifestyle where everything is done for him, including the selection of his bride. After turning 21, Akeem asks his family to allow him to travel the world so that he can secretly find a woman that he loves to marry. Akeem and his servant Semmi travel to Queens, New York and pretend to be poor international students so that Akeem can find a woman that loves him for him, and not for his title or fortune.

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