Released:
1988-06-29

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Landis

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Eddie Murphy
  as
  Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
• 
  Arsenio Hall
  as
  Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
• 
  Shari Headley
  as
  Lisa McDowell
• 
  John Amos
  as
  Cleo McDowell
• 
  James Earl Jones
  as
  King Jaffe Joffer