- StatusReleased
- Release Date1988-06-29
- Runtime117 minutes
- TaglineThis summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
- Revenue288,752,301$
- GenreComedy, Romance
- Production
CompaniesEddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures - Budget30,000,000$
Movie 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.
Casts
Eddie Murphy
Arsenio Hall
Shari Headley
John Amos
James Earl Jones
Madge Sinclair
Eriq La Salle
Allison Dean
Frankie Faison
Louie Anderson
Paul Bates
Samuel L. Jackson
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Calvin Lockhart
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Garcelle Beauvais
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Clyde Jones
Jim Abrahams
Victoria Dillard
Midori
Sheila Johnson
Jake Steinfeld
Patricia Matthews
Mary Bond Davis
Karen Owens
Sharon Owens
