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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.
Language
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue $288,752,301
English
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue $288,752,301
Keywords
new york city
fast food restaurant
prince
fake identity
heir to the throne
royal family
fish out of water
rich man
searching for love
rich family
satirical
pretending to be poor
absurd
hilarious
ambiguous
amused
exhilarated
familiar
melodramatic
african american romance
african american lead
african royalty
Casts
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
Crews
George Folsey Jr.
Producer
Woody Omens
Director of Photography
Robert D. Wachs
Producer
Malcolm Campbell
Editor
Nile Rodgers
Original Music Composer
David Sheffield
Screenplay
John Landis
Director
Leslie Belzberg
Executive Producer
Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
Mark Lipsky
Executive Producer
Sol Negrin
Director of Photography
Jackie Burch
Casting
David Sosna
Associate Producer
Christopher Nowak
Art Direction
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design
Richie Ford
Electrician
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Daniel Allan Carlin
Music Editor
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
Kelly Kimball
Assistant Costume Designer
Cary Kelley
Transportation Coordinator
Michael T. James
Rigging Grip
Carole Lee Cole
Assistant Art Director
Bruce Atwater
Grip
Lindell Blake
Stunts
William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Marc Fambro
Carpenter
John Ashby
Utility Stunts
Bob Noland
Color Timer
Janet L. Wattles
Production Accountant
Richard B. Lewis
Art Direction
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration
Ken Fisher
First Assistant Camera
Rolf John Keppler
Makeup Artist
Dan von Blomberg
Set Decoration
Eddie Murphy
Story
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Supervisor
Patrick Hogan
Driver
Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist
Philip C. Hurst
Greensman
Gerald DeTitta
Set Dressing Artist
Paula Abdul
Choreographer
Terry Ladin
Production Coordinator
Eddie Jones
Craft Service
Michael Tadross
Unit Production Manager
William Apperson
Construction Foreman
Rick Baker
Makeup Effects
Charles Miller
Location Manager
Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator
Greg Knapp
Set Medic
Saul Kahan
Unit Publicist
David Sosna
First Assistant Director
Spike Allison Hooper
Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Dobie
Sound Editor
Danny Cangemi
Special Effects Supervisor
R. Gilbert Clayton
Set Designer
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
John Sherrod
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Timothy Carden
Supervising Sound Editor
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Eddie Murphy
Executive Producer
James Beshears
Supervising ADR Editor
Tomaz Remec
Second Second Assistant Director
Richard Evans
Swing
Dean Drabin
Foley Mixer
Carlton Holder
Stunt Double
Rae Lockett
Extras Casting Assistant
Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
Marie Carter
Assistant Makeup Artist
John Haggar
Assistant Editor
Richard Patrick
Second Assistant Director
Joseph Cosko Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Brian Fitzsimons
Second Company Grip
Chris Schutsky
Location Assistant
Ferne Cassel
Casting Assistant
Ginny Warner
Production Secretary
Madelyn Most
Assistant Camera
Charles Brescia
Additional Second Assistant Director
Jon Falkengren
Dolly Grip
Joseph Banks
Generator Operator
John W. DeBlau
Chief Lighting Technician
Martha Appel
Production Assistant
William Howard
Assistant Hairstylist
Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dennis Gamiello
First Company Grip
Ed Cooper
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Brian Stewart
Story Editor
Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Sunny Johnson
Grip
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