![]() Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks, Lisa's boyfriend whom she eventually breaks up with.Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell, Cleo's older daughter and Akeem's love interest.Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon Joffer, Akeem's mother and the Queen of Zamunda.John Amos as Cleo McDowell, Akeem's employer and Lisa's father.James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer, Akeem's father and King of Zamunda.Extremely Ugly Girl, an unattractive female clubgoer.Clarence, the owner of the barber shop.Randy Watson, a soul singer with the fictional band Sexual Chocolate.Prince Akeem Joffer, the Crown Prince of Zamunda.Akeem offers again to abdicate if she does not want this life, but Lisa playfully declines. Witnessing such splendor, Lisa is both surprised and touched by the fact that Akeem would have given it up just for her. Following the ceremony, they ride happily in a carriage to the cheers of Zamundans. Despondent, Akeem resigns himself to the arranged marriage, but as they leave, Jaffe is reprimanded by Aoleon for clinging to outdated traditions instead of thinking of their son's happiness.Īt the wedding procession, a still-heartbroken Akeem becomes surprised when his veiled bride is Lisa herself. Akeem explains that he wanted her to love him for who, not what, he is, even offering to renounce his throne, but Lisa, still hurt and angry, refuses to marry him. After Cleo's bond with Akeem is ruined by the unexpected arrival of the Zamundan entourage, Lisa later becomes angry and confused that Akeem lied to her about his identity. When Akeem discovers that his parents have arrived in New York, he and Lisa go to the McDowell residence to lie low where Cleo welcomes them. He becomes ecstatic when he discovers that Akeem is actually an extremely wealthy prince, after meeting his parents. Semmi wires a telegraph to King Jaffe for more money, prompting the Joffers to travel to Queens to find him.Ĭleo initially disapproves of Akeem, as he believes he is poor and therefore not good enough for his daughter. After a dinner date with Lisa is thwarted when Semmi furnishes their apartment with a hot tub and other luxuries, Akeem confiscates his money and donates it to two homeless men. Meanwhile, although Akeem thrives on hard work and learning how commoners live, Semmi is not comfortable with living in such meager conditions. After Darryl announces their engagement-without Lisa's consent-to their families, she starts dating Akeem, who claims that he comes from a family of poor goat herders. So, upon his insistence, he and Semmi get entry-level jobs working at the local fast-food restaurant called McDowell's, a McDonald's knockoff owned by widower Cleo McDowell, Lisa's father.Īkeem's attempts to win Lisa's love are complicated by Lisa's lazy and obnoxious boyfriend, Darryl Jenks, whose father owns Soul Glo (a Jheri curl–like hairstyling aid). During the rally, Akeem encounters Lisa McDowell, who possesses all the qualities he is looking for in a woman. Seeking an independent woman who loves him for himself and not his social status, Akeem and his best friend/personal aide, Semmi, travel to the New York City borough of Queens and rent a squalid tenement in the neighborhood of Long Island City under the guise of poor foreign students.īeginning their search for Akeem's bride, they end up being invited by some locals to a rally raising money for the neighborhood. When his parents, King Jaffe and Queen Aoleon, present him with an arranged bride-to-be, Akeem takes action. In the wealthy African nation of Zamunda, crown prince Akeem Joffer grows weary of his pampered lifestyle on his 21st birthday and wishes to do more for himself. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021. In 1989, a pilot for a planned spin-off television series was made, although this was never picked up for a series. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry and will love him for who he is, not for his status or for having been trained to please him. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role.
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