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.
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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.
Release Date
1988-06-29
Language:
EN
Budget:
$30,000,000.00
Revenue:
$288,752,301.00
Duration:
117 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
ComedyRomance
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
John Landis Director
David Sheffield Screenplay
Barry W. Blaustein Screenplay
Leslie Belzberg Executive Producer
George Folsey Jr. Producer
Mark Lipsky Executive Producer
Robert D. Wachs Producer
Nile Rodgers Original Music Composer
Sol Negrin Director of Photography
Woody Omens Director of Photography
Malcolm Campbell Editor
George Folsey Jr. Editor
Eddie Murphy Story
David Sosna Associate Producer
Jackie Burch Casting
Richard Macdonald Production Design
Richard B. Lewis Art Direction
Christopher Nowak Art Direction
Cheryal Kearney Set Decoration
Dan von Blomberg Set Decoration
Deborah Nadoolman Landis Costume Design
Carole Lee Cole Assistant Art Director
Jerry Fitzpatrick Construction Coordinator
William Apperson Construction Foreman
Philip C. Hurst Greensman
R. Gilbert Clayton Set Designer
Ken Fisher First Assistant Camera
Bruce Atwater Grip
Bruce McBroom Still Photographer
Kelly Kimball Assistant Costume Designer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Costume Supervisor
Rolf John Keppler Makeup Artist
Gerald DeTitta Set Dressing Artist
Marc Fambro Carpenter
Paula Abdul Choreographer
Eddie Jones Craft Service
Patrick Hogan Driver
Rick Baker Makeup Effects
Gregg H. Bilson Property Master
Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
Greg Knapp Set Medic
Frank Graziadei Sound Recordist
John Sherrod Stunt Coordinator
Lindell Blake Stunts
Cary Kelley Transportation Coordinator
Michael Tadross Unit Production Manager
Saul Kahan Unit Publicist
John Ashby Utility Stunts
David Sosna First Assistant Director
Bob Noland Color Timer
Richie Ford Electrician
Michael T. James Rigging Grip
Charles Miller Location Manager
Janet L. Wattles Production Accountant
Terry Ladin Production Coordinator
Louis Sabat Boom Operator
Spike Allison Hooper Assistant Sound Editor
Daniel Allan Carlin Music Editor
Mike Dobie Sound Editor
William B. Kaplan Sound Mixer
Paul Timothy Carden Supervising Sound Editor
Danny Cangemi Special Effects Supervisor
Eddie Murphy Executive Producer
William Howard Assistant Hairstylist
Marie Carter Assistant Makeup Artist
Charles Brescia Additional Second Assistant Director