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Release Date
Jun 29, 1988 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 9, 1999
• R2: 7 May 2001
Budget $28,000,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 56 minutes
Country USA
Studio Universal
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Coming to America
• Prince in New York (1988)
• Der Prinz aus Zamunda (1988)
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Cast & Crew
| Directed by |
John Landis
The Blues Brothers, Animal House, Trading Places |
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| Written by |
Eddie Murphy - story
Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live |
 | David Sheffield - screenplay
The Honeymooners, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live |
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| Cast |
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| Arsenio Hall
Amazon Women on the Moon, Harlem Nights, Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life |
 | James Earl Jones - King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, Dr. Strangelove |
 | Eriq La Salle - Darryl Jenks
One Hour Photo, Jacob's Ladder, Color of Night |
 | Frankie Faison - Landlord
The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon |
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 | Calvin Lockhart - Colonel Izzi
Predator 2, Wild at Heart, Myra Breckinridge |
 | Samuel L. Jackson - Hold-Up Man
Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
 | Garcelle Beauvais - Rose Bearer
Wild Wild West, Bad Company, Barbershop 2: Back in Business |
 | John Amos - Cleo McDowell
Die Hard 2, The Beastmaster, Lock Up | | Shari Headley - Lisa McDowell
Johnson Family Vacation, Paris Is Burning | Paul Bates - Oha
True Romance, Instinct, Jennifer Eight | | Allison Dean - Patricia McDowell
Cool as Ice, Ruby in Paradise, Where's Marlowe? | | Jake Steinfeld - Cab Driver
Susan's Plan, Model Behavior, You Can't Hurry Love | | | |
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| Music By |
Nile Rodgers
Shrek 2, Beverly Hills Cop III, Earth Girls Are Easy |
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| Produced by |
Leslie Belzberg - executive producer
Blues Brothers 2000, Oscar, Innocent Blood | | Mark Lipsky - executive producer
The Nutty Professor, Beverly Hills Cop III, Another 48 Hrs. | |
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