Coming to America

Synopsis

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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Cast

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

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Feather

Rose Bearer #1

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Stephanie Simon

Rose Bearer #2

Garcelle Beauvais

Rose Bearer #3

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Street Hustler

Crew

Art

• Dan von Blomberg Set Decoration
• Christopher Nowak Art Direction
• Richard Macdonald Production Design
• Philip C. Hurst Greensman
• R. Gilbert Clayton Set Designer
• Richard B. Lewis Art Direction
• Cheryal Kearney Set Decoration
• William Apperson Construction Foreman
• Carole Lee Cole Assistant Art Director
• Jerry Fitzpatrick Construction Coordinator
• Gregg H. Bilson Property Master
• Richard Evans Swing

Camera

• Sol Negrin Director of Photography
• Woody Omens Director of Photography
• Bruce Atwater Grip
• Ken Fisher First Assistant Camera
• Bruce McBroom Still Photographer
• Joseph Cosko Jr. Second Assistant Camera
• Brian Fitzsimons Second Company Grip
• Jon Falkengren Dolly Grip
• Dennis Gamiello First Company Grip
• Madelyn Most Assistant Camera
• Sunny Johnson Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Kelly Kimball Assistant Costume Designer
• Rolf John Keppler Makeup Artist
• Deborah Nadoolman Landis Costume Design
• Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Costume Supervisor
• Gerald DeTitta Set Dressing Artist
• William Howard Assistant Hairstylist
• Bill Christians Wardrobe Supervisor
• Marie Carter Assistant Makeup Artist
• Rick Baker Makeup Artist

Crew

• Patrick Hogan Driver
• Marc Fambro Carpenter
• Paula Abdul Choreographer
• Lindell Blake Stunts
• Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
• Eddie Jones Craft Service
• John Ashby Utility Stunts
• Rick Baker Makeup Effects
• Cary Kelley Transportation Coordinator
• Saul Kahan Unit Publicist
• Greg Knapp Set Medic
• John Sherrod Stunt Coordinator

Directing

• John Landis Director
• David Sosna First Assistant Director
• Tomaz Remec Second Second Assistant Director
• Charles Brescia Additional Second Assistant Director
• Richard Patrick Second Assistant Director

Editing

• George Folsey Jr. Editor
• Malcolm Campbell Editor
• Bob Noland Color Timer
• John Haggar Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Michael T. James Rigging Grip
• Richie Ford Electrician
• Ed Cooper Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
• John W. DeBlau Chief Lighting Technician

Production

• Mark Lipsky Executive Producer
• George Folsey Jr. Producer
• Leslie Belzberg Executive Producer
• Robert D. Wachs Producer
• David Sosna Associate Producer
• Jackie Burch Casting
• Charles Miller Location Manager
• Michael Tadross Unit Production Manager
• Janet L. Wattles Production Accountant
• Terry Ladin Production Coordinator
• Eddie Murphy Executive Producer
• Martha Appel Production Assistant

Sound

• Nile Rodgers Original Music Composer
• William B. Kaplan Sound Mixer
• Spike Allison Hooper Assistant Sound Editor
• Daniel Allan Carlin Music Editor
• Mike Dobie Sound Editor
• Paul Timothy Carden Supervising Sound Editor
• Frank Graziadei Sound Recordist
• Louis Sabat Boom Operator
• Dean Drabin Foley Mixer
• James Beshears Supervising ADR Editor

Visual Effects

• Danny Cangemi Special Effects Supervisor

Writing

• David Sheffield Screenplay
• Barry W. Blaustein Screenplay
• Eddie Murphy Story
• Brian Stewart Story Editor

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