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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1988-06-29
- video_camera_front Companies Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 117 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 4398 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0094898
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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
groups Crew

David Sheffield
Screenplay

George Folsey Jr.
Editor

Mark Lipsky
Executive Producer

George Folsey Jr.
Producer

Nile Rodgers
Original Music Composer

Sol Negrin
Director of Photography

John Landis
Director

Barry W. Blaustein
Screenplay

Leslie Belzberg
Executive Producer

Robert D. Wachs
Producer

Malcolm Campbell
Editor

Woody Omens
Director of Photography

Eddie Murphy
Story

David Sosna
Associate Producer

Dan von Blomberg
Set Decoration

Christopher Nowak
Art Direction

Kelly Kimball
Assistant Costume Designer

Rolf John Keppler
Makeup Artist

Jackie Burch
Casting

Richard Macdonald
Production Design

Bruce Atwater
Grip

Philip C. Hurst
Greensman

R. Gilbert Clayton
Set Designer

Richard B. Lewis
Art Direction

Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design

Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration

William Apperson
Construction Foreman

Ken Fisher
First Assistant Camera

Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Supervisor

Carole Lee Cole
Assistant Art Director

Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator

Gerald DeTitta
Set Dressing Artist

Marc Fambro
Carpenter

Paula Abdul
Choreographer

Lindell Blake
Stunts

Charles Miller
Location Manager

Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master

Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist

David Sosna
First Assistant Director

Eddie Jones
Craft Service

Michael Tadross
Unit Production Manager

John Ashby
Utility Stunts

Rick Baker
Makeup Effects

Janet L. Wattles
Production Accountant

Michael T. James
Rigging Grip

Patrick Hogan
Driver

Cary Kelley
Transportation Coordinator

William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer

Saul Kahan
Unit Publicist

Richie Ford
Electrician

Spike Allison Hooper
Assistant Sound Editor

Daniel Allan Carlin
Music Editor

Terry Ladin
Production Coordinator

Danny Cangemi
Special Effects Supervisor

Greg Knapp
Set Medic

Bob Noland
Color Timer

Mike Dobie
Sound Editor

Paul Timothy Carden
Supervising Sound Editor

Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist

John Sherrod
Stunt Coordinator

Louis Sabat
Boom Operator

Eddie Murphy
Executive Producer

Tomaz Remec
Second Second Assistant Director

Carlton Holder
Stunt Double

Joseph Banks
Generator Operator

Martha Appel
Production Assistant

Brian Stewart
Story Editor

Richard Evans
Swing

Dean Drabin
Foley Mixer

John Haggar
Assistant Editor

Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master

James Beshears
Supervising ADR Editor

Ginny Warner
Production Secretary

Joseph Cosko Jr.
Second Assistant Camera

Brian Fitzsimons
Second Company Grip

William Howard
Assistant Hairstylist

Ferne Cassel
Casting Assistant

Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor

Ed Cooper
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Charles Brescia
Additional Second Assistant Director

Jon Falkengren
Dolly Grip

Richard Patrick
Second Assistant Director

Dennis Gamiello
First Company Grip

Madelyn Most
Assistant Camera

Chris Schutsky
Location Assistant

Rae Lockett
Extras Casting Assistant

Marie Carter
Assistant Makeup Artist

John W. DeBlau
Chief Lighting Technician

Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
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