![]() 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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