Coming to America with Eddie Murphy: DVD Cover

    Coming to America Director: John Landis Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones

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    • DVD Release Date: 02/03/2009
    • Original Release: 1988
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 7,329

    Viewer Rating: (7 ratings)

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    Scenes

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    Disc #1 -- Coming to America
    1. Opening Credits
    2. Happy Birthday
    3. Trouble In Paradise
    4. Here Comes the Bride
    5. Royal Oats
    6. America
    7. Meeting the Locals
    8. Barber Shop Quartet
    9. In Search of a Queen
    10. Black Awareness Week
    11. Working With the Natives
    12. The Way to a Woman's Heart
    13. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
    14. Mopping Up
    15. Engagement Party?
    16. Humble Abode
    17. To Be Loved...
    18. Riches to Rags
    19. A King In New York
    20. Hospitality
    21. The Truth
    22. Take a Chance
    23. Here Comes the Bride - Take 2
    24. End Credits

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    Editorial Reviews

    Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings -- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. Coming to America made further headlines when humorist Art Buchwald sued the film's producers for plagiarizing one of his works. Buchwald carried the case to trial, where he won a sizeable judgement against the film's producers. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    a very good movieby MeganLA

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    August 06, 2009: seen it on the AMC channel and i started to watch it a very good movie a comedy about a man going to the city by getting a job and falling in love with a girl plot to the movie even though he was alraedy rich he wanted to see the real world and wanted to work for a living

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    The Humor Never Grows Oldby Anonymous

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    February 09, 2006: Every time I see this movie on television, I cannot keep myself from watching it because I love it so much, but I am always disappointed to see how much language and content has been edited. I'm FINALLY going to get a DVD so I can watch it unfettered!

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.


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