| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| John Amos |
Cleo McDowell
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| Paul Bates |
Oha
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| Vanessa Bell Calloway |
Imani Izzi (as Vanessa Bell)
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| James Earl Jones |
King Jaffe Joffer
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| Frankie Faison |
Landlord
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| Arsenio Hall |
Semmi/Extremly Ugly Girl/Morris/Reverend Brown
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| Shari Headley |
Lisa McDowell
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| Eriq La Salle |
Darryl Jenks
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| Eddie Murphy |
Prince Akeem/Clarence/Randy Watson/Saul
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| Madge Sinclair |
Queen Aoleon
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy |
| Director |
John Landis |
| Writer |
Eddie Murphy; David Sheffield |
| Studio |
Paramount Pictures |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
114 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.6 |
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| Plot |
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
Half of the characters in this 1988 John Landis potboiler seem to be played either by Eddie Murphy or costar Arsenio Hall, swaddled in elaborate Rick Baker makeup appliances that render them unrecognizable but also weirdly immobile. As a pampered African prince who journeys incognito to Queens, New York, to find a bride who will love him just for himself, Murphy manages to look smug and naive at the same time. There are enjoyable sequences of Murphy's Prince Akeem applying his lordly manner to his new job in a fast-food emporium, and falling for the boss's spirited daughter (Shari Headley), who teaches him how to party down, American style. But the fish-out-water premise is never fully exploited. Star spotters will have a field day locating Cuba Gooding Jr., Donna Summer, Louie Anderson, Vondie Curtis Hall, E.R.'s Eriq La Salle, and Samuel L. Jackson in their minuscule supporting roles. --David Chute |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
097363215776 |
| Chapters |
24 |
| Release Date |
3/9/1999 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer |
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