Top billed cast

1. 

   Eddie Murphy

   Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

2. 

   Arsenio Hall

   Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

3. 

   Shari Headley

   Lisa McDowell

4. 

   John Amos

   Cleo McDowell

5. 

   James Earl Jones

   King Jaffe Joffer

6. 

   Madge Sinclair

   Queen Aoleon

7. 

   Eriq La Salle

   Darryl Jenks

8. 

   Allison Dean

   Patrice McDowell

9. 

   Frankie Faison

   Landlord

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Reviews

A review by Kamurai

Written by Kamurai on 2021-03-10

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

A very good approach to a "Pauper and Prince" trope mix with a culture shock trope. The excellent cast involved really takes it a long way with good writing to help it along.

It's admittedly not a very original story structure, so while it is not all that refreshingly unpredictable, but it's good to see a foreign royalty in an American setting, and an African one at that.

I do think this is consistently funny and has maintained over 30 years, so definitely check this out if you haven't.

Recommendations

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2. Isn't It Romantic61%
3. Everyone Says I Love You64%
4. Hello, Dolly!69%
5. The Secret of My Success65%
6. The Wrong Paris67%
7. Whatever Works70%
8. Yoh! Bestie63%
9. Relationship Goals62%
10. Little Italy66%
11. The Prince and the Showgirl63%
12. Keeping the Faith61%
13. Wedding Season62%
14. People We Meet on Vacation69%
15. It Happened One Night78%
16. Anchors Aweigh68%
17. Blind Date60%
18. The Valet74%
19. Think Like a Man Too64%
20. Always Be My Maybe66%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$30,000,000.00

Revenue
$288,752,301.00

Keywords

• new york city
• fast food restaurant
• prince
• fake identity
• heir to the throne
• royal family
• fish out of water
• rich man
• searching for love
• rich family
• satirical
• pretending to be poor
• absurd
• hilarious
• ambiguous
• amused
• exhilarated
• familiar
• melodramatic
• african american romance
• african royalty