Overview
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.
Top Cast
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Samuel L. Jackson
Hold-Up Man
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Boy Getting Haircut
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Imani Izzi
Calvin Lockhart
Colonel Izzi
Status
Released
Budget
$30,000,000
Revenue
$288,752,301
Original Language
EN
Production Companies
Eddie Murphy ProductionsParamount Pictures