Coming to America

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comedy film film romantic comedy film

Coming to America is a 1988 comedy film in which Eddie Murphy plays an African prince who travels to New York City in search of true love, known for its humor, cultural satire, and multiple characters portrayed by Murphy.

Aliases (1)

Coming to America (1988 film) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy film → film → romantic comedy film →
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide	over 280 million USD →
character	Cleo McDowell → King Jaffe Joffer → Lisa McDowell NERFINISHED → Prince Akeem Joffer → Queen Aoleon Joffer → Semmi →
cinematographyBy	Woody Omens →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	John Landis →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
editedBy	Malcolm Campbell →
featuresFictionalLocation	Zamunda →
filmingLocation	Los Angeles → New York City →
followedBy	Coming 2 America →
genre	comedy → romantic comedy → satire →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Prince Akeem Joffer →
MPAARating	R →
musicBy	Nile Rodgers →
notableFor	Eddie Murphy playing multiple characters → cultural satire → depiction of African royalty →
originalLanguage	English →
portrayedBy	Eddie Murphy →
producer	George Folsey Jr. → Robert D. Wachs →
productionCompany	Paramount Pictures →
releaseDate	1988-06-29 →
releaseYear	1988 →
runtimeMinutes	116 →
screenwriter	Barry W. Blaustein NERFINISHED → David Sheffield →
setIn	New York City → Queens NERFINISHED →
starring	Arsenio Hall → Eddie Murphy → James Earl Jones → John Amos → Louie Anderson → Madge Sinclair → Shari Headley →
storyBy	Eddie Murphy →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prince Akeem Joffer →	appearsIn
Prince Akeem Joffer ("Coming to America (1988 film)") →	createdFor
Prince Akeem Joffer →	firstAppearance
Eddie Murphy →	notableWork