Cover Image

Coming to America /

Show other versions (1)

An African Prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Akeem's regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sheffield, David, 1948- (Screenwriter), Blaustein, Barry W. (Screenwriter), Murphy, Eddie, 1961- (Actor), Hall, Arsenio (Actor), Jones, James Earl (Actor), Amos, John, 1939- (Actor), Sinclair, Madge, Headley, Shari, 1964-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, French or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: Hollywood, California : Paramount, [2018]
Edition:[30th anniversary edition.].
Subjects:
Princes > Africa > Drama.
Fast food restaurants > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Food service employees > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Queens (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Fast food restaurants.
Food service employees.
Man-woman relationships.
Princes.
Africa.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Queens.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Description
Summary:An African Prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Akeem's regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a ₁Joe job₂ at a fast-food restaurant.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: Prince-ipal photography, the coming together of America; Fit for Akeem, the costumes of Coming to America; Character building, the many faces of Rick Baker; Composing America, the musical talents of Nile Rodgers; A vintage sit-down with Eddie and Arsenio; photo gallery.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, 1080p High Definition wide screen; 5.1 Dolby digital (English), 2.0 Dolby digital (French), Dolby digital mono (Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Music score by Nile Rodgers.