Coming to America

Release: June 29, 1988

Prince Akeem, future king of the country Zamunda, has reached the age when he should marry. There's a to-be-wife for him already chosen, but he doesn't want to marry her. He decides that in America he might find a more indepndent wife for himself. His childhood friend and servant Semmi escorts him into the dephts of Queens in New York. After some searching Akeem finds the woman he was looking for, Lisa. The next day Prince Akeem and Semmi both of them start working at McDowell's,Lisa's father's restaurant, as poor univerity students from Africa. Akeem spends a lot of time and effort on getting Lisa to notice and fall in love with him.

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Title	Date Added	Release Date
Coming to America	05/01/2012	(1988)
War Games	04/30/2012	(1983)
Made in America	05/01/2012	(1993)
Captain America: Brave New World	05/05/2024	(2025)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island	05/01/2012	(1998)
The Mouse on the Mayflower	11/08/2015	(1968)
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Trailers

McDonald's spot: America's Meat & Potatoes ('89)

.15 "Now on Videocassette [5/7(/89)]" spot

"They're McDonald's" featured in .15 McD's "8.14.23" teaser for Loki-s2's "...

This TV spot doesn't have watermarks.

This theatrical trailer has the MPAA band, the Paramount logo and the relea...

CBS Promo

Posters

Quotes

Prince Akeem: "Sir, did you happen to catch the professional football contest on television last night?"

Cleo: "No, I didn't."

Prince Akeem: "Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big "H". It was a most ripping victory."

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Cleo: "Look... me and the McDonald's people got this little misunderstanding. See, they're McDonald's... I'm McDowell's. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but they use a sesame seed bun. My buns have no seeds."

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Cleo: "See: they're McDonald's; i'm McDowell's."

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Topless female: "The royal penis is clean your highness"

Simee: "Hippopotamus sh*t!"

McDowell: "Son, I'm just gonna tell you this one time."

Akeem: "Yes?"

McDowell: "You want to keep working here? Stay off the drugs!"

Akeem: "Yes sir!"

Akeem: "Oh, it was most exhilarating! The Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay, and in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big H! It was a most gripping victory!"

Akeem: "(To McDowell) Sir, I was wondering, did you happen to catch the professional football contest on television last night?"

McDowell: "No, I didn't."

darryl: "what kind of games did you play in africa. chase the monkey. -darryl"

King of Zamunda: "Who am I to change the rules? (Queen of Zamunda) I thought you were the King. -King of Zamunda"

Barber (Eddie Murphy): "F you, F you, and F you! Who's next? -Barber (Eddie Murphy)"

Barber Shop worker: "NO YOU DID NOT meet Dr. Martin Luther the King! -Barber Shop worker"

Prince Akeem: "Bark like a dog....a little dog. -Prince Akeem"

Don Ameche: "Norbert! We're back on top! -Don Ameche"

Randy Watson: "And while yall are in the clapping mood, how bout a big round of applause for my band.....SEXUAL CHOCOLATE -Randy Watson"

Bather: "The royal penis is clean Your Highness -Bather"

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