Coming to America

Resource Information

The work Coming to America represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Berlin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Coming to America

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents an Eddie Murphy production ; a Landis/Folsey film ; story by Eddie Murphy ; screenplay by David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein ; produced by George Folsey, Jr. and Robert D. Wachs ; directed by John Landis

Contributor

• Sheffield, David, 1948-
• Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
• Amos, John, 1939-
• Anderson, Louie
• Blaustein, Barry W.
• Folsey, George, Jr.
• Hall, Arsenio
• Headley, Shari, 1964-
• Jones, James Earl
• Landis, John, 1950-
• Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
• Rodgers, Nile
• Sinclair, Madge
• Wachs, Robert D.

Actor

• Amos, John, 1939-
• Jones, James Earl
• Sinclair, Madge
• Headley, Shari, 1964-
• Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
• Hall, Arsenio
• Anderson, Louie

Creator

• Murphy, Eddie, 1961-

Film director

• Landis, John, 1950-

Film producer

• Wachs, Robert D.
• Folsey, George, Jr.

Presenter

• Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)

Publisher

• Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)

Screenwriter

• Blaustein, Barry W.
• Sheffield, David, 1948-

Subject

• Food service employees -- New York (State) | New York
• Queens (New York, N.Y.)
• Comedy films
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Princes -- Africa
• Fast food restaurants -- New York (State) | New York
• Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) | New York
• Feature films

Genre

• Feature films
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Comedy films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• por
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Pampered African prince Akeem rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. His 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 'Joe job' at a fast-food restaurant

Member of

• Coming to America (Motion picture)

Awards note

• American Comedy Awards, USA: 1̀989: American Comedy Award - Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Arsenio Hall)
• Image Awards, 1990: Image Award - Outstanding Motion Picture ; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Arsenio Hall)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Directors of photography, Woody Omens ; editors, Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr. ; music, Nile Rodgers ; costume designer, Deborah Nadoolman ; production designer, Richard MacDonald ; story by Eddie Murphy

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English or French dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese or English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.C66 2017

PerformerNote

Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Louie Anderson

Runtime

116

Technique

live action