Coming to America
1988
***
Director: John Landis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Allison Dean
Prince Akeem, the pampered heir to the throne of Zamunda, refuses his arranged bride and travels to Queens to experience some real life. Director John Landis and Eddie Murphy reunite for a likeable but not terribly funny culture clash comedy. Two characters from Trading Places, their previous collaboration, have brief but amusing cameos. Murphy and Arsenio Hall both play multiple characters. Followed by a 2021 sequel.
