An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
Top Cast
Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem
Arsenio Hall as Semmi
Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell
John Amos as Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
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