Coming to America

Coming to America is a 1988 film starring Eddie Murphy as the Prince of a fictitious African monarchy called Zamunda. It was written by Murphy with David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and it was directed by John Landis.

Plot

Faced with the prospect of an arranged marriage to a woman he has never met, Akeem pleads with his father, the King (James Earl Jones), to be allowed to go to the America to find a bride of his own choosing.

Related Topics:
Arranged marriage - America

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His father misunderstands him and believes that the prince wishes to "sow his royal oats" before settling down with his arranged bride. The prince and his best friend set off to New York, and Akeem picks the area of Queens as the best place to look for potential brides.

Related Topics:
New York - Queens

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Akeem and Semmi pretend to be African exchange students so that people will not treat them differently for their royalty. Eventually Akeem meets a girl that is the daughter of the owner of the fast food restaurant that he and Semmi works at. It takes a while to win her over but he does and they fall in love. After she finds out who Akeem really is, she is at first upset that he lied. In the end, love prevails and the two are married.

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