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Coming to America (Special Collector's Edition) DVD

R (Restricted) :: Paramount :: Released: 2007-06-05

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Coming to America (Special Collector's Edition) Summary coming To America Casts Comedian Eddie Murphy As Pampered African Prince Akeem, Who Rebels Against An Arranged Marriage And Heads To America To Find A New Bride. Murphy's Regal Father (james Earl Jones) Agrees To Allow The Prince 40 Days To Roam The U.s., Sending The Prince's Faithful Retainer Semmi (arsenio Hall) 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. Murphy And Hall Play Multiple Roles, And There Are Innumerable Celebrity Cameos Peppered Throughout The Proceedings — Including The Duke Brothers (don Ameche And Ralph Bellamy) From trading Places. coming To America Made Further Headlines When Humorist Art Buchwald Sued The Film's Producers For Plagiarizing One Of His Works. Buchwald Carried The Case To Trial, Where He Won A Sizeable Judgement Against The Film's Producers.

Half of the characters in this 1988 John Landis potboiler seem to be played either by Eddie Murphy or costar Arsenio Hall, swaddled in elaborate Rick Baker makeup appliances that render them unrecognizable but also weirdly immobile. As a pampered African prince who journeys incognito to Queens, New York, to find a bride who will love him just for himself, Murphy manages to look smug and naive at the same time. There are enjoyable sequences of Murphy's Prince Akeem applying his lordly manner to his new job in a fast-food emporium, and falling for the boss's spirited daughter (Shari Headley), who teaches him how to party down, American style. But the fish-out-water premise is never fully exploited. Star spotters will have a field day locating Cuba Gooding Jr., Donna Summer, Louie Anderson, Vondie Curtis Hall, E.R.'s Eriq La Salle, and Samuel L. Jackson in their minuscule supporting roles. --David Chute

Techincal Details Cast: Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 116 mins
UPC: 097361222943
Binding: DVD
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: 2007-06-05
Region Code: 1
Specs: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),