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Coming to America (Special Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray] Overviews

Paramount Coming To America (Blu-ray) (Special Collector’s Edition)
“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 andRalph 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.

Coming to America (Special Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray] Review

4.5 from 5
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This movie is the best thing from back in the day! I know my co-worker (something like a friend) will enjoy this on his birthday. They did remake this on dvd again, bue i couldn’t find it in stores so i bought it on amazon. Eddie Murphy played a good role in this film. Shot-out to Eddie Murphy! This movie was so funny as hell i tell yaa! Thanks Amazon! Keep it up!

Dee Smalls
Representing Decatur GA

Coming to America (Special Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray] Specifications

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

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