Coming to America
1988 film by John Landis
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Summary
Coming to America is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,308 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Landis[3]
- Screenwriter: David Sheffield[4], Eddie Murphy[5], Barry W. Blaustein[6]
- Composer: Nile Rodgers[7]
- Genre: romantic comedy film[8]
- Followed by: Coming 2 America[9]
- Cast member: Eddie Murphy[10], James Earl Jones[11], Madge Sinclair[12], John Amos[13], Arsenio Hall[14], Shari Headley[15], Eriq La Salle[16], Samuel L. Jackson[17], Don Ameche[18], Ralph Bellamy[19], Calvin Lockhart[20], Cuba Gooding Jr.[21], Frankie Faison[22], Helen Hanft[23]
- Producer: George Folsey Jr.[24]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: Woody Omens[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 6.2[29], 71%[30], 47/100[31]
- Color: color[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: June 29, 1988[34], September 1, 1988[35]
- Characters: King Jaffe[36], Queen Aoleon[37]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
- Narrative location: New York City[40], Queens[41], Zamunda[42]
- Filming location: New York City[43]
- Film editor: Malcolm Campbell[44]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[45], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[46]
- Title: Coming to America[47]
- Different from: Prince of the City[48], Coming to America[49]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[50]
- Duration: 116[51]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Coming to America include Coming to Homerica[52], a television series episode[53], directed by Steven Dean Moore[54].
Why It Matters
Coming to America has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include Coming to Homerica[52], a television series episode[53], directed by Steven Dean Moore[54].