Coming to America
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Coming to America
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The work Coming to America represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- Coming to America
- Statement of responsibility
- Paramount Pictures presents an Eddie Murphy production ; a Landis/Folsey film ; story by Eddie Murphy ; screenplay by David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein ; produced by George Folsey, Jr. and Robert D. Wachs ; directed by John Landis
- Contributor
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- Jones, James Earl
- Landis, Deborah Nadoolman
- Hall, Arsenio
- Landis, John, 1950-
- MacDonald, Richard, 1919-1993
- Folsey, George, Jr.
- Campbell, Malcolm, (Film editor)
- Blaustein, Barry W.
- Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
- Anderson, Louie
- Omens, Woody
- Rodgers, Nile
- Amos, John, 1939-
- Sheffield, David, 1948-
- Sinclair, Madge
- Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
- Headley, Shari, 1964-
- Wachs, Robert D.
- Subject
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- Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- Romance films
- Romance films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Africa
- Comedy films
- Drama
- Fast food restaurants
- Fast food restaurants -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
- Feature films
- Comedy films
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Fiction films
- Films comiques
- Films d'amour
- Films de fiction
- Food service employees
- Food service employees -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships
- Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (State) -- New York | Queens
- Princes
- Princes -- Africa -- Drama
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- spa
- por
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Pampered African prince Akeem rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. His regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi 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
- Awards note
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- American Comedy Awards, USA: ̀1989: American Comedy Award - Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Arsenio Hall)
- Image Awards, 1990: Image Award - Outstanding Motion Picture ; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Arsenio Hall)
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression
- SAnaASpffx0
- Credits note
- Directors of photography, Woody Omens ; editors, Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr. ; music, Nile Rodgers ; costume designer, Deborah Nadoolman ; production designer, Richard MacDonald ; story by Eddie Murphy
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R
- Language note
- English or French dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese or English subtitles
- PerformerNote
- Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Louie Anderson
- Runtime
- 116
- Technique
- live action
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