Arsenio Hall, Eddie Murphy, Garcelle Beauvais
An African prince decides that Queens, New York is the appropriate place to search for a woman to share his throne.
DVD Release Date: March 9, 1999
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September 22, 2009An old favourite! Look out for the brief before-he-was-famous Samuel L. Jackson scene.
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December 14, 2008Prince Akeem: But when I marry, I want the woman to love me for who I am, not because of what I am.
King Jaffe Joffer: And who are you?
Prince Akeem: I am a man who has never tied his own shoes.
King Jaffe Joffer: Wrong. You are a PRINCE who has never tied his own shoes. I tied m...( read more) -
July 13, 2008Murphy joined forces with Arsenio Hall for the first of his multiple character comedies. Murphy's main character is Prince Akeem, an African royal who travels to New York to find a suitable wife. All he wants is, "A woman that's going to arouse my intellect as well as my loins." ...( read more)
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June 20, 2008It's the 80's and this film has no shame in that. Moderately funny it's atypical prince to pauper scenario, like a reverse version of Aladdin. Eddie Murphy is wonderful in his role even if it is a bit subdued, resulting in him taking other roles to really let loose. A good suppor...( read more)
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April 4, 2008A comical 80?s comedy, that?s still great to revisit today. A riches to rags story of love, watch out for the cameo role from Samuel L. Jackson. I have watched this film countless times.
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November 21, 2009This is a funny comedy from the 80's. Stars Eddie Murphy as a African Prince coming to America to search for a bride. A solid comedy that made me laugh a few times. Eddie Murphy is funny in this and plays multiple characters. Worth a one time watch.
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November 18, 2009Silly. Entertaining. An amusing slice of America in the 1980's. Worth seeing.
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November 7, 2009parmi ses premiers succès, on n'oubliera pas son "sexy chhhhhhhhocolat" lol
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