Coming to America

     

Coming to America1988

Director: John Landis
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 116 minutes

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 Af… more »


King Jaffe Joffer:
Our son cannot consort with such a girl.

Cleo McDowell:
Wait a minute.

King Jaffe Joffer:
I know you have been inconvenienced. I am prepared to compensate you. Shall we say one million American dollars?

Cleo McDowell:
No way.

King Jaffe Joffer:
Very well then. Two million.

Cleo McDowell:
You can't buy my daughter off.

King Jaffe Joffer:
Nonsense.

Queen Aoleon:
Jaffe, apologize to Mr. McDowell.

King Jaffe Joffer:
I will do no such thing. The man is beneath me and so is his daughter.

Cleo McDowell:
I don't care who you are. This is America, Jack. Say another word about Lisa, and I'll break my foot off in your royal ass.

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