Coming to America
(DVD) 

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Landis, John, 1950- film director.
Murphy, Eddie, 1961- author,
Sheffield, David, 1948- screenwriter.
Blaustein, Barry W., screenwriter.
Wachs, Robert D., film producer.
Published
Los Angeles, CA : Paramount Home Media Distribution, [2017].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
Los Angeles, CA : Paramount Home Media Distribution, [2017].
Edition
Special collector's edition.
Language
English
UPC
032429256669

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
General Note
Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Woody Omens ; editors, Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr. ; music, Nile Rodgers ; costume designer, Deborah Nadoolman ; production designer, Richard MacDonald.
Participants/Performers
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, French).
Language
English or French dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese or English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Comedy films.
Fast food restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Food service employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Princes -- Africa -- Drama.
Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Romantic comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Landis, J., Murphy, E., Sheffield, D., Blaustein, B. W., Wachs, R. D., Folsey, G., Jr., Hall, A., Jones, J. E., Amos, J., Sinclair, M., & Headley, S. (2017). Coming to America (Special collector's edition.). Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John Landis et al.. 2017. Coming to America. Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John Landis et al.. Coming to America Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Home Media Distribution, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Landis, J., Murphy, E., Sheffield, D., Blaustein, B. W., Wachs, R. D., Folsey, G., Jr. and Hall, A. et al (2017). Coming to america. Special collector's edn. Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Home Media Distribution.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Landis, John, et al. Coming to America Special collector's edition., Paramount Home Media Distribution, 2017.

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