Coming to America (1988)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Prince Akeem/Clarence/Saul/Randy Watson

      Eddie Murphy

    • King Jaffe Joffer

      James Earl Jones

    • Semmi/Morris/extremely ugly girl/Brown

      Arsenio Hall

    • Lisa McDowell

      Shari Headley

    • Queen Aoleon

      Madge Sinclair

    • colonel Izzi

      Calvin Lockhart

    • Cleo McDowell

      John Amos

    • Patrice McDowell

      Allison Dean

    • Darryl jenks

      Eriq Lasalle

    • Oha

      Paul Bates

    • rose bearer

      Garcelle Beauvais

    • rose bearer

      Feather

    • rose bearer

      Stephanie Simon

    • bather

      Victoria Dillard

    • bather

      Felicia Taylor

    • bather

      Michele Watley

    • lady-in-waiting

      Sheila Johnson

    • T-shirt hawker

      Raymond D. Turner

    • large woman

      Billi Gordon

    • cab driver

      Jake Steinfeld

    • boy getting haircut

      Cuba Gooding Jr

    • Sweets

      Clint Smith

    • landlord

      Frankie Faison

    • Stu

      Uncle Ray Murphy

    • street hustler

      Ruben Hudson

    • soul glo woman

      Paulette Banoza

    • soul glo man

      Clyde R. Jones

    • devil woman

      Patricia Mathews

    • big stank woman

      Mary Bond Davis

    • stuck-up girl

      Kara Young

    • tough girl

      Carla Earle

    • ex-Siamese twin

      Karen Renee Owens

    • ex-Siamese twin

      Sharon Renee Owens

    • kinky girl

      Lisa Gumora

    • strange woman

      June Boykins

    • Fresh Peaches

      Janette Colon

    • Sugar Cube

      Vanessa Colon

    • boring girl

      Monique Mannen

    • awareness woman

      Mindora Mimms

    • awareness woman

      Cynthia Finkley

    • Maurice

      Louie Anderson

    • Cartier delivery man

      David O. Sosna

    • basketball game vendor

      Curtis-hall, Vondie

    • hold up man

      Samuel L. Jackson

    • Dottie the dog

      Dottie

    • Mr. Jenks

      Arthur Adams

    • Mrs. Jenks

      Lani Kaye Harkless

    • grandma Jenks

      Montrose Hagins

    • party guest

      Tonja Rivers

    • Mortimer Duke

      Don Ameche

    • Randolph Duke

      Ralph Bellamy

    • telegraph lady

      Elaine Kagan

    • taxi driver

      Michael Tadross

    • subway guy

      Steve White

    • subway lady

      Helen Hanft

    • elderly passenger

      Birdie M. Hale

    • face on cutting room floor

      Jim Abrahams

    • dancer

      Leah Aldridge

    • dancer

      Aurorah Allain

    • dancer

      Paula Brown

    • dancer

      Dwayne Chattman

    • dancer

      Stephanie Clark

    • dancer

      Victoria Dillard

    • dancer

      Robin Dimension

    • dancer

      Shaun Earl

    • dancer

      Eric L. Ellis

    • dancer

      Sharon Ferrol

    • dancer

      Eric D. Henderson

    • dancer

      Gigi Hunter

    • dancer

      Debra Johnson

    • dancer

      Tanya Lynne Lee

    • dancer

      Jimmy Locust

    • dancer

      Monique Mannen

    • dancer

      Karen Renee Owens

    • dancer

      Sharon Renee Owens

    • dancer

      Donna Perkins

    • dancer

      Dionne Rockhold

    • dancer

      Gina Consuela Rose

    • dancer

      Randolph Scott

    • dancer

      Robbin Tasha-Ford

    • dancer

      Jerald Vincent

    • dancer

      Eyan Williams

    • Imani Izzi

      Vanessa Bell

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      John Landis

    • Assistant Director

      David O. Sosna

    • Assistant Director

      Richard Patrick

    • Assistant director (LA)

      Tracy Rosenthal

    • Assistant director (LA)

      Tomaz Remel

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Paramount Pictures Corporation

    • A Production by

      Eddie Murphy

    • Executive Producer

      Mark Lipsky

    • Executive Producer

      Leslie Belzberg

    • Producer

      George Folsey Jr

    • Producer

      Robert D. Wachs

    • Associate Producer

      David O. Sosna

    • Unit production manager (LA)

      William Watkins

    • Unit production manager (NY)

      Michael Tadross

    • Production co-ordinator (LA)

      Debbie Schwab

    • Production co-ordinator (NY)

      Terry Ladin

    • Location manager (LA)

      Steven Shkolnik

    • Location manager (NY)

      Charles Miller

    • Production assistant (LA)

      Janet Wattles

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Martha Appel

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Fetteroff Colen

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Anthony D'esposito

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Emily Freeman

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Kenneth H. Frith

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Matthew Gould

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Greg Hale

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Daniel Hank

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Randy Harris

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Jerome Holmes

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Bridget Jacoby

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Tina James

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Larry Johnson

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Enrico Mastracchi Manes

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Joe Mcdougall

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Lance Mooreland

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Justin Moritt

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Murphy, Charles

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Ray Murphy Jr

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Ray Murphy Sr.

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Frank Serrano

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Beatrice Spencer

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Jeffrey Suttles

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Deehoward B. White

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Lyn Wilson

    • Production assistant (NY)

      Nathaniel Woodward

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Jackie Burch

    • Extras casting (LA)

      Jim Green

    • Extras casting (LA)

      Eddie Smith

    • Extras casting (NY)

      Sylvia Fay

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      David Sheffield

    • Screenplay

      Barry W. Blaustein

    • Original story

      Eddie Murphy

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Woody Omens

    • Camera operator (LA)

      Phil Caplan

    • Camera operator (LA)

      Douglas Knapp

    • 2nd camera operator (NY)

      Craig DiBona

    Special Effects:

    • Special visual effects

      Syd Dutton

    • Special visual effects

      Bill Taylor

    • Matte photography (LA)

      Mark Freund

    • Matte photography (LA)

      Mark Sawicki

    • Matte photography (LA)

      Bill Taylor

    • Model photography (LA)

      Smith, Doug

    • Matte artist (LA)

      Syd Dutton

    • Matte artist (LA)

      Albert J. Whitlock

    • Matte artist (LA)

      Mark Whitlock

    • Matte animation (LA)

      Catherine Sudolcan

    • Matte line-up (LA)

      Mark Dornfeld

    • Special effects supervisor (LA)

      Dan Cangemi

    • Chief model maker (LA)

      Grant McCune

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Malcolm Campbell

    • Editor

      George Folsey Jr

    • Editor (NY)

      Jill Searchinger

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Richard Macdonald

    • Art director (LA)

      Richard B. Lewis

    • Set design (LA)

      Greg Papalia

    • Set design (LA)

      Ron Yates

    • Set design (LA)

      Gil Clayton

    • Set design (LA)

      Erin M. Cummins

    • Set design (LA)

      Larry Hubbs

    • Set decorator (LA)

      Cheryal Kearney

    • Set decorator (NY)

      Ron Von Blomberg

    • Set dresser (NY)

      Dan Grosso

    • Set dresser (NY)

      Chris Vogt

    • Set dresser (NY)

      Bill Durnin

    • Set dresser (NY)

      Jerry Detitta

    • Set dresser (NY)

      Rick Nelson

    • Scenic artist (NY)

      Ed Garzero

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Deborah Nadoolman

    • Costume supervisor (LA)

      Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

    • Key men's costumer (LA)

      Frank Perry Rose

    • Key women's costumer

      Violette Jones-Faison

    • Costumer (LA)

      Hugo Peña

    • Costumer (LA)

      Melissa Franz

    • Costumer (LA)

      David Page

    • Wardrobe supervisor (NY)

      Bill Christians

    • Wardrobe (NY)

      Jennifer L. Bryan

    Make-up:

    • Head makeup artist (LA)

      Bernadine Anderson

    • Body makeup (LA)

      Jane English

    • Makeup (NY)

      Marilyn L. Peoples

    • Special makeup effects

      Rick Baker

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Greg Nelson

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Margaret Beserra

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Norman Cabrera

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Bill Fletcher

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Jim Leonard

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Greg Punchantz

    • Special makeup effects (LA)

      Matt Rose

    Titles:

    • Main title lettering

      Douy Swofford

    Film processing:

    • Opticals

      Cinema Research Corporation

    Music:

    • Music

      Nile Rodgers

    • Orchestrations (LA)

      Mark McKenzie

    • Additional orchestrations

      Albert Olson

    • Music Editor

      Dan Carlin

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Ed Cherney

    • Sound Recording

      Kaplan, William B.

    • Sound recording (NY)

      James Sabat

    • Sound recording (NY)

      Frank Graziadei

    • Sound Re-recording

      Larry Stensvold

    • Sound Re-recording

      Bill Gazecki

    • Sound Re-recording

      Bill Thiederman

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Richard C. Franklin Jr

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Paul Carden

    • Sound Editor

      Mike Dobie

    • Sound Editor

      Lenny Geschke

    • Sound Editor

      Don Malouf

    • Sound Editor

      Charles E. Smith

    • Supervising ADR editor

      James Beshears

    • Foley recording

      Dean Drabin

    • Foley

      Gary Hecker

    • Foley

      Dan O'Connell

    Choreography:

    • Choreography

      Paula Abdul

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      John Sherrod

    • Stunts

      Lindell Blake

    • Stunts

      Alex A. Brown

    • Stunts

      Andy Duppin

    • Stunts

      Peter Hock

    • Stunts

      Carlton Holder

    Consultant:

    • Animals supplied

      Brian McMillan