Search - Coming to America [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 03/09/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Errors, Comedy of Manners See Also: Coming to America [Widescreen], Coming to America [Special Collector's Edition], Coming to America [Blu-ray], Coming to America [HD DVD], Coming to America [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD]

Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) 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. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings -- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. Coming to America made further headlines when humorist Art Buchwald sued the film's producers for plagiarizing one of his works. Buchwald carried the case to trial, where he won a sizeable judgement against the film's producers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Eddie Murphy - Saul
Eddie Murphy - Randy Watson
Eddie Murphy - Prince Akeem
Eddie Murphy - Clarence
Arsenio Hall - Extremely Ugly Girl
Arsenio Hall - Morris
Arsenio Hall - Rev. Brow
Arsenio Hall - Semmi
John Amos - Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones - King Jaffe Joffer
Shari Headley - Lisa McDowell

One of the many Eddie Murphy/John Landis collaborations, Coming to America comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but both soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a solid, but unspectacular release from Paramount that does not quite justify its high list price. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide