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Coming to America

Title
  1. Coming to America / director, John Landis.
Published by
  1. Los Angeles, CA : Paramount Home Media Distribution, [2017]

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Additional authors
  1. Landis, John, 1950-
  2. Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
  3. Hall, Arsenio
  4. Jones, James Earl
  5. Anderson, Louie
  6. Headley, Shari, 1964-
  7. Paramount Home Media Distribution, publisher.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Man-woman relationships
  2. Food service employees
  3. Fast food restaurants
  4. Princes
  5. Comedy films
  6. Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > New York > Drama
  7. Fiction films
  8. Food service employees > New York (State) > New York > Drama
  9. New York (State) > New York > Queens
  10. Feature films
  11. Africa
  12. Queens (New York, N.Y.) > Drama
  13. Fast food restaurants > New York (State) > New York > Drama
  14. Princes > Africa > Drama
  15. Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Feature films.
  2. Comedy films.
  3. Fiction films.
  4. Drama.
Call number
  1. JFE 16-953
Note
  1. Title from web page.
  2. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
  3. Wide screen.
Performer (note)
  1. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Louie Anderson, Shari Headley.
Audience (note)
  1. MPAA rating: R.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
Language (note)
  1. English or French dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese or English subtitles.
Title
  1. Coming to America / director, John Landis.
Publisher
  1. Los Angeles, CA : Paramount Home Media Distribution, [2017]
Edition
  1. Special collector's edition.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
Type of carrier
  1. videodisc
Digital file characteristics
  1. video file DVD video
System details
  1. DVD.
Cast
  1. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Louie Anderson, Shari Headley.
Audience
  1. MPAA rating: R.
Language
  1. English or French dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese or English subtitles.
Added author
  1. Landis, John, 1950- film director.
  2. Murphy, Eddie, 1961- actor.
  3. Hall, Arsenio, actor.
  4. Jones, James Earl, actor.
  5. Anderson, Louie, actor.
  6. Headley, Shari, 1964- actor.
  7. Paramount Home Media Distribution, publisher.
Other standard identifier
  1. 032429256669
Publisher no.
  1. 59159912000 Paramount
Research call number
  1. JFE 16-953
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