Coming to America
1988 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 231,003 VOTES · DIR. John Landis
Overview
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
Dialogue Timeline — 963 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:40 Good morning, your Highness.
00:09:27 But over the years, I have grown to love your father very much.
00:16:57 To be used at your discretion
00:21:23 - So you want to sow your royal oats? - No, it's not that...
00:26:35 - That was a great boxer. - You're damn right.
00:31:01 - Semmi, let him go. - Those things belong to us.
00:35:07 A man's got to put in overtime for me to get off.
00:38:41 - Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. - Joy!
00:42:59 Ushers are passing with donation baskets, so please - give all you can.
00:48:44 Straw.
00:52:13 The Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay.
00:56:46 In his face! In his face!
01:00:40 That's what I mean. The guys that work here don't quote Nietzsche.
01:04:46 I had a cup of coffee in my hand. You understand, right?
01:09:01 I can be loose. See?
01:12:52 - What's wrong? - Nothing's wrong.
01:17:20 Yes, yes. Does it surprise you?
01:21:57 My servant.
01:27:37 Akeem will not listen to me, he's gone quite mad.
01:31:57 Get out of here, dog.
01:36:26 - Come with me. - Where are we going?
01:39:41 - Nonsense! - Jaffe, apologise to Mr McDowell.
01:44:24 It shouldn't, but I...
500:00:00 pair of earrings.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed963
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:03:40
Final line500:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJohn Landis
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$288,752,301
IMDb votes231,003