Coming to America
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Kevin Armstrong: Speedy UConn sophomore Kemba Walker emerging as natural leader...with a two-point lead and 30 seconds left. The playground, which has an announcer who refers to him as the Prince of Zamunda (Eddie Murphy's character in Coming To America) had always welcomed him. But just past mid-court, he saw flashes from... In this article: Jim Calhoun, Uconn Huskies, Uconn Huskies, and Corey Fisher |
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Houston Chronicle | 6 days ago
Rice senior Dixon remembered for production, haircuts
...season 'do. He insists Dixon rocked a Jheri curl reminiscent of one of the main characters in Eddie Murphy's '80s classic Coming to America, recalling several Owls jokingly asking what types of juices and berries he used. But Dixon...
In this article: David Bailiff, Tulane, NFL, Eddie Murphy, and Rice Stadium
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San Antonio News | November 06, 2009
Lopez wants to re-invent the talk show
...Fox's "The Late Show" after Rivers was yanked. Though successful in that role, he opted to leave to shoot "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy, then launched a popular talk show with Paramount. A stellar moment? When presidential candidate...
In this article: George Lopez, Joan Rivers, Bill Maher, Johnny Carson, Arsenio Hall, HBO, David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Bill Clinton
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New Kerala | November 05, 2009
Paula Abdul 'rekindles' romance with ex
...flame to offer words of support. And now the two of them, who met on the set of Eddie Murphy''s 1988 movie Coming to America, are giving their relationship another try, reports the National Enquirer. A source says, "Arsenio reached out to...
In this article: Paula Abdul, Arsenio, Eddie Murphy, American Idol, and Washington
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | November 05, 2009
TV: AVQ&A:Drop-everything movies
...poison. I saw Coming To America originally at a drive-in as a 12-year-old geeked to see an R-rated movie with dialogue like "the royal penis is clean," and I'm always happy to revisit Landis' Capra-esque fairy-tale New York. I'll watch...
In this article: Steel Magnolias, Twister, Sean Connery, DVD, Paul Thomas Anderson, Mel Brooks, The Producers, New Jack City, Goodfellas, and The Godfather
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | October 05, 2009
Alain Bernheim; producer sued studio
...and his producing partner, Mr. Bernheim, filed a $5-million lawsuit against Paramount in 1988, contending that the Eddie Murphy hit "Coming to America'' was based on a treatment about an African prince who leaves his homeland to find a...
In this article: Art Buchwald, Los Angeles, Paris, and Paramount Pictures
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E! Online | September 16, 2009
Can a Lawsuit Stop That New Jen Aniston Flick?
...copyright suits. In 1990, writer and humorist Art Buchwald pummeled Paramount in court after it released Eddie Murphy's Coming to America without compensating Buchwald; the story was actually Buchwald's idea. And still other movie...
In this article: Jennifer Aniston, Universal, Art Buchwald, Watchmen, Warner Bros., and Eddie Murphy
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | December 23, 2008
'Coming to America' documentary follows foreign princes searching for love
The four part documentary is reminiscent of the 1988 film Coming to America which features Eddie Murphy as an African prince who goes to New York City in search of a wife who wil love him for himself, not his royal position. Like...
In this article: Eddie Murphy, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Brighton, BBC Three, Sri Lanka, and India
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Coming to America
...America is a 1988 comedy film, directed by John Landis. The screenplay was written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, from a story by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the film. Murphy plays an African prince, who heads to the United...
In this article: Eddie Murphy, McDonald's, Trading Places, John Landis, James Earl Jones, and Martin Lawrence
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Fanster | October 02, 2009
Friday links
...Valley of the Suns, Alando put it this way: "I have to grow it, well, I don't know if you ever saw Coming to America with Eddie Murphy, but his tail was like-well I have to grow it for a while. " Two thoughts. First, something tells me my...
In this article: Suns, Alando Tucker, ESPN, Steve Nash, and Wikipedia
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Coming to America is a 1988 Academy Award-nominated comedy film directed by John Landis. The screenplay was written by David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein, from a story by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the film.
- Name:
- Coming to America
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- June 29, 1988
- Directed By:
- John Landis
- Produced by:
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- Mark Lipsky
- Leslie Belzberg
- George Folsey Jr.
- Written By:
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- Barry W. Blaustein
- Story:
- David Sheffield
- Eddie Murphy
- Screenplay:
- Starring:
- Distributed By:
- Paramount Pictures
- Length:
- 116 min.
- Language:
- English
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