Coming to America /

Coming to America /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Coming to America (Motion picture)
Edition:	Special collector's ed.
Imprint:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]
Description:	1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English French
Subject:	Princes -- Africa -- Drama. Fast food restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Food service employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Fast food restaurants. Food service employees. Man-woman relationships. Princes. Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama. Africa. New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) -- New York -- Queens. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Comedy films. Drama. Ethnic films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10117422

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Other authors / contributors:	Folsey, George. Wachs, Robert D. Murphy, Eddie, 1961- Sheffield, David, 1948- Blaustein, Barry W. Landis, John, 1950- Hall, Arsenio. Jones, James Earl. Amos, John, 1939- Sinclair, Madge. Headley, Shari, 1964- Bates, Paul. La Salle, Eriq, 1962- Faison, Frankie. Calloway, Vanessa Bell, 1957- Anderson, Louie. Dean, Allison. Eddie Murphy Productions. Paramount Pictures Corporation. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN:	0792154541 9780792154549 141572878X 9781415728789
Notes:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Special features: Widescreen version; "Prince-ipal photography: the coming together of America" (25 min.); "Fit for Akeem: the costumes of Coming to America (18 min.); "Character building: the many faces of Rick Baker" (13 min.); "Composing America: the musical talents of Nile Rodgers (11 min.); "A vintage sit-down with Eddie and Arsenio (6 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.); photo gallery. Directors of photography, Sol Negrin, Woody Omens ; editors, Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey Jr. ; music, Nile Rodgers ; costume designer, Deborah Nadoolman ; production designer, Richard MacDonald. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell, Louie Anderson, Allison Dean. DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround. English or dubbed French dialogue; English, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Summary:	Pampered African Prince Akeem is a rebel who is against an arranged marriage and heads to Queens, New York 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 "regular" guy job at a fast-food restaurant.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	American Comedy Awards, USA: 1̀989: American Comedy Award - Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Arsenio Hall). Image Awards, 1990: Image Award - Outstanding Motion Picture ; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Arsenio Hall).
Standard no.:	097361222943 883929306961
Publisher's no.:	12229 Paramount Home Entertainment

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Call Number:	DVD PN1997.9.C66564 2007
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