Eddie Murphy as the straight man? Oddly enough he wrote the story for John Landis’ film and cast himself as a goody-goody who speaks perfectly stilted English, instead of standard scatological Murphy-ese.
In this reactive role, he is an African prince who comes to America pretending to be poor because he’s seeking a bride who will love him for himself alone.
He gives dozens of Paul Hogan-ish deadpan looks and allows his lackey Arsenio Hall and other characters to get the laughs.
Many of these other characters are, in fact, Murphy himself playing cameos (e.g. three-quarters of a barbershop quartet of gabbling fools).
Prince Akeem/Clarence/Randy Watson/Saul
Eddie Murphy Semmi/Extremely Ugly Girl/Morris/Reverend Brown
Arsenio Hall Cleo McDowell
John Amos King Jaffe Joffer
James Earl Jones Lisa McDowell
Shari Headley Queen Aoleon
Madge Sinclair Darryl Jenks
Eriq LaSalle Patrice McDowell
Allison Dean Oha
Paul Bates Maurice
Louie Anderson Imani Izzi
Vanessa Bell Colonel Izzi
Calvin Lockhart
Director
John Landis
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