Coming to America Page #7

Synopsis: It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): John Landis
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
1988
116 min
18,071 Views


So you do care for her?

Mother, I love her.

Then go after her.

- Akeem! I forbid you.

- Put a sock in it, Jaffe. The boy's in love.

Darryl, what happened?

- Lisa dumped me.

- I know. You poor thing.

The first thing we have to do

is get you out of these wet clothes.

Stop!

Lisa!

Lisa!

I will be fine by myself.

Lisa, please.

I did not mean to hurt you.

Well, at least I know

who gave me these.

You can keep them,

'cause I don't want them...

...and I don't want you.

Just leave me alone!

Lisa, please. I love you.

What about the woman

you are supposed to marry?

I don't love her.

Why do you think I came here?

Your father told me -

to sow your royal oats.

I came to America to find my bride.

I came to Queens to find you.

So why did you lie to me? Why didn't

you just tell me you were a prince?

I wanted you to love me for who I am.

- I'm not sure who are.

- I'm the man you fell in love with.

Should it matter that I am a prince?

It shouldn't, but I...

Say you never loved me,

and I won't bother you again.

It just wouldn't work out,

we're too different.

You're royalty, for God's sake.

Do you want me

to renounce my throne? I will.

I renounce my throne. I am no longer

the Prince of Zamunda.

I renounce my throne!

Does this make you happy?

I can't let you do that.

I do not care about my crown.

All I care about is you.

Marry me, Lisa.

- So, what do you think?

- Go on, honey. Take a chance.

Look, I'm sorry. I can't.

Goodbye, Akeem.

If you're really a prince, I'll marry you.

Look at it this way. At least we learned

how to make French fries.

You're still not speaking to me.

- I only want our son to be happy.

- And so do I.

Aoleon, please. It is out of our hands.

The girl told him no.

After the way you treated her,

who could blame her?

Even if she said yes, they still couldn't

marry. It's against the tradition.

Well, it is a stupid tradition.

- Who am I to change it?

- I thought you were the King.

Your Highness.

We have not come to that part yet.

Your Highness. Your Highness!

Would you really

have given this up for me?

Of course. If you like,

we can give it all up now.

Nah!

Wait a minute, wait a minute!

Stop right there.

Listen! Stop right there a minute.

A man goes in to a restaurant.

Are you listening?

A man goes into a restaurant.

He sits down and has a bowl of soup.

He says to the waiter,

"Come, taste the soup".

The waiter says, "Is there something

wrong with the soup?" "Taste the soup."

"Is the soup too hot?"

"Will you taste the soup?"

"Is the soup too cold?"

"Will you just taste the soup!"

"All right, I'll taste the soup.

Where's the spoon?"

What do you know from funny,

you bastard?

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David Sheffield

David Sheffield (born 1948) is an American comedy writer best known for his writing on Saturday Night Live and the screenplays for Coming to America and The Nutty Professor all written in collaboration with Barry W. Blaustein. more…

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