Akeem Avoids Recognition Almost Too Easily
Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), in hopes to find a woman who will love him just for his personality, wishes to keep his royalty a secret, despite the fact that he and his friend and servant, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), are dressed in designer suits, fur, and gold jewelry when they first set foot on American soil (more accurately, the pavement of Queens, New York). Even so, it does not seem to register with anyone that this guy could very well be the heir to an entire nation.
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