Movie connections for
Coming to America (1988) More at IMDb Pro »

Followed by

"CBS Summer Playhouse: Coming to America (#3.3)" (1989)

Version of

Putera (1995)

References

Singin' in the Rain (1952)
 -  Eddie Murhpy sings and swings around a lamppole
The Ten Commandments (1956)
 -  During the introduction of Akeems "wife to be" he is offered a dance ritual by her kingdom's natives. This scene references The Ten Commandments when Moses brings the gifts of Ethiopia to King Seti.
"Gilligan's Island" (1964)
"That's My Mama" (1974)
"Roots" (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Trading Places (1983)
 -  Randolph and Mortimer Duke appear homeless and Eddie Murphy gives them a large amount of money to get them off the streets.
Thriller (1983) (V)
 -  Uses same dance as Thriller but at a higher tempo
Into the Night (1985/I)

Referenced in

The Lion King (1994)
 -  James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclar play the King and Queen!
"Father Ted: Going to America (#3.8)" (1998)
 -  Episode name "Going to America" is a reference to the name of this movie, "Coming to America".
I Got the Hook Up (1998)
 -  At 42:51 when Blue is sleeping he says, "they're gonna put me on fries and that's when I'll start making the big bucks" which is a quote from Louis Anderson's character in Coming to America.
Saving Silverman (2001)
Hype Williams: The Videos, Vol. 1 (2002) (V)
 -  The video "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" references numerous scenes from the film
Drumline (2002)
"Chappelle's Show: (#1.9)" (2003)
 -  Mr. roboto calls Beautiful 'a broke-ass Sexual Chocolate'
Fade to Black (2004)
 -  Kanye West references "Sexual Chocolate"
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
 -  Poster for this movie on the wall of Deuce's room.
Crossover (2006)
 -  when answering the phone, Vaughn refers to himself as Sexual Chocolate (the name of the band from this movie)
Daymaker (2007)
 -  "like a bird"

Featured in

"HBO First Look: The Making of 'Dr. Dolittle 2' (#8.7)" (2001)
 -  clips shown
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
 -  They feature clips from this movie in the 1983 episode when they talk about the jheri curl.
Prince-ipal Photography: The Coming Together of America (2007) (V)
 -  clips

Spoofs

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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