| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (448 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
015600 015500 014100 015600 |
| Note |
Coming to America: Special collector's edition. |
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Title from container. |
| Contents |
Coming to America / Paramount Pictures presents an Eddie Murphy production ; a Landis/Folsey film ; story by Eddie Murphy ; screenplay by David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein ; produced by George Folsey, Jr. and Robert D. Wachs ; directed by John Landis (1988, 116 min.). |
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Harlem nights / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Eddie Murphy Productions ; a film by Eddie Murphy ; produced by Robert D. Wachs and Mark Lipsky ; written and directed by Eddie Murphy (1989, 115 min.). |
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Norbit / DreamWorks Pictures presents a John Davis production ; a Brian Robbins film ; story by Eddie Murphy and Charles Murphy ; screenplay by Eddie Murphy & Charles Murphy and Jay Scherick & David Ronn ; produced by John Davis, Eddie Murphy ; directed by Brian Robbins (2007, 101 min.). |
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Boomerang / Paramount Pictures presents an Eddie Murphy production in association with Brian Grazer/Imagine Films Entertainment ; a film by Reginald Hudlin ; story by Eddie Murphy ; screenplay by Barry W. Blaustein & David Sheffield ; produced by Brian Grazer and Warrington Hudlin ; directed by Reginald Hudlin (1992, 116 min.). |
| Credits |
Coming to America: director of photography, Woody Omens ; editors, Malcolm Campbell, George Folsey, Jr., ; music, Nile Rodgers. |
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Harlem nights: director of photography, Woody Omens ; editor, George Bowers ; music, Herbie Hancock. |
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Norbit: director of photography, Clark Matis ; editor, Ned Bastille ; music, David Newman. |
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Boomerang: director of photography, Woody Omens ; editor, Earl Watson ; music, Marcus Miller. |
| Cast |
Coming to America: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley. |
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Harlem nights: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese, Stan Shaw, Jasmine Guy, Berlinda Tolbert, Vic Polizos, Lela Rochon, David Marciano, Arsenio Hall. |
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Norbit: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Katt Williams, Lester "Rasta" Speight, Anthony Russell, Floyd Levine, Michael Colyar, Cuba Gooding, Jr. |
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Boomerang: Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, Martin Lawrence, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Chris Rock, Tisha Campbell, Lela Rochon, John Canada Terrell. |
| Summary |
Coming to America: 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. |
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Harlem nights: In 1938, a Harlem night club owner and his son fight to keep the mob and corrupt police from putting them out of business. |
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Norbit: Mild-mannered Norbit has a second chance at love with his childhood sweetheart, but the one major obstacle standing in his way is jealous Rasputia, his larger-than-life fiancee. |
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Boomerang: New York marketing exec Marcus Graham is a wolf in chic clothing, a lady's man dedicated to life, liberty and the happiest of pursuit. But what goes around comes around when he meets a stylish career woman who treats men the same way he treats women. |
| Audience |
Coming to America: Rated R. |
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Harlem nights: Rated R. |
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Norbit: Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, some nudity and language. |
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Boomerang: Rated R for language and sexuality. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen, English Dolby digital 5.1 surround (Coming to America, Harlem nights, Norbit, Boomerang), English Dolby 2.0 surround (Coming to America, Harlem nights, Norbit, Boomerang), French Dolby surround (Coming to America), French stereo (Harlem nights, Boomerang); French Dolby digital 5.1 surround (Norbit). |
| Language |
Coming to America: English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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Harlem nights: English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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Norbit: English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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Boomerang: English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Princes -- Africa -- Drama.
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Fast food restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Food service employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Nightclubs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Overweight women -- United States -- Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama.
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Betrothal -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Marketing executives -- Drama.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Folsey, George, Jr., film producer.
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Wachs, Robert D., film producer.
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Lipsky, Mark, film producer.
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Murphy, Eddie, 1961- film producer, film director, screenwriter, actor.
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Davis, John, 1954- film producer.
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Grazer, Brian, 1953- film producer.
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Hudlin, Warrington, film producer.
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Landis, John, 1950- film director.
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Robbins, Brian, 1963- film director.
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Hudlin, Reginald, film director.
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Sheffield, David, 1948- screenwriter.
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Blaustein, Barry W., screenwriter.
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Murphy, Charlie, 1959-2017, screenwriter.
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Scherick, Jay, screenwriter.
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Ronn, David, screenwriter.
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Hall, Arsenio, actor.
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Jones, James Earl, actor.
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Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, actor.
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Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991, actor.
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Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019, actor.
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Newton, Thandiwe, 1972- actor.
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Crews, Terry, 1968- actor.
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Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- actor.
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Givens, Robin, actor.
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Berry, Halle, actor.
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Grier, David Alan, 1956 June 30- actor.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company.
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Eddie Murphy Productions, production company.
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DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), production company.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, film distributor.
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| Added Title |
4-movie collection. Eddie Murphy |
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Four movie collection. Eddie Murphy |
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Coming to America |
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Harlem nights |
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Norbit |
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Boomerang |
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Coming to America (Motion picture)
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Boomerang (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
191329217757 |
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