Coming to America: Difference between revisions

{{quote| '''Sweets:''' That's boy's good!<br />

'''Clarence:''' Mmm, good and terrible. }}

** [[Shrek|Donkey]] is the Prince Akeem, [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]] is his Dad the king and late-night talkshow host Arsenio Hall his sidekick. Plus, [[Samuel L Jackson]] plays an armed robber who holds up the restaurant Akeem is working at.

** And said restaurant is owned by Kunta Kinte.

* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Averted and played straight; although definitely naive, the wealthy Prince Akeem has a good head on his shoulders and adjusts quite well to the life of an American on minimum-wage. However, his lower class servant Semmi, accustomed to the luxuries of the Royal Palace and the privileges of being personal assistant to the prince, spends the movie whining like a [[Spoiled Brat]] about everything.

** It helps that at the beginning of the movie Akeem has dreamed of a life of doing things himself after being pampered his entire life (the guy has never even wiped his own ass!) and thus a life of manual labor is a dream come true for him.

* [[Samuel L Jackson]]: He plays a shotgun-toting robber who tries to hold up McDowell's.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: King Jaffe tries to pay off Mr. McDowell for being "inconvenienced."

'''King Jaffe Joffer:''' (''yelling'') '''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|LET. THEM. WAIT!]]''' (''softly'') I'm talking to my son. }}

* [[Seinfeldian Conversation]]: The old men in the barber shop talk about boxers.

** Also, early on, Akeem says hello to a small elephant named [[Babar]].

* [[Sliding Scale of Shiny Versus Gritty]]: A major theme of the movie, for both the plot and the comedy.