Coming to America
...nd someone who will love him not just for his fortune. He knows that if he stays in Africa he will have to agree to a fixed marriage proposed by his parents. Accompanied by his servant Semmi, he arrives in America and moves into an apartment block in Queens, New York. The fact that he lives in Queens can be regarded as a metaphor as he is looking for a future queen. Here, he gets a job mopping floors in a burger joint. This is where he meets his boss’ daughter Lisa and immediately falls in love with her. His only problem is that she is already dating the heir to an hairspray empire. Akeem spends a lot of time and effort on trying to make the girl fall in love with him ort at least notice him. His attempts are successful and they both ...