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  • The Movies That Made Us Coming to America (Season 3, Episode 6)
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    TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Family, History

The Movies That Made Us

Coming to America (Season 3, Episode 6)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Family, History

The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus - and iconic Black talent.
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Oct 12, 2021 (United States)

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Barry W. Blaustein
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Danny Wallace
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
David Sheffield
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Racquel Gates
Self - Author & Historian (as Racquel J. Gates) Self - Author & Historian (as Racquel J. Gates)   See fewer
Mark Bellomo
Self - Pop Culture Expert Self - Pop Culture Expert   See fewer
John Landis
Self - Director Self - Director   See fewer
Michael Tadross
Self - Unit Production Manager Self - Unit Production Manager   See fewer
George Folsey Jr.
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
Kevin Jones
Self - Paramount Studios Jr. Executive Self - Paramount Studios Jr. Executive   See fewer
Dennis McDougal
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
John Amos
Self - Actor, 'Cleo McDowell' Self - Actor, 'Cleo McDowell'   See fewer
Louie Anderson
Self - Actor, 'Maurice' Self - Actor, 'Maurice'   See fewer
Gregg H. Bilson
Self - Prop Master Self - Prop Master   See fewer
Paula Abdul
Self - Choreographer Self - Choreographer   See fewer
Deborah Nadoolman
Self - Costume Designer (as Deborah Nadoolman Landis) Self - Costume Designer (as Deborah Nadoolman Landis)   See fewer
Don Ameche
Self - Actor, 'Mortimer Duke' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Mortimer Duke' (archive footage)   See fewer
Rick Baker
Self - Special Makeup Effects (archive footage) Self - Special Makeup Effects (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Belafonte
Self - Actor, Potential 'Cleo McDowell' (archive footage) Self - Actor, Potential 'Cleo McDowell' (archive footage)   See fewer
Ralph Bellamy
Self - Actor, 'Randolph Duke' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Randolph Duke' (archive footage)   See fewer
Art Buchwald
Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Cavett
Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage) Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Michel de Nostredame
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Frankie Faison
Self - Actor, 'Landlord' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Landlord' (archive footage)   See fewer
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Self - Actor, 'Boy Getting Haircut' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Boy Getting Haircut' (archive footage)   See fewer
Arsenio Hall
Self - Actor, 'Semmi' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Semmi' (archive footage)   See fewer
Shari Headley
Self - Actor, 'Lisa McDowell' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Lisa McDowell' (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Jackson
Self - Pop Star (archive footage) Self - Pop Star (archive footage)   See fewer
Samuel L. Jackson
Self - Actor, 'Hold-Up Man' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Hold-Up Man' (archive footage)   See fewer
James Earl Jones
Self - Actor, 'King Jaffe Joffer' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'King Jaffe Joffer' (archive footage)   See fewer
Eriq La Salle
Self - Actor, 'Darryl Jenks' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Darryl Jenks' (archive footage)   See fewer
Vic Morrow
Self - Actor, Twilight Zone: The Movie (archive footage) Self - Actor, Twilight Zone: The Movie (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Self - Actor, 'Prince Akeem' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Prince Akeem' (archive footage)   See fewer
Uncle Ray Murphy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gregor Punchatz
Self - Special Makeup Effects (archive footage) Self - Special Makeup Effects (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (archive footage)   See fewer
Nile Rodgers
Self - Composer (archive footage) Self - Composer (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Sellers
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Madge Sinclair
Self - Actor, 'Queen Aoleon' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Queen Aoleon' (archive footage)   See fewer
Ned Tanen
Self - President of Paramount Studios (archive footage) Self - President of Paramount Studios (archive footage)   See fewer
Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Vanessa Williams
Self - Actor, Potential 'Lisa McDowell' (archive footage) Self - Actor, Potential 'Lisa McDowell' (archive footage)   See fewer
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